Mengjia G.
About Mengjia G.
Mengjia G. is an Audit Manager and Data Analytics Lead at Legal & General Investment Management, with a background in finance and data analysis. She has held various roles in notable organizations such as BlackRock, UBS, and EY, and has an academic foundation in economics and finance from several prestigious institutions.
Current Role at Legal & General
Mengjia G. serves as the Audit Manager and Data Analytics Lead on the LGIM Business at Legal & General. In this role, which began in 2019, she focuses on auditing and data analytics within the organization. Her responsibilities include investigating trading data from various investment teams to evaluate the effectiveness of segregation of duties and controls against market abuse. She collaborates closely with the Head of Audit to execute audit projects across the regulatory cycle and various business activities.
Previous Experience at BlackRock
Before joining Legal & General, Mengjia G. worked at BlackRock as a Business Manager for a period of nine months in 2018 and 2019 in London, United Kingdom. In this role, she contributed to the management of business operations and supported various initiatives within the organization.
Educational Background
Mengjia G. has a strong educational background in finance and economics. She graduated with honors from Renmin University of China, where she studied Tax Law in the School of Finance from 2008 to 2012. She later pursued a Master’s degree in Economics and Business at UCL from 2012 to 2014. Additionally, she studied International Finance and Energy Trade at the Higher School of Economics from 2013 to 2014. She also participated as an exchange student at King's College London in 2011.
Data Analytics and Process Improvement Initiatives
In her current and previous roles, Mengjia G. has utilized data analytics to enhance business processes. At Legal & General, she created automated analytics-powered red flags for high-profile transactions and built a data warehouse to support automated risk monitoring. She also utilized the Salesforce database for process mining to investigate irregularities in client order management.
Research and Consulting Experience
Mengjia G. has held various research and consulting positions prior to her current role. She worked as a Research Assistant at Integrity Action, an NGO, for three months in 2013, and at Bank of China for two months in 2012. Additionally, she served as a Transaction Advisory Service Consultant at EY from 2015 to 2018, where she contributed to transaction advisory services and consulting projects.