BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager, seeking a Portfolio Compliance Implementation Associate to join their team. The role involves implementing controls and processes to ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines and coding investment guidelines into the compliance system.
Responsibilities
- Interpreting and analyzing the investment guidelines of our clients and coding them into BlackRock’s compliance system
- Supporting the process through which a client may change their investment guideline provisions over time, based on their preferences or market conditions
- Maintain restrictions on behalf of Legal & Compliance
- Crafting new system rules, improving existing compliance coding, and investigating or trouble shooting potential errors when needed
- Coordinating the implementation of Manual tests, where a rule cannot be implemented in Aladdin
- Becoming acquainted with BlackRock’s various Aladdin applications, trade flow process, and data environment
- Participating in efficiency and improvement initiatives by providing ideas and suggestions on possible improvements to systems or processes
- Leading or running strategic projects and initiatives
Skills
- Experience of working in the investment management industry and knowledge of investment products is desired, along with a background in finance or similar fields
- Strong technical knowledge will be a significant advantage. Specifically, knowledge of programming languages (such as Visual Basic, C++, or Java) and an understanding of relational database concepts (including SQL)
- Proven interpersonal skills
- Strong multi-tasking skills and attention to detail
- Dedicated approach to issue resolution
- Ability to handle complexity and not being afraid to ask difficult questions
- Aladdin suite experience
- Coding experience within Compliance Monitoring tools (Aladdin, Sentinel, Charles River, thinkFolio, or In-House systems) (preferable)
- Strong Microsoft Office knowledge
Benefits
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Healthcare
- Leave benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Strong retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Comprehensive healthcare
- Support for working parents
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)
Company Overview
BlackRock is an investment company that offers its services to institutions, intermediaries, foundations, and individual investors. It was founded in 1988, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.blackrock.com.
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