Portfolio Compliance Disclosures, Analyst

About this role About BlackRock 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 effectively engage your involvement in our success. 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. BlackRock is currently seeking professionals at the Analyst level to become part of our Portfolio Compliance team. Team Overview The Portfolio Compliance Group (PCG) is a global group which sits within the Business Operations Group at BlackRock. Portfolio Compliance is 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 and regulatory investment guidelines on the firm’s Aladdin system. 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. This role sits in the Disclosures Reporting Team and primarily focuses on monitoring and reporting of major shareholdings, short selling activities and Takeover Panel transactions. The remit of the role covers all major global investments. We are also responsible for disclosing and reporting various information to fund boards and clients, including sub-advised clients. You like to: Build strong relationships with colleagues from Portfolio Management, Institutional Client Business, Legal & Compliance, and Investment Stewardship and works closely with Business Operations and Technology Learn about numerous global regulatory regimes and jurisdictions, and stay up to date on regulatory changes that may impact the team Take on and solve complex problems in an ever-changing environment, with a target on process optimization, data & technology in a pragmatic approach. Daily tasks may include: Reviewing system reports of shareholdings against trade movements, and reporting holdings that have reached prescribed thresholds Prioritizing and submitting of necessary disclosures in an accurate and timely manner & maintaining clear records of all filings and communications Identifying holdings that are approaching prescribed threshold limits and engaging portfolio managers globally to allocate limited investment capacity, ensuring the best possible outcome for our clients Working with partners to improve processes and controls that build capacity and scale, and supporting automation Monitoring overall data collection status from various global functional teams Preparing monthly and quarterly Sub-Advised client certificates, in accordance with client guidelines and various SEC regulations Building and validating detailed daily, monthly, and quarterly cross trade reports Performing ad-hoc analysis for the Client Service Management team and sub-advised clients Maintaining procedures across all processes to ensure high-level quality control Communicating with regulators and internal legal counsel regarding sophisticated, sensitive topics Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field (preferred but not required) Experience in working with and building strong and positive relationships with both internal and external partners Strong control / risk mitigation mentality; ability to apply proven judgement as to when to raise issues. Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications and strong IT skills, including ... (truncated, view full listing at source)