Financial Platforms Architect, Associate – Cross Functional Technology

About this role

Your team

The Cross Functional Technology (CFT) team drives global Finance transformation by reimagining operating models and enabling scalable, technology-driven solutions. The team partners across Controllers, Treasury, Tax, and Finance functions to design, implement, and optimize platforms that support critical financial operations and strategic priorities. CFT combines deep functional expertise with technology innovation to simplify processes, strengthen controls, improve data quality, and accelerate adoption of emerging capabilities such as artificial intelligence and automation. The team takes pride in delivering scalable solutions that help Finance operate more efficiently while enabling future growth and transformation.

Your role and impact

As a Financial Platforms Architect, you will serve as a strategic partner across Financial Consolidation and Treasury domains, helping shape the future of Finance technology. You will bridge business and technology priorities by designing modern platform solutions, advancing automation opportunities, and driving innovation across core Finance processes. This role offers the opportunity to influence platform strategy, accelerate adoption of AI-enabled capabilities, and improve decision-making through scalable, data-driven solutions.

Your responsibilities

In every role at BlackRock, you'll be expected to apply sound judgement and critical thinking to solve complex problems, adapt as the business evolves, and combine the curiosity to explore new approaches and technologies with the rigor to challenge the results. The scope of this role also includes the following responsibilities:

• Lead initiatives across financial close, consolidation, and treasury operations while contributing to the Finance platform strategy and roadmap.
• Design scalable solutions that integrate enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise performance management (EPM), and Treasury platforms while strengthening data integration, controls, and process efficiency.
• Identify and implement opportunities for AI-enabled, agentic, and intelligent automation across Finance processes.
• Partner with Finance stakeholders and engineering teams to translate business needs into digital solutions and embed AI-enabled capabilities into Finance platforms.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and promote thoughtful experimentation, continuous learning, and innovation across the team.
• Support change management, training, and adoption activities that help stakeholders realize the value of new Finance capabilities.

Your experience

• Experience in financial consolidation or Treasury, including relevant consolidation platforms or Treasury capabilities such as cash management, liquidity, or payments.
• Strong understanding of financial data models, integrations, controls, application programming interfaces (APIs), and data pipelines.
• Experience working with enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise performance management (EPM), or Treasury platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to translate Finance processes and business requirements into practical technology solutions.
• Experience applying artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), automation, or analytics capabilities to business processes.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to work independently in evolving or ambiguous environments.
• Structured problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity, and enthusiasm for emerging technologies and their business applications.

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.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

Guidance on AI use for candidates

At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work – enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we’ve provided guidance on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.

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.

To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com. We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X, and TikTok.

BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.

BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email Disability.Assistance@blackrock.com. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.