Associate at BlackRock

New York, New York, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Junior (1 to 2 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Infrastructure, Investment Management, FinanceIndustries

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
  • One (1) year of experience as an Investment Banking Analyst or a related role
  • One (1) year of experience with analytical financial modeling and accounting, including working with financial statements and analysis
  • One (1) year of experience building complex financial models in Microsoft Excel that create links with various market data feeds for strategic analysis and extrapolation
  • One (1) year of experience with investment banking and private equity (M&A, Leveraged Buyout Analysis, Discounted Cash Flow Analysis “DCFs”, Restructuring, Comparables Analysis, and Precedent Transaction Analysis) using publicly disclosed information, broker research, and market data vendors including Bloomberg, S&P Capital IQ, IHS Markit, and Wood Mackenzie
  • One (1) year of experience with forecasting, including operating and scenario analysis, and investment underwriting and evaluation analysis
  • One (1) year of experience with infrastructure advisory in the energy sector
  • One (1) year of experience with project management, including leading key day-to-day workstreams of advisory mandates and managing analysts
  • One (1) year of experience collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, investment banks, lawyers, and consultants
  • One (1) year of experience with tax and legal transaction structuring related to financial modeling and scenario analysis
  • One (1) year of experience with advisory due diligence focusing on commercial, financial, regulatory, capital markets and financing, and operations improvement

Responsibilities

  • Help evaluate and execute infrastructure investment opportunities across the energy, transportation, digital, and water and waste sectors
  • Conduct market research, financial modeling and analysis, and overall project management
  • Work with the team on infrastructure investments following acquisitions, including monitoring performance of key value drivers, conducting valuations regularly, assisting with the execution of on-going financing transactions, and tracking general investment performance
  • Collaborate with and help support deal team members on aspects of new platform investments, add-on investments, divestitures and related financings
  • Process new investment opportunities, ranging from market assessment, to competitive positioning, to initial underwriting and deal structuring
  • Perform diligence efforts on pursued deals, including business diligence, risk underwriting, and managing external advisors
  • Build robust and flexible financial models to support deal underwriting and deal structuring efforts
  • Perform ad-hoc analysis to support transaction negotiations
  • Provide hands-on support to portfolio companies

Skills

Financial Modeling
Excel
Market Research
Investment Banking
M&A
Leveraged Buyout Analysis
DCF
Comparables Analysis
Precedent Transaction Analysis
Valuation
Due Diligence
Project Management

BlackRock

About BlackRock

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
1988Year Founded
$78,647.7MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries

Benefits

Health Insurance
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Mental Health Support
Wellness Program
401(k) Retirement Plan

Risks

FDIC scrutiny could lead to regulatory challenges for BlackRock.
Workforce reduction may indicate internal financial pressures or strategic shifts.
Involvement in Yangzijiang Shipbuilding exposes BlackRock to geopolitical risks.

Differentiation

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, reached over $50 billion in assets quickly.
The firm is developing a layer-2 tokenized real-world asset platform on Ethereum.
BlackRock's partnership with Frax Finance enhances its stablecoin market presence.

Upsides

IBIT's success attracts a broader range of cryptocurrency investors.
The Ethereum platform positions BlackRock as a leader in blockchain financial services.
Partnership with Frax Finance enhances digital finance offerings and compliance.

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