The board
- Hours
- Full time
- Where
- Atlanta, GA
- Apply by
- End Date: October 26, 2026
- Posted
- Sep 10
Veterans Transition Program- Associate, Financial Planning and Analysis
We recognize that veterans bring a unique and valued perspective to BlackRock thanks to their extraordinary backgrounds and experiences. The Veterans Transition Program is designed to support veterans in making the transition from military life to the civilian workforce. The Program offers participants the opportunity to work at the world’s largest asset manager for six months. On completion of the Program, successful participants will be offered permanent employment at BlackRock.
Over the course of the Program, participants will:
The program begins with an orientation where you’ll learn about BlackRock’s principles, mission, purpose, and culture. You’ll learn about the asset management industry and get an in-depth look at how BlackRock serves its clients.
What you'd do
- Support the onboarding of new clients to the Aladdin platform, with a focus on reference data and analytics configuration.
- Serve as a key liaison between clients, internal stakeholders, and client business teams, translating business needs into data solutions and ensuring successful adoption of Aladdin’s data and analytics platform.
- Manage data workstreams, including scope definition, requirements gathering, and milestone tracking.
- Source and reconcile data from external parties such as asset managers, custodians, and clients; guide them through interface design, testing, and production readiness.
- Leverage tools like Excel and Python to perform large-scale data reconciliations in support of data platform migrations and onboarding efforts.
- Monitor and validate production data inputs and outputs across internal and external sources.
- Investigate and resolve complex data issues; perform ad hoc analysis on large datasets under tight deadlines.
- Educate clients on Aladdin data conventions and workflows; deliver training and documentation.
- Collaborate with business analysts and developers to improve data quality, reduce risk, and scale processes.
- Contribute to innovation efforts by prototyping new solutions and refining best practices.
What they want
- Bachelor’s degree required, Finance, Computer Science, Engineering or related field preferred
- 3+ years of experience in investment or data technology roles
- Strong understanding of investment data and analytics, with working knowledge of fixed income concepts (e.g., duration, convexity, tracking error, scenario analysis) and instruments (e.g., bonds, futures, swaps, securitized products, FX); experience with private markets is a plus
- Familiarity with market/external data providers (e.g., Bloomberg, Reuters/LSEG, IDC, Markit, IBOXX, FTSE/Russell etc)
- Experience sourcing data from managers, custodians, and clients, and guiding them through interface design, testing, and onboarding is a plus
- Understanding of reference data workflows and conventions; ability to apply them in client onboarding and production environments is a plus
- Proficient in Excel; experience using UNIX, PERL/Python and SQL for large-scale data reconciliation and analysis is a plus
- Proven ability to manage complex data projects and deliver high-quality outcomes under tight deadlines
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills; able to engage effectively with clients and senior stakeholders
- Highly organized with strong time management and prioritization skills
- Starts
- 2026-09-10