BlackRock Hiring for Accounting/Finance: Women Returners Programme Internship Job at Edinburgh, Scotland Full Time

About this role

BlackRock is one of the world’s preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary and individual investors around the world. BlackRock offers a range of solutions — from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world’s capital markets.

Our clients can access our investment solutions through a variety of product structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares® ETFs.

Business Unit Overview:

BlackRock Finance consists of Finance professionals in disciplines such as Business Finance, Treasury, Tax, Regulatory Reporting, Accounting Operations and Corporate Accounting. This role will report to the Edinburgh based Controllers Group and is part of the EMEA (Europe, Middle, East and Africa) Corporate Accounting team which has a wide and varied remit.

This Edinburgh based Controllers Group includes functions that:

• support the consolidation of EMEA’s results and provide regional oversight;

• maintain the books and records for BlackRock;

• lead the accounting for revenues, expenses and transfer pricing globally for BlackRock;

• oversee the Sox framework; and

• specialise in financial and prudential reporting for the EMEA based legal entities and branches

Experience / Competencies:

• Ability to clearly and confidently communicate in verbal and written form with colleagues of different levels. Liaising on regular basis with a remote office is required, communication is key

• Self-starter, highly numerate, quick learner, team player, with an ability to adjust to change and the desire to take on responsibility is required

• Experience of working in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment would be an advantage

• Organised and methodical, possessing attention to detail, good analytical skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines

Skills / Qualifications:

• Part / newly qualified accountant or qualification through experience preferred

• 3+ years of accounting experience (Ideally the successful candidate would have Financial Services/ or large corporate experience)

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel/Office and Oracle Financial systems would be highly advantageous

Development Value:

• Development and cross training opportunities within a larger team

• Exposure to a wide range of often complex accounting tasks with a global remit

• Exposure to some of the most complex IFRS and regulatory reporting within BlackRock

• Opportunity to join an established and growing finance function of an S&P 500 company

• Involvement in ad-hoc project work

We are looking for candidates who have had a career break outside of Industry of at least 12 months (with no upper limit). You must have the rights to work in the UK to apply for the programme.

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.