Global Banking & Markets - New York - Associate, Risk Governance - 9273918 at Goldman Sachs

Job Duties: Associate, Risk Governance with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in New York, New York. Mitigate risks associated with facilitating lending commitments and/or sensitive banking transactions to ensure excellent client experience. Review documentation and information in connection with the approval and execution of lending commitments. Ensure compliance with Firm requirements to assist with the approval and underwriting of new lending commitments, leveraging specialized knowledge of business and engineering ethics, standardized engineering practices and operations, and risk-based decision making. Partner with bankers to ensure seamless approvals and execution processes and liaise with multiple parties to execute those transactions. Ensure due diligence is performed to comply with regulations by translating the exact nature of these regulations, leveraging specialized knowledge of systems evaluation, risk management, and organizational behaviors to efficiently and unambiguously facilitate underwriting requirements. Devise and implement process improvement efficiencies leveraging specialized knowledge of product analysis and control, data analysis, process analysis, and financial instruments by analyzing current operational flows and applying optimization and simulation models to develop enhanced standard operating procedures. Assess and ensure business requirements are met, acting as a catalyst for change and improvement in performance, quality, and monitoring performance. Communicate and transform complex business and engineering ideas into layman’s terms.

Job Requirements: Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Business, Economics, Finance, Industrial Engineering, or related field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or a related role. Prior employment must include three (3) years of experience with: reviewing bank loan credit agreements and reviewing documentation terms for revolving credit facilities and term loans; reviewing various forms of financial statements, including 10K’s, 10Q’s, and business and legal diligence documents; leveraging tools and technologies to manage and report on risks and exposures, including using MS Office Suite and Tableau; communicating clearly, concisely, and effectively with internal and external constituents including leadership, corporate and sponsor clients, lawyers, and lead arrangers/banks; analyzing large data sets and trends and summarizing results to produce succinct high-impact presentations; overseeing the full life cycle of multiple transactions from origination, approval, and execution along with position/portfolio management; and working on business specific projects and initiatives as needed, including engineering efforts, regulatory requests, and process enhancements.

Salary Range: Annual base salary for this New York, New York based position $127,000 - $150,000

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