BLACKROCK
position: Alternative Investments Intern
BlackRock, Inc. is an American multinational investment management corporation based in New York City. Founded in 1988, initially as risk management and fixed income institutional asset manager. BlackRock operates globally with 70 offices in 30 countries and clients in 100 countries. Along with Vanguard and State Street, BlackRock is considered one of the Big Three index fund and passive management firms that dominate corporate America. They opened their development and technical office in Budapest in 2017.
Their purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Together with their clients, they are contributing to a more equitable and resilient world – today and for generations to come.
Qualifications required: finance
Tasks:
Client reporting
- Participate in the production of formal quarterly reporting packages by leveraging portfolio-level and market updates from portfolio managers, asset managers, and fund administration teams across a variety of BAI businesses
- Engage in the review and distribution of quarterly investor templates
- Assisting with the redesign of reports produced across BAI
Fundraising support
- Completion of industry surveys and consultant questionnaires
- Update DDQs and RFIs with platform level data including headcount, AUM, investor commitments and capital activity
- Maintain and update product pitchbooks and other standard marketing collateral with platform level data
- Submit materials through the central compliance system, and address follow-ups
- Quarterly update of the performance and track record information as required
Platform data
- Participate in the development and the roll-out of a data collection tool for central storage of reporting data
- Analysis and preparation of platform level data, including AUM, headcount, investor commitments, and capital activity for fundraising initiatives and internal requests where required, across BAI businesses
Operations
- Support and investigate technology and process options to scale and automate routine client service activities
Requirements:
- Fluency in written and spoken English is essential
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- Meticulous attention to detail
- High proficiency in Excel, with the ability to manipulate data in a spreadsheet
- Proficiency in Word and PowerPoint, with the ability to create marketing slides
- Analytical ability to synthesize information and summarize issues
- Desire to learn the investment management industry
Education
Current BA/BS or MA/MS enrolled students, preferably (but not necessarily) in programs related to quantitative, finance, economics, or business disciplines
Application:
Please send your English CV to CwpUK@blackrock.com and add the position name in the subject line.