Financial Crime Associate

About this role

Legal and Compliance at BlackRock: BlackRock's Global Compliance Department protects BlackRock’s reputation and provides advice to the business focused on ensuring the protection of our client’s best interests.  The department is a dynamic environment with the team focused on understanding evolving business strategy, challenging and advising on the impact of regulation in our business.

About the Role: The role is primarily to support the Firm’s global fraud framework and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC) risk management framework. It will also involve working with the wider EMEA Financial Crime team to provide regional support on financial crime risks. The role will involve liaising with different business areas to manage financial crime risk.

Job Purpose / Responsibilities: The candidate will work alongside the Fraud, ABC and EMEA Financial Crime teams and will develop strong working relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, cultivating and enhancing BlackRock’s compliance culture:

• Work closely with the Global Fraud & ABC Risk Lead in executing key elements of the overall global fraud and ABC risk framework
• Prepare fraud and anti-bribery and corruption metrics and reporting for management by collecting and analyzing information
• Support fraud and ABC investigations on a regional and global basis, as needed, including liaising with local AML Officers in relation to fraud and bribery events and assisting with the drafting of suspicious activity reports.
• Support the EMEA Financial Crime team in delivering day to day financial crime support for certain business activities 
• Liaise with business stakeholders and risk partners to review, advise and enhance financial crime controls

Qualifications: A successful candidate is expected to possess and demonstrate the following:

Essential Skills:

• Attention to detail
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong written communication skills
• Self-motivated, driven, and able to work in a team environment
• Ability to prioritize workloads and adhere to deadlines
• Results-oriented professional committed to personally driving objectives to completion

Desirable Skills:

• Investigation and intelligence experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications
• University degree and relevant industry qualifications

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 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 well-being.  Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s 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. It’s why we’re 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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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.