Analyst, Global Fund Performance

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About this role

This role sits within Preqin, a part of BlackRock. Preqin plays a key role in how we are revolutionizing private markets data and technology for clients globally, complementing our existing Aladdin technology platform to deliver investment solutions for the whole portfolio.

What you'll be doing:

• Data Validation: Validate and log performance data strictly in accordance with BlackRock's reporting guidelines, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of the closed-end fund performance dataset.
• Perform quality checks on profiles, including data entry for offshore teams and detailed checks for suspect figures.
• Respond to queries, feedback, and data requests via JIRA and other streams from Client Services and Sales, assisting on client calls as needed.
• Be the main contact for Closed-End Fund Performance queries in your region.
• Data Collection: Conduct web-research to ensure accurate and timely data collection from online sources, contributing to the ambitious goals of our Global Fund Performance Team.
• Coordinate and generate high-quality analysis for research reports, publications, blogs, and presentations, showcasing your ability to deliver outstanding content.
• Processes & Workflows: Identify and successfully implement workflow improvements using tools like Alteryx, Salesforces & Outreach, improving our operational efficiency.
• Contributing to Ad-hoc projects: Contribute to ad-hoc projects across the team to help improve data coverage, quality, and processes, demonstrating your proactive and new way.
• Regional initiatives: Support regional initiatives and projects to improve both the dataset and BlackRock's brand within the region, determining the best strategies for success.

What you'll bring to us:

• A strong understanding of internal performance processes and workflows, enabling you to navigate and improve our systems with confidence.
• Proven experience in answering client data requests and queries, ensuring client happiness and outstanding service.
• Experience in contributing high-quality content for research reports, publications, and presentations, demonstrating your analytical and writing skills.
• A strong understanding of performance reporting and the alternative assets industry, allowing you to make informed and strategic contributions to our team.
• Being proactive by taking initiative to enhance existing processes/workflows and proposing ideas to enhance data coverage, quality, and/or timeliness, showcasing your innovative mentality.

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.

Company

BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. We serve pension plans providing for nurses, teachers, firefighters, law enforcement and other public and private sector workers, individual investors investing for their own retirement, and institutions such as governments, foundations and insurance companies. Clients turn to BlackRock for the innovative solutions they need when planning for their most important goals. We are passionate about helping those we serve build a strong financial future, so we seek out a diverse range of perspectives and talents to solve their most complex challenges.

While our firm has offices across more than 30 countries, we operate as "One BlackRock:” our people thrive on collaboration, mutual trust and respect, and we inspire each other to collectively raise our game. BlackRock is dedicated to its principles, which include a culture of equity and inclusion, where employees can bring their full selves to every conversation, every day.

Our employee networks

Our global networks are dynamic communities built on shared experiences, intersectionality and allyship. They are culture carriers for the firm, offering employees and allies the opportunity to enhance and shape the inclusive culture to which we aspire. Employee networks are sponsored by senior leaders and are proudly designed by employees, for employees.

The Ability & Allies Network (ABN) provides a sense of community, advocacy, resources and support for all types of disability-related issues within the firm.

Awards:

2022 Disability:IN Disability Equality Index

BlackRock was recognised as one of the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion after scoring 100% on the Disability Equality Index. The index is a joint initiative between the American Association of People with Disabilities and Disability:IN. that helps companies build a roadmap of measurable, tangible actions that they can take to achieve disability inclusion and equality.

Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2022 – US & UK

This recognition is a result of the feedback provided by current and former colleagues about their experiences working at BlackRock. Ranking #72 in the US and #12 in the UK.

#1 Capital Markets Industry 2023

BlackRock was named one of America’s Most JUST Companies for the 3rd consecutive year, according to Forbes and JUST Capital. We ranked #1 in the Capital Markets industry. The 2023 list of America’s Most JUST Companies celebrates U.S. corporations that outperform their peers in the Russell 1000 on the priorities of the American people – including issues like fair pay, ethical leadership, good benefits and work-life balance, equal opportunity, customer treatment and privacy, community support, environmental impact, and delivering shareholder return. By balancing the needs of all stakeholders, JUST 100 companies demonstrate that profits and purpose can go hand in hand.