Vice President, Reconciliations/Investigations (Delaware)

About this role

YOUR TEAM

The OPS – Cash Services Team is a core group within Outsourced Platform Services responsible for supporting middle-office operations for client portfolios, assets, and transactions. The team plays a critical role in ensuring cash and position data is accurate and available for investment management, analytics, compliance, and regulatory activities.

YOUR ROLE AND IMPACT

As a Vice President within Cash Services, you will be a senior member of the team responsible for overseeing cash reconciliation and exception management processes that help manage operational risk for the firm. You will lead a team of professionals, drive process improvements, and partner with colleagues across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions to deliver high-quality operational outcomes. This role combines people leadership, risk oversight, stakeholder management, and operational excellence.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead, coach, and develop team members through ongoing performance management, goal setting, career development, and feedback.

• Contribute to workforce planning, succession planning, and location strategy as a member of the management team.

• Oversee daily cash reconciliation and exception management activities, ensuring timely identification, escalation, and resolution of breaks.

• Identify, assess, and mitigate operational risks while appropriately escalating service and control issues.

• Maintain a strong understanding of applicable regulatory requirements and ensure adherence to established controls and procedures.

• Drive operational enhancements, process optimization initiatives, and efficiency-focused improvements that strengthen controls and reduce risk.

• Monitor and report key operational metrics to support productivity, efficiency, and management oversight.

• Lead change initiatives, including standardization and automation efforts, and evaluate the impact of proposed improvements.

• Develop an understanding of upstream processes and assess how process changes impact reconciliation activities.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, coordinating issue resolution and driving positive client outcomes.

• Foster a collaborative, inclusive culture while modeling leadership behaviors and organizational principles.

YOUR EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 5 years of financial services experience, preferably within investment management, fund accounting, global custody, or related operational environments.

• Prior experience with reconciliation, exception management, or middle-office operations is preferred.

• Minimum of 3 years of people-management or supervisory experience, including employee development and performance management.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk management capabilities.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders across functions and seniority levels.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, and the ability to learn new technologies and tools.

• Demonstrated ability to deliver strategic and tactical improvements that enhance operational effectiveness and control environments.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Proven track record of ownership, accountability, and driving issues through to resolutio


For Wilmington, DE Only the salary range for this position is USD$117,500.00 - USD$173,500.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

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.

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.