Asset & Wealth Management, AM Private, Structured Investing, Associate, London

Goldman Sachs; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is seeking a structured investing professional within their Asset Management division. This role involves modeling and executing financial transactions that align with the firm's tax and regulatory mandates. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills, a relevant degree, and experience in financial services, with the ability to address complex financial scenarios effectively.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Training and development opportunities

Wellness and personal finance offerings

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of financial services/accounting/tax experience including transaction execution.
• Well-versed in tax, accounting, and regulatory aspects of transactions.
• Robust understanding of financial instruments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute transactions impacting tax, regulatory, and accounting positions.
• Model financial statement impacts and benefits for proposed transactions.
• Create presentation materials for stakeholders.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Quantitative skills

Excel modelling

Strong communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

OUR IMPACT

Goldman Sachs Asset Management is one of the world’s leading asset managers with over $3 trillion in assets under supervision. As the primary investment area within Goldman Sachs, we provide investment and advisory services for pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, financial advisors, and individuals.

YOUR IMPACT

Structured Investing is a global multi-disciplinary front office structuring team within Asset and Wealth Management (“AWM”) specializing in optimizing the Firm’s investing and lending activities as well as its funding and legal entity structure and strategy. The team focuses on originating, structuring and executing transactions that affect the Firm’s global tax, regulatory and accounting positions as well as AWM’s funding profile. We work on transactions with deal teams across AWM and the rest of the Firm, as well as originate and execute our own transactions. This is a creative, analytical and execution-focused team, comprised of people with diverse structuring backgrounds who thrive in fast-paced, changing environments.

Responsibilities

• Work independently on the development, approvals, execution, and ongoing maintenance of transactions and initiatives that have an impact on the Firm’s tax, regulatory and accounting positions
• Model the financial statement impact and economic benefits of the proposed transactions
• Create presentation materials to brief internal and external stakeholders
• Collaborate with internal functions to progress proposed transactions through the required governance and approvals processes
• Liaise with external advisers and internal teams on the preparation, review, and execution of transaction documents
• Work on the ongoing maintenance and risk management of transactions post-execution, including maintenance of the deal models and coordination with the Firm’s Finance and Accounting teams to monitor and report ongoing economic impact of transactions
• Work as the face of the business when dealing with internal groups and external advisors to help resolve any compliance, operational, legal, tax, accounting and funding issues
• Assist with structured funding initiatives, including external rating of AWM investments
• Develop the team’s know-how around tax, accounting, funding and capital structuring
  
  

Requirements

• Candidates should have at least a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification
• Ability to work on multiple tasks with a high attention to detail
• 3 – 5 years of financial services/accounting/tax experience that includes transaction execution
• Well-versed in the tax, accounting, and regulatory capital aspects of transactions
• Robust understanding of the components and applications of financial instruments
• Strong problem solving, quantitative, and excel modelling skills
• Must be able to work independently with minimum direct supervision
• Excellent communication skills and demonstrable ability to articulate complex concepts to a range of internal and external stakeholders
• Strong team player
  
  

About Goldman Sachs

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

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