Vice President, Portfolio Finance - GIP

BlackRock•New York, NY

2d•$160,000 - $210,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a standalone division of BlackRock, is a global infrastructure investor focused on acquiring, owning, and operating large-scale assets in energy, transport, digital infrastructure, water, and waste management. GIP combines sector expertise, financial analysis, and operational capabilities to support its portfolio companies. GIP is seeking a Vice President for its Portfolio Finance team. This senior, highly analytical role focuses on financial and operational performance across the portfolio and involves significant interaction with portfolio company management, GIP Investment Teams, Business Improvement professionals, and senior leadership. The Vice President synthesizes complex financial and operating information, challenges assumptions, identifies risks and opportunities, and communicates conclusions and recommendations to senior stakeholders. The role also carries substantial responsibility for debt and capital markets analysis, including debt modeling, liquidity, covenant monitoring, and working capital. Its core areas are portfolio finance, performance analytics, financial modeling, and business optimization. BlackRock’s hybrid work model currently requires employees to work at least four days per week in the office, with the flexibility to work from home one day per week. Some business groups may require more office time. Compensation for New York, NY is listed as USD $160,000–$210,000, with eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus and benefits. Total compensation may vary by role, location, and firm, department, and individual performance.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related discipline.
7–10+ years of experience in private equity portfolio finance, corporate finance, financial planning and analysis, investment banking, leveraged finance, transaction advisory, consulting, or a similarly rigorous analytical environment.
Exceptional financial analysis and problem-solving skills, including the ability to assess complex business situations and turn findings into actionable recommendations.
Advanced financial modeling expertise, including building and reviewing operating, cash flow, three-statement, scenario, and sensitivity models.
Strong understanding of debt and capital markets, including leverage, capital structures, covenant analysis, liquidity management, refinancing activities, and interest-rate considerations.
Outstanding communication and presentation skills, including the ability to influence senior stakeholders and explain complex concepts concisely and compellingly.
Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
Experience with financial reporting, visualization, and analytics platforms such as Chronograph, Workiva, SAP, Hyperion, Power BI, or similar tools.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and collaborate effectively across diverse stakeholder groups.

Nice To Haves

Strong knowledge of ChatGPT, Claude, and other LLMs.
Experience supporting portfolio companies in private equity, infrastructure, energy, transportation, industrials, digital infrastructure, or other capital-intensive industries.
Familiarity with infrastructure assets and infrastructure investing.
CPA, CFA, or another relevant professional designation.

Responsibilities

Lead monthly and quarterly reviews of portfolio company financial and operating performance, including actual results, budgets, forecasts, liquidity positions, and key business metrics.
Analyze and explain drivers of EBITDA, cash flow, working capital, liquidity, leverage, and other critical performance indicators.
Evaluate business performance from financial and operational perspectives, linking results to underlying operational KPI drivers.
Identify portfolio risks, opportunities, and trends and develop actionable recommendations for management and investment teams.
Build, review, and enhance complex financial models, including three-statement models, operating forecasts, cash flow analyses, scenarios, and sensitivities.
Analyze capital structures, debt facilities, covenant compliance, refinancing opportunities, interest-rate exposure, liquidity planning, and other treasury matters.
Monitor portfolio company leverage, debt service capacity, and financing requirements, and provide recommendations to investment and management teams.
Improve portfolio reporting processes, analytics, systems, and data infrastructure.
Partner with portfolio companies, internal stakeholders, and technology teams to improve reporting consistency, scalability, data quality, and decision-support capabilities.
Develop dashboards, reporting frameworks, and performance monitoring tools to enable timely, actionable insights.
Serve as a finance partner to Portfolio Company CFOs and finance teams, GIP Investment Teams, and Business Improvement professionals.
Challenge assumptions, assess business plans, and provide objective analysis for strategic and operational decisions.
Support value creation initiatives by quantifying opportunities and monitoring execution against financial objectives.
Prepare concise, executive-level analyses and presentations for senior management, Investment Committees, Portfolio Committees, investors, and other stakeholders.
Translate complex financial and operational information into clear narratives that support decision-making.
Support portfolio-wide strategic initiatives, including integrations, carve-outs, operational improvement programs, financing transactions, audit-related projects, and ad hoc priorities.