Spring Insight Event - Corporate & Strategic Functions - Business & Technology Audit - 2025

Our Spring Insight is a week-long event taking place in our London and Edinburgh offices in April 2025 for students of all academic backgrounds who will graduate with an undergraduate or master’s degree in 2027.

Spring Insight is an immersive experience into one of our business areas where you’ll participate in work shadowing, a group project, networking and social events. By the end of the week, you’ll be well on your way to being a true student of the markets. We think it’s important to have an open mind about where you begin your career so you’ll be able to apply to experience up to two functions.

Important: 

Candidates can apply for up to two functions within that programme (e.g., Investment Research and Analytics & Modeling). You must apply for both opportunities using the same programme application.

If you withdraw your application, you cannot submit another application for this programme this year.

Business & Technology Audit

Internal Audit’s primary mission is to provide assurance to the Board of Directors and executive management that BlackRock’s businesses are well managed and meeting strategic, operational and risk management objectives. The teams engage with senior leaders and all businesses 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.

Teams you may be considered for:

Business Audit

Audits all BlackRock business units, including investment and asset management, risk management, operations, finance, and legal and compliance.

Technology Audit

Performs technology audits and testing across application systems and infrastructure components, such as databases, operating systems, data centres and messaging platforms

Data Analytics 

Uses BlackRock data to build analytical tools and reports that assist the audit teams in identifying areas of improvement to deliver effective audits.

This function is known for:

• Building confidence in the firm by acting as an independent evaluator of BlackRock’s operations, processes and controls, advising and partnering with global businesses, and being a trusted source for the Board of Directors and senior leadership
• Working with partners across the company to help verify their operations are working as intended to identify and help the business manage the risks inherent in their operations and to ensure that the controls built into our processes are working accurately and optimally
• Remaining nimble and adapting focus on the key risks and opportunities ahead
• Career development opportunities to coach and develop our employees

What capabilities are we looking for?

• Relationship management
• Critical thinking
• Project management
• Analytical approach
• Intellectual curiosity
• Basic or intermediate coding and programming skills
• Curiosity to identify data analytics opportunities

Your learning & development will include:

• Working with and learning from experienced professionals across all three teams – business audit, technology audit and data analytics
• Engaging with BlackRock businesses to gain an understanding of each function’s key processes, risks, controls and business objectives
• Testing of the design and effectiveness of the existing controls
• Participating in data analysis activities and designing data visualisations to support audit execution
• Continuously engaging with senior leaders across the firm to understand changes to their risks and operations and identify areas of improvement

Benefits

• Emotional well-being
• Financial well-being
• Healthcare benefits
• Life management
• Pay for performance
• Physical well-being

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Next steps:

Once you submit your application you will immediately be invited to submit a Virtual Cover Letter and/or take a CodeVue assessment depending on the vacancy or vacancies you apply to. You must submit your Virtual Cover Letter and/or the CodeVue assessment within 5 calendar days, as failure to do so will result in your application being automatically withdrawn.

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