BlackRock UK | Business Audit, Associate

Responsibilities

• The team engages with senior leaders and all of BlackRock’s individual business units globally to understand and advise on the risks in their business, evaluate the effectiveness of key processes and assist in the design of best practices that can improve their results.
• As a Business Audit Associate, you will contribute to the execution of regional and global audit engagements, helping to assess risks, evaluate key business processes, and support a strong control environment across BlackRock.
• You will work closely with stakeholders across a variety of business functions, gaining broad exposure to the asset management industry while developing expertise in risk assessment, audit methodology, and business process evaluation.
• In every role at BlackRock, you'll be expected to apply sound judgement and critical thinking to solve complex problems, adapt as the business evolves, and combine the curiosity to explore new approaches and technologies with the rigor to challenge the results.
• Perform regional and global audit reviews, engaging with stakeholders to understand and document key processes and risks and prepare clear process narratives and briefing materials.
• Evaluate the design and operation of key processes, investigate and escalate issues identified through testing, and validate the effective remediation of findings.
• Identify emerging firm-wide and business risks and understanding key changes in strategies and operating mode through ongoing engagements with business management.
• Contribute to global departmental initiatives.

Requirements

• Undergraduate or graduate degree and 3+ years of relevant experience, preferably in financial services or internal audit, with an understanding of financial instruments and asset management processes and risks.
• Interest in broad exposure to investment management, sales, trading, operations, risk management, finance, and compliance, and relevant regulatory and industry developments.
• Strong verbal, written, listening, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships with peers and business partners.
• Intellectual curiosity, professional skepticism, and strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate complex subjects clearly and concisely.
• Strong project management, organizational, and data analysis capabilities.

BlackRock UK

BlackRock UK is an employer hiring in India (sector: BFSI / Investments / Insurance).

Its finance, accounts, audit and tax openings in India are mostly in Edinburgh and Belgrade.

• Industry: BFSI / Investments / Insurance