Accounts Payable Associate

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 and Strategy consists of professionals in disciplines such as Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Treasury, Tax, Financial Controls, Sourcing and Vendor Management, Finance Platform Support, Controllers, Strategy, and Corporate Development. This role sits within the Controllers’ Group, as part of the wider Accounts Payable (AP) team in Budapest.  The Global AP team has presence in Gurgaon, Singapore, Atlanta, Belgrade, Edinburgh, and Budapest. Position Description: The AP Team is responsible for developing the infrastructure that allows for employee compliance and management oversight of the firm’s Global Cash Disbursement policy.  This includes: Acquiring and maintaining global software to facilitate supplier payments. Ensuring that all modifications to the Global Cash Disbursement Policy are supported by the oversight infrastructure. Managing the BlackRock’s Global Cash Disbursement Policy through an automated workflow system with no impact to the credit worthiness of the firm. This role provides the opportunity to work across multiple expense streams and offers significant interaction with a variety of different stakeholders across the globe including Finance and Strategy and the various business units at BlackRock. We are looking for an upbeat and proactive individual to join the Supplier Maintenance Team. Reporting to Accounts Payable VP in Gurgaon; the role will be part of the Global Supplier Maintenance team. The role will involve managing the supplier onboarding process ,  working with financial controls , global stakeholders and transformation projects. Key Responsibilities: Supplier onboarding Ensure the team meets SLAs related to vendor creation and modification Identify key areas of improvement, including systems and processes Ownership of internal and external stakeholder relationships Driving risk management activities including reporting and audits Ensure regulatory compliance of onboarding process in line with procedures Lead / support delivery of AP transformation and automation projects Development Value: This is a globally focused role in a team which is core to the entire Finance process. The role interacts with both Finance and non-Finance teams around the globe. This role will provide the candidate with the scope to effect positive change to the control environment by harnessing system capabilities and constantly evaluating processes & procedures to create value for the firm. Knowledge/Experience: Education in Economics, Finance or Accounting 5  years’ Accounts Payable or equivalent experience Competencies: Strong written and spoken English language essential Self-motivated team player Ability to recognize and resolve problems Excellent attention to details Customer oriented Excellent communication skills by telephone, written and in person Ability to meet tight time schedules Self-confident and decisive A positive and ‘can-do’ attitude Our benefits To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources ... (truncated, view full listing at source)