Associate – Fund Distributor Payments

About this role

Company: BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

Job Title: Associate – Fund Distributor Payments

Location: 1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ 8540

Job Duties: Work with partners (Contracting, Sales, Finance, Fund Accounting, Accounts Payable, Audit) to process third party payments while ensuring contractual terms are properly enforced and audit requirements are satisfied. Maintain, analyze, and reconcile retail and liquidity intermediary and invoicing data within core systems. Research information across a variety of data sources from Transfer Agents, trading partners and other systems. Ensure a robust control environment exists both at the fund service providers and internally to ensure risk of error is mitigated. Create and maintain control reports to monitor status of fees and provide suggestions to improve processes. Reconcile differences between BlackRock and other data sources using Excel and/or MS Access. Drive increased efficiency and innovation through continuous review of operating procedures and planning / evaluating technology improvements. Participate in special data projects as they arise, including large projects to reconcile data between systems or the future merging of systems. Streamline processes using technologies like SQL, Python, and Excel.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field; and 24 months experience in the job offered or in a related occupation. Requires 24 months of experience involving the following: 1. Supporting payment operations for mutual funds, financial intermediary and transfer agency structures; 2. Interpreting complex legal and financial contracts/agreements in support of operational structures; 3. Working with compliance departments to ensure that payment transactions are processed according to regulatory requirements and Fund compliance; 4. SQL, Python or Power BI - Ability to understand, create and utilize data within relational databases, read coding language to troubleshoot errors and write code to execute on desired tasks; 5. Advanced Excel – Prior experience creating and utilizing complex formulas, pivot tables and macros with an understanding of the most efficient ways to apply these functions.

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For Princeton, NJ Only the salary range for this position is USD$0.00 - USD$0.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including heath care, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

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

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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