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About this role

GAAPS | Analyst LatAm Bus Ops | Mexico

Team Overview

Elevate your career by joining the world's largest asset manager! Thrive in an environment that promotes positive relationships and recognizes outstanding performance! At BlackRock, we strive to empower our employees and effectively engage your involvement in our success. The Latin America Business Operations team sits within Global Accounting and Product Services (GAAPS), one of the essential functions within the Technology & Operations group at BlackRock. Our remit includes product oversight and client service, related to the locally offered solutions across the region, including Separately Managed Accounts, ETFs, Alternatives and Mutual Funds.

The Fund Accounting Oversight (FAO) team based in Mexico City, is responsible for the control and ownership of the accounting, taxes and reporting processes associated with the Mexican Mutual Funds, in accordance with the normative framework; as well as the supervision of the different services providers like Fund Accounting Provider, Official Appraisal, Price Provider, Custodian and others.

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

Role Responsibility

• Understand product and portfolio solutions offered to clients, legal and regulatory framework, along with the operating model and execution of the portfolio management lifecycle
• Partner with Global & Local Business teams to provide local expertise to support different mutual funds events like creation, merges, termination and repurposes.
• Build partnerships with external ecosystem by interacting with regulators, fund accounting providers, custodians, price vendors, distributors and others involved in the lifecycle of a mutual fund.
• Provide derivatives, Sec Lending, and structure notes expertise (from the tax, accounting, and operational perspective), supporting the implementation of these instruments by the business.
• Automate all manual processes using RPA tools (Coding skills is a must)
• Ensure that all the processes executed by external provider have been done accurately
• Mutual fund tax oversight, including all related to tax prices, tax factors and tax payments, as well as the tax declaration before the tax authority (SAT).
• Maintain a risk-controlled environment framed under Mexican regulation together with our key service providers, minimizing the operational events.
• Consistently perform risk assessments and drive improvements to existing controls and procedures.

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required in computer science, accounting, business management, finance, economics or equivalent.
• Ideal candidate will have proven experience of 2+ years in the financial industry, with knowledge of capital markets and the ecosystem of regulators and market participants.
• Robust experience, ideally, in operations (middle office, back office), fund administration functions or product management.
• Highly computer-literate, with advanced Microsoft Office skills and coding skills.

In addition, we are looking for the following qualifications:

• Fluency (written and oral) in both English and Spanish required.
• Additionally, candidate should be able to flourish in an extremely fast-paced and growing environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Coding background and knowledge of RPA tools.
• Experience with investment management, investment operations, mutual funds accounting/reporting, mutual funds tax management.
• Knowledge of Mexican regulation for mutual funds.
• Knowledge of different financial instruments like fixed income, equities, and derivatives
• Robust data analysis and data visualization skills are required.
• Candidates should have a keen eye for opportunities to create efficiency, and a track record of executing these improvements and attention to detail.

Self-motivated, determined to achieve goals and works hard to meet those, proactively.

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.

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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.