Corporate Actions Associate
6 days ago
Description
About this role
BlackRock’s business is investing on behalf of our clients, from large institutions to parents and grandparents, doctors and teachers who entrust their savings to us. We are committed to our clients—period. Our promise is to offer them the clearest thinking about what to do with their money and the products and services they need to secure a better financial future.
That’s why investors of all kinds have made us the world’s largest asset manager, entrusting us with trillions of dollars, and its why companies, institutions and global governments come to us for help meeting their biggest financial challenges.
Are you an investment operations professional searching for a rewarding opportunity to join a world-class asset manager? If you pride yourself on building positive relationships and being part of a hardworking team with elevated performance, look no further BlackRock is pursuing an Associate within Corporate Actions to join our high-performing team. You will benefit from our team who recognizes that strength comes from diversity, and will embrace your skills, enthusiasm, and passion
Job Description - Associate, Corporate Actions
As an Associate, you will provide high quality Corporate Action service in accordance with our standard operating procedures to reduce risk to our clients and the firm. The role is within the Coac ‘Entitlements’ function, where the teams primary responsibility is to ensure entitlements are correctly processed and reconciled on the Aladdin platform. In addition, responsibilities will extend to managing asset restrictions throughout the event life cycle and liaison with BlackRock's global custodians and counterparties.
**Responsibilities**:
- Ensure that all global COAC events are correctly processed in BlackRock's Aladdin system and reconciled with our custodians' records.
- Investigate reconciliation discrepancies daily, ensuring all issues are promptly resolved and cleared.
- Manage any queries received from various internal and external parties.
- Interact with other BlackRock teams and the third parties/custodians to resolve issues.
- Raise all risk items and service issues to your lead or manager on a timely basis.
- Adhere to daily controls and work together as a team to complete daily deliverables.
- Support the global “Pass The Book” strategy and partner with global colleagues to identify best practice in BlackRock's processes and drive consistency.
- Work closely with business partners including other Investment Operations teams to ensure an efficient and effective workflow and adopt a ‘One BlackRock’ approach to problem solving.
- Participate in local, regional, and global initiatives to drive industry-leading technology changes to the BlackRock Aladdin platform.
Knowledge/Experience:
- You should possess a minimum of 3 years of experience in a Corporate Action operations role and have a strong understanding of investment or brokerage operations.
- You should be able to demonstrate participation in organizational change through project work or driving other process efficiencies.
- A good understanding of stock lending and settlement impacts on corporate action elections and allocations is a must.
Skills/Qualifications:
- Strong analytical skills with an ability to identify problems and develop solutions.
- Acute attention to detail and understanding of the impacts to downstream processes.
- Possess a strong understanding of the risks inherent in the processing of global corporate actions and demonstrate good discipline around risk mitigation and escalation.
Competencies:
- Demonstrate an affinity for teamwork and contribute as a partner within a distributed team.
- Possess strong interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate constructively at all levels.
- Be highly organized, focused with practiced skills in operating effectively to tight deadlines within a high-risk and high volume environment.
- Data Analytics skillsets preferred; coding knowledge (VBA,SQL, PYTHON, RPA) will be a plus
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; 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 current hybrid work model is designed to enable in-person connections and collaboration that is core to our culture, while supporting increased flexibility for all employees. In line with local health guidance and regulations, employees are required to work at least 3 days in the office each week, with the flexibility to work from home up to 2 days a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and resp
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