Associate, Investment Accounting Migrations Specialist - Seattle

About this role

 Are you an Investment Accounting professional searching for an exciting, significant, multi-faceted opportunity with the world's largest asset manager? If you pride yourself on building positive relationships, developing process solutions and bringing strategic visions to fruition, then look no further! BlackRock is pursuing an Associate to become a part of the team. We recognize that strength comes from diversity, and will accept rare skills, eagerness, and passion. All the while supporting the freedom to grow authoritatively and as an individual. 

We know you want to feel valued every single day and be recognized for contributions! At BlackRock, we strive to equip our employees and actively engage their involvement in our success. Our technology and services empower millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home and improve their financial well-being. Join the team and experience what it feels like to be part of an organization that makes a difference. 

Our Investment Accounting Group provides accounting and regulatory data services to insurance clients. Our accounting services include the reconciliation, accounting for assets, along with preparation and oversight of monthly reporting packages and regulatory schedules. 

The Role: 

What sets this opportunity apart is the chance to work with a world-class organization like BlackRock. Our commitment to excellence and innovation in the finance and insurance industry is unmatched. As an Associate, Investment Accounting Migrations Specialist, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams, work alongside highly skilled professionals, and contribute to the successful implementation of advanced technology solutions. 

You will be responsible for supporting our investment accounting platform migrations team, meeting the needs and evolving priorities of our clients.  Focus on supporting our strategic initiative to deliver our new and proprietary accounting software to existing BlackRock clients. Specifically, the Associate will support asset onboarding, variance analysis, stabilization of the monthly close process, and the transition to the client’s production support team. A key function will be improving processes controls, and user experience, often while collaborating with other areas of the BlackRock organization.

This role supports many opportunities for continued professional development with a career path within the group, or into other operating teams or client-facing business areas across BlackRock. Our suite of services provided to our clients offers opportunities for further personal learning, both in terms of the product types and accounting complexities, as well as the ongoing development of technical strengths. 

Key responsibilities include: 

• Develop a detailed knowledge of BlackRock’s capabilities, products and services supporting our clients.

• Keep abreast of and optimally communicate the implications of the evolving regulatory landscape and new accounting pronouncements to ensure compliance by our insurance company, across multiple bases of accounting i.e. IFRS, US Statutory, US GAAP, etc. 

• Implement and operate on newly developed BlackRock proprietary accounting software.  Provide feedback and improvement ideas to enhance system functionality.  Leverage your analytical abilities to identify and assess system challenges and inefficiencies utilizing a strong aptitude for the understanding of how accounting data is supported through t