BlackRock India | Valuation Governance, Associate, Tech & Ops

Responsibilities

• The team focuses on adding value by providing valuation oversight and coordination of valuations and supporting documentation.
• Prepare valuation documentation for private equity, private debt and other alternative investments.
• Support monthly and quarterly valuation cycles.
• Manage workflow of data to 3rd party valuation firms; working with investment teams to ensure all relevant information is incorporated into valuations.
• Provide high quality client service externally and internally.
• Address inquiries, perform controls, problem solve, and mitigate risks for clients and internal Black Rock partners.
• Review and tie out of valuation templates received from third party service providers.
• Communicate any comments and coordinate sign off in coordination with Investment, Pricing and Fund Administration teams.
• Review legal documents to establish rights associated with new securities purchased.
• Prepare materials to be provided to the Valuation Committee and presenting findings to Pricing Committees and other management as necessary.
• Provide support for valuations and answer questions as necessary in a controlled and efficient manner.
• Perform a review of fair value reporting provided by underlying managers and Co-Investment sponsors.
• Operate as part of a global team.

Requirements

• Solid understanding of ASC 820 and IFRS 13, familiarity with PWERM, OPM, and Current Value valuation techniques.
• Ability to work with and manage financial data and build summarized reports.
• Experience building, testing and implementing valuation models.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills combined with agile critical thinking and a problem-solving attitude.
• Ability to quickly learn the intricacies of complex financial instruments.
• Working knowledge of Bloomberg, Reuters, Interactive Data and MS Office Suite as well as SQL, Unix commands, PERL, etc. is an advantage.
• Bachelor's degree is required, with preference to Accounting or Finance.
• 5-10 years meaningful experience, private investment valuation experience 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