- Job id
- 20073
- Location
- New York
- Full/Part Time
- Full-time
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Job Summary & Responsibilities
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other major financial centers around the world.Controllers ensure that the firm meets all the financial control and reporting obligations of a global, regulated and public financial institution. In the Controllers Department, our professionals measure the profitability of, and risks associated with, every aspect of the firm’s business. Controllers also ensure that the firm’s activities are conducted in compliance with the regulations governing transactions in the financial markets.
Candidates should expect challenging, multi-faceted assignments and the opportunities to work closely with business areas and senior management on a variety of accounting issues and to gain in-depth knowledge of key business drivers and industry dynamics.
Principal Responsibilities:
• Accuracy and fair presentation of stand alone entity(s) financial information and disclosures in accordance with U.S. GAAP and, if applicable, other local reporting requirements
• Produce quarterly financial information for inclusion in the firm’s consolidated SEC financials
• Perform and provide leadership within the monthly closing process which includes monitoring intercompany relationships, general ledger vs. sub-ledger breaks, revenue and expense sharing arrangements, funding arrangements among affiliated entities, and proper booking of accruals/provisions and classification of inventory and other balances
• Assess on a quarterly basis the effectiveness of internal controls and escalates control issues to senior management
• Liaise extensively with other areas of firm such as Product Controllers, Funding Controllers, Corporate Treasury, Legal, Tax, Regulatory, Market Risk and Credit Risk on various ad hoc inquiries including new products requests, strategic changes to existing workflows, and transfer pricing initiatives
• Perform ad hoc analyses on financial and non-financial attributes of consolidating legal entities for internal and external reporting purposes
• Potentially liaise with global LECs on various Firmwide disclosures:
o This includes, for example, Firmwide financial instrument disclosures for the 10Q/K processes
o Regulatory reporting of fair value and notional for financial instruments
• Calculating and analyzing the regulatory capital requirement, this will require close interaction with the Market and Credit Risk teams, and with Corporate Treasury
• Analyzing movement in regulatory capital requirement over longer periods
• Ensuring accurate and complete reporting of regulatory information in public reports to the US regulatory authorities
Experience/Skills:
Basic Qualifications:
• Undergraduate degree in accounting and/or finance
• At least 1 year of relevant work experience
Preferred Qualifications:
• Strong analytical / interpersonal skills and a high proficiency with Microsoft software applications
• CPA is desired but not required
• Teamwork and collaboration-oriented, with the ability to work independently
• Must demonstrate considerable energy, focus, drive, and a sense of urgency
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, operate within deadlines, and escalate when appropriate
• Project management skills
Please note that we will only respond to those resumes for which we have an interest. Goldman Sachs is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of age, race, color, gender, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other basis that is prohibited by applicable law.
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