Controllers – Jersey City - Associate, Ledger Validation - 9418252 at Goldman Sachs

Job Duties: Associate, Ledger Validation with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in Jersey City, NJ. Work with a full range of daily processes for a team involved in coordinating the quarterly Balance Sheet Substantiation process for Operations, including analysis of results and communicating the key components to senior management. Participate in the team's efforts to evaluate, identify and consult businesses on workflows, areas of risk, level of team knowledge and advise and track solutions impacting the Balance Sheet Substantiation process. Work on efficiency efforts and business intelligence initiatives, which will require the incumbent to become fluent in process flows. Responsible for the maintenance and ongoing management of existing low-code solution tools embedded within the quarterly Balance Sheet Substantiation process for Operations. Participate in the team's analysis of existing processes to identify opportunities for more efficient operational workflows. Leverage low code business intelligence tools, including Alteryx, to implement new automation solutions to facilitate more efficient processing. Work closely with other operations teams, as well as across the Firm's functions, including regulatory reporting, global banking and markets, legal entity and product controllers, compliance, and legal, to ensure integrity of books and records.

Job Requirements: Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or a related quantitative and analytical field such as Industrial Engineering and two (2) years of experience in the job offered or in a related role. Prior experience must include at least two (2) years with the following: Utilizing accounting concepts for cash and security products; Independently identifying, resolving, and preventing issues in books and records; Working in a team or collaborative environment on complex issues; Leading a group on a project and delivering results in a tailored fashion to a wide array of internal clients; Utilizing pattern detection and mitigation tactics to actively reduce risk; Ability to manage multiple tasks and deliverables in a high pressure environment and work collaboratively in a team environment; Aptitude for building relationships and ability to communicate complex issues to a wide array of internal clients with differing levels of product experience; Utilizing escalation to reduce risk; Working with regulatory reconciliation requirements and implementing controls to ensure adherence; Identifying risks and inefficiencies in processes and coordinate initiatives to mitigate risk; Working with low code business intelligence tools, including Alteryx to implement solutions for operational process improvements and risk reduction; and Owning and accounting for projects and day-to-day issues while working with a variety of internal stakeholders to accomplish common business goals.

Salary Range: Annual base salary for this Jersey City, NJ based position is $111,800.

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