Associate, Portfolio Compliance Monitoring - Princeton

About this role Want to elevate your career by being a part of the world's largest asset manager? Do you love working in an environment that develops positive relationships and recognizes outstanding performance? Look no further! We know you want to feel valued every single day and be recognized for consistent contribution. At BlackRock, we strive to empower our employees to make a difference and actively engage your involvement in our success. With over USD $6 trillion of assets we have an outstanding responsibility: our technology and services empower millions of investors to achieve their ambitious goals of saving for retirement, paying for college, buying a home and improving their financial well-being. BlackRock is currently seeking professionals at the Associate level to become part of our Portfolio Compliance team. Team Overview The Portfolio Compliance Group (PCG) is a global team within the Business Operations department at BlackRock where we are responsible for implementing controls and processes to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory and portfolio guidelines. The team fulfills this mission primarily by extracting, analyzing, coding and monitoring client, regulatory and internal investment guidelines on the firm’s Aladdin system. Our team also handles reviewing new issues and voluntary corporate action events to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and client specific guidelines. We are engaged with and provide innovative services to many other departments and functions across the firm, including: portfolio management, client services, trading, technology, operations and legal. Key Responsibilities: Responsibilities are dynamic, but typically include: Pre-clearing syndicated primary market purchases to ensure that BlackRock affiliate and Client affiliate involvements are aligned with applicable exemptions/guidelines. Finalizing prospectus document reviews and retrievals. Liaising with Global Capital Markets, Legal and Compliance and Portfolio Management to clarify any missing queries with primary market reviews. Pre-trade and Post-trade violation investigation & resolution Manual test execution Identification of coding issues Becoming acquainted with BlackRock’s various Aladdin applications, trade flow process, and data environment Crafting new system rules, improving existing compliance coding, and investigating or troubleshooting potential errors when needed Participating in efficiency and improvement initiatives by providing ideas and suggestions on possible improvements to systems or processes Leading or handling strategic projects and initiatives Development Value: Exposure to multiple business organizations and investment products across BlackRock globally Daily interaction with key business organizations such as portfolio management, trading and client service professionals in a fast-paced team environment Opportunity to take responsibility and ownership for both individual projects and team goals Visibility in being a PCG service champion for both internal and external clients Exposure to global regulatory jurisdictions and frameworks Knowledge / Experience: Bachelor's degree in finance or similar fields are preferred. Experience supporting trade compliance activities, including primary market pre‑clearance, prospectus review, and investigation of pre‑ and post‑trade issues. Strong systems aptitude with hands‑on exposure to compliance testing, rule execution, issue identification, and trade‑flow/data analysis. Analytical, detail‑oriented mindset with the ability to partner cross‑functionally and contribute to process, control, and efficiency initiatives. Knowledge of financial instruments and markets is helpful. Skills / Qualifications: Microsoft Office Suite Knowledge of programming languages (such as Visual Basic, C, or Java) preferred not required Understanding of relational database concepts (including SQL) are beneficial. Competencies: Strong interp ... (truncated, view full listing at source)