Associate, Investment Performance Reporting

**Description**

**About this role**

**Team Overview**

Do you want to be part of a team who is passionate about helping our client gain insights into their investment performance? We are looking for a member of the Performance Measurement & Attribution -Japan team based in Tokyo.

We support our partners in investment, risk, strategy, client reporting and client business teams investigate complicated issues and deliver non-standard analysis on performance and attribution using BlackRock attribution tools. We cover a variety of portfolios including active and passive strategies for fixed income, equity, multi-asset products and currency strategies. We also work closely with the different businesses to find opportunities to improve our performance analytics capabilities and optimize the delivery of performance content.

You should be a specialist in performance analysis who can proactively take on initiatives, completing the tasks independently with mínimal guidance or supervision. You should also have a can-do spirit and be comfortable in rolling up your sleeves to analysis and explain findings to our partners when the need arises. You must be well-organized and can balance multiple priorities across different partners in the region.

**Role Responsibility**
- Provide guidance on standards in performance measurement and attribution analysis to internal and external partners both on a formal and ad-hoc basis.
- Find opportunities for process and/or analysis improvement areas and motivate change by using technology.
- Engage and establish relationships with our partners and collaborate to provide the top-quality analysis for our clients.
- Display confidence when dealing with partners and be able to explain sophisticated performance concepts and analysis in simple language.
- Identify, conceptualize, and lead changes to improve processes, technology, and methodology.
- Develop detailed understanding of various attribution solutions used by the team and their analytical outputs and suggest ideas to improve the quality of the analysis.
- Full understanding of the BlackRock’s products and strategies and look to gain greater knowledge from partnering with other team members.

**Development Value**

We are a dynamic team servicing an evolving client base which provides tremendous opportunities to learn and be part of the change.

**Experience**
- More than 5 years of experience in financial / asset management industry
- Experienced in managing large volume of data and able to data mine and interpret findings from the data
- Demonstrate ability to work effectively with others in a team environment with diverse approaches and thinking styles
- Demonstrate ability to understand sophisticated problems, breakdown the problem into its constituent parts and to develop the steps to address the problem.
- Demonstrate excellent communication (verbal and written) skills and able to confidently explain complicated concepts in logical and simple languages.
- Ability to operate in a fast paced and dynamic environment with changing demands, and to handle workload of concurrent priorities.
- Possess technical skills such as SQL, Unix, python, VBA, and the ability to debug technical issues.
- Certifications such as the CFA, CAIA, and FRM are a plus.
- Language:

- Japanese - business level
- English - business level

**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.

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, family status, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.