BlackRock India | Associate , Investment Operations Specialist, SMA (Separately Managed Accounts) Solutions

Responsibilities

• You will apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills to manage operational priorities, resolve issues across partners and platforms, and help strengthen the reliability and scalability of portfolio operations.
• Monitor positions, cash, transactions, tax lots, pricing, corporate actions, and other portfolio data, supporting operational reporting, data-integrity monitoring, and post-trade controls.
• Partner with portfolio management, custodians, technology teams, and internal operations partners to resolve exceptions and coordinate timely issue escalation.
• Execute operational controls, maintain complete and audit-ready evidence, and identify and escalate material breaks, data-quality concerns, access issues, control weaknesses, and operational risks.
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures, while contributing to cross-training and knowledge sharing that support consistent and resilient operational execution.
• Manage competing priorities, dependencies, operational commitments, and deadlines, communicating risks or delays proactively and providing coverage during periods of increased activity.
• Working knowledge of the trade lifecycle, including positions, cash, securities, corporate actions, tax lots, pricing, reconciliation, exception management, and post-trade controls.

Requirements

• Experience investigating reconciliation breaks and resolving data discrepancies across investment platforms, custodians, and internal books and records.
• Strong risk and control mindset, including experience following Standard Operating Procedures, performing maker-checker reviews, maintaining audit-ready evidence, and handling sensitive portfolio data.
• Strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving capabilities, with attention to detail and the ability to independently prioritise multiple deliverables and meet operational deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders across functions and regions.
• Familiarity with investment-management platforms and advanced Excel skills; exposure to VBA, Python, Power BI, workflow tools, automation, and process-improvement initiatives is preferred.

BlackRock

BlackRock is a global investment management firm founded in 1988. It is known for its iShares exchange-traded funds and its Aladdin investment and risk-management platform.

BlackRock's Indian offices support investment, operations, finance and technology teams worldwide. Typical finance roles are fund accounting, cash management, reconciliations, financial reporting and controls.

• Industry: Investment management
• Headquarters: New York, USA
• In India: Offices in Gurugram and Mumbai