Associate Investment Services-Wilmington

Company: BlackRock
Location: Wilmington
Posted on: August 6, 2022

Job Description:

Description About this role GAAPS Alternatives Associate Investment Services Wilmington About BlackRock Elevate your career by joining the world's largest asset manager! Thrive in an environment that fosters positive relationships and recognizes outstanding performance! We know you want to feel valued every single day and be recognized for your contribution. At BlackRock, we strive to empower our employees and effectively engage your involvement in our success. With over USD $7 trillion of assets we have an outstanding responsibility: our technology and services empower millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home and improve their financial well-being. BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law. Team Overview This team is part of the Global Alternative Investment Services team within Business Operations. The core focus of the team is to provide consistent data capture related to our alternatives platform, and dissemination of the data to various consumers. We offer clients strategies designed to provide returns with low correlations to the broad equity and bond markets, including private equity, real estate equity and debt, hedge funds of funds, single strategy hedge funds, long-only absolute return strategies, commodities and structured products. Our alternative investment capabilities are fully integrated into BlackRock, allowing investment teams to capitalize on the firm's considerable resources in areas such as risk management, product development, client service and operational support. Role Responsibility

• Foster a relationship with back-office support professionals at hedge funds as well as their administrators, including frequent communications regarding trading;
• Interact with NAV Oversight, Client Servicing / Reporting, and Portfolio Management teams as needed to address investor queries and investment-level funding issues;
• Support the onboarding of new alternative investor mandates, investments, and vehicles, including informing & implementing processes for investment/trade lifecycle management, cash management, reporting, and reconciliation;
• Provide trade support and execution functions for private investment funds, including monitoring internal and external teams to ensure accurate and timely execution;
• Work with Business teams to facilitate cash management, capital activity, and investment funding processes
• Liaise with external service providers, internal team members and other BlackRock groups to resolve operational issues, as identified;
• Find opportunities for technological innovation and enhancements to processes
• Identify risk areas and implement/improve risk-mitigating controls
• Assist with preparation and review of reporting deliverables and ensure deadlines are met;
• Ensure the team's process documentation and controls are updated and reviewed regularly; Experience
  • A bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance is preferred
  • A proficiency in Excel.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills;
  • Experience multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment;
  • Highly organized and able to adapt to variable deadlines;
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; and
  • Outstanding work ethic required along with demonstrated success in high performance or high demand environments. Above all, the candidate must possess initiative and a willingness to contribute beyond the scope of one's role to achieve team and firm objectives. 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 pilot BlackRock's current hybrid work pilot is designed to help you experience the best of both worlds: the opportunity to connect with colleagues in person and the flexibility to work remotely, with greater time to focus on what's important to you. In line with local health guidance and regulations, employees are generally expected to work 3 days in the office and 2 days from home (on average) each week. For some business groups, more time may be required in the office, while greater flexibility may be in place for others. Our "One BlackRock" culture means you'll be supported to collaborate with your new colleagues while bringing your full self to work - wherever you are. The health, safety and well-being of our people will always be our top priorities; we will continue to monitor local conditions and health advisories in making decisions about our work environments. 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. For additional information on BlackRock, please visit LinkedIn: BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law. 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.

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