This role is at the heart of financial management, with a clear path for growth and increasing responsibility. You'll be instrumental in:
- Managing the monthly financial close: This includes detailed balance sheet analysis, financial reporting, and in-depth analysis of non-Compensation expenses. You'll also handle budgeting, forecasting, and managing accounting schedules for key areas like office leases, regulatory fees, licenses & registrations, and travel & events.
- Supporting critical accounting functions: This involves monthly close activities, accrual calculations and uploads, expense estimates, and invoice management.
- Owning accounting controls: You'll be responsible for the accounting control of expense and balance sheet accounts related to non-Compensation expenses, along with managing other associated activities.
- Strengthening internal control and governance: You'll achieve this by reviewing existing policies and proposing new ones.
- Leading financial and operational reporting: You'll provide daily, weekly, and monthly reports to various stakeholders, enhancing transparency across the organization.
- Managing operating expenses: This includes influencing and driving cost efficiencies.
- Analyzing global project data: You'll analyze financial and operational data from projects worldwide and present your findings clearly to facilitate effective decision-making.
- Collaborating on accounting treatment: You'll work closely with controllers and accounting policy teams to evaluate the accounting treatment of new real estate office leases in accordance with US GAAP.
- Understanding and owning financial reporting and controls: This involves regular reviews of Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss accounts.
- Conducting quarterly substantiation: You'll perform quarterly substantiation of asset and liability accounts and report executed and off-balance sheet commitments to controllers.
- Coordinating budget and reforecast activities: You'll work in close coordination with the global finance team and leadership on annual budget and quarterly reforecast assignments, consolidating inputs and translating business assumptions into quantifiable financial impacts.
- Analyzing expense trends: You'll analyze and explain expense trends and key drivers for changes to internal finance teams.
- Driving process improvement and automation: You'll enhance efficiency, accuracy, and control by improving and automating current processes.
Basic Qualifications
To thrive in this role, you'll need:
- Finance professional experience: A Chartered Accountant or MBA qualification is essential.
- Relevant experience: 4-6 years of experience in a similar financial role.
- MS Office skills: Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and basic proficiency in MS PowerPoint.
- Clear and effective communication skills: Both verbal and written communication are crucial. Experience working in a global setup will be an advantage.
Preferred Qualifications
The ideal candidate will also possess:
- Strong networking skills: The ability to establish contacts and partnerships with other teams within Goldman Sachs.
- Impeccable attention to detail.
- Ability to organize own time and work independently: You should be able to perform effectively without close supervision.
- Courage to challenge current practice: The willingness to suggest new, value-added ideas and approaches.
- Ability to work in a team-based environment: You'll need to effectively interface with employees at all levels.
- Flexibility to adapt and perform: The ability to thrive in a dynamic and evolving organization.
