Analyst/Associate, Trade Clearance/Settlement - Delaware
BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager, dedicated to helping clients achieve financial well-being. The Analyst/Associate in Trade Clearance/Settlement will support private investment trade execution, ensure timely execution, and liaise with various stakeholders to resolve operational issues.
Responsibilities
- Provide trade support and execution functions for private investment funds, including monitoring internal and external teams to ensure accurate and timely execution
- Foster a relationship with back-office support professionals at private fund managers/private companies as well as their administrators and agents, including frequent communications regarding trading and amortization activity
- Liaise with external service providers, internal team members and other BlackRock groups to resolve operational issues, as identified
- Work with Business teams to facilitate investment funding processes
- Interact with Portfolio Management, NAV Oversight, and Client Servicing / Reporting 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
- 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
Skills
- 1-5 years' experience in the fields of operations, accounting and/or administration with a particular focus on alternative investment funds
- A bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance is preferred but not required
- 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
- Outstanding work ethic required along with demonstrated success in high performance or high demand environments
- The candidate must possess initiative and a willingness to contribute beyond the scope of one's role to achieve team and firm objectives
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
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