Aladdin Business Implementations - Post Trade Practice Associate
Aladdin Business Implementations - Post Trade Practice Associate
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Aladdin Business Implementations Post Trade Practice Associate
Aladdin is an operating system for investment managers that seeks to connect the information people and technology needed to manage money in real time. The Aladdin platform combines risk analytics with portfolio management trading compliance and operations tools on a single platform to power informed decisionmaking effective risk management efficient trading and operational scale. Aladdin is used by a community of over 200 institutional clients around the world including BlackRock. There are over 50000 end users of Aladdin globally. The team is comprised of 800 professionals responsible for implementing and supporting our Aladdin clients sales and marketing and ensuring the Aladdin Community maximizes Aladdin products through engagement and education.
We are seeking a candidate to work within the Post Trade Practice supporting the implementation of investment operations and/or accounting (performance) workflows. The individual will work closely with our partner implementation teams and the client acting as a subject matter expert and primary point of contact providing guidance on best practices and supporting a smooth implementation.
Key responsibilities include:
Own a part or all of investment operations channel a functional area or areas i.e. Trade confirmations/settlements Margin/Collateral management reconciliations accounting implementations etc. for a project from start to finish i.e. preplanning configuration testing client training and deployment.
Coordinate and implement client specific investment accounting configuration portfolio initialization downstream general ledger/ sub ledger integration and monthly accounting workflows.
Engage with client to understand their business objectives and needs and help them use Aladdin expertise to achieve their firms goals while ensuring positive client sentiment.
Be an extension of the clients inhouse team to build and lead projects and coordinate resources across multiple functional areas and share knowledge relating to Aladdin models functionality workflows and market bestpractices.
Partner with the client as well as Aladdin Product Managers developers and financial modelers to support client development needs and assist with deployment of new models analytics and reporting across our broad range of financial products and investment styles.
Build strong internal relationships within BlackRock Solutions and the wider BlackRock globally in support of your clients.
Required Skills and Experience
3 10 years of work experience in the financial services industry within the investment operations and/or accounting space or preferably from a large investment bank or Big 4 accounting firm.
Familiarity with operational workflows including fund order collateral and margin requirements corporate actions reconciliations and permissioning.
Prior working knowledge and engagement with third party trade settlement/confirmation platforms as well as market data vendors.
Experience with accounting standards (e.g. US GAAP STAT TAX) as they pertain to investment accounting preferred but not .
Strong industry knowledge and can speak to market issues trends regulatory needs with clients across either the operations and/or accounting domain.
Working understanding of equity fixed income and derivative markets and analytics.
Experience advising and engaging with clients at scale on workflows.
Outstanding communication and presentation skills with the ability to convey complex concepts simply and clearly to clients.
Ambitious approach to large complex projects with a flair for problem solving.
Selfstarter who enjoys a fastpaced highintensity environment and works well as part of a multidisciplinary global team but also has the ability to take initiative and work independently.
Ability to travel and be onsite with client at various stages of an implementation.
Strong understanding of project lifecycle.
Experience engaging with and managing project stakeholders.
Preferred Skills and Experience
Prior people manager/leadership experience
Experience working on large agile implementations and in a project management role
Exposure and/or engagement on prior Aladdin implementation(s)
Knowledge of private market (hedge funds real estate private placements) is useful but not
Experience with SQL UNIX VBA C PERL or similar tools and/or Aladdin
CPA or CFA certification preferred
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 model
BlackRocks hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial wellbeing. Our clients and the people they serve are saving for retirement paying for their childrens 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. Its why were dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed valued and supported with networks benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
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