Asset Finance Associate

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global asset manager is seeking a professional to join their Asset Finance team. This role involves evaluating and executing asset-backed finance opportunities, supporting transaction processes, and engaging in due diligence. The ideal candidate will have over two years of experience in structured finance, strong analytical skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to communicate effectively within teams. The position offers a chance to contribute to a growing platform within a dynamic environment in London.

Benefits

Competitive vacation policies

Health and wellness programs

On-site fitness centers

Child care benefits

Qualifications

• 2 years or more work experience in structured finance or corporate finance.
• Demonstrated experience in private asset-backed transactions.
• Ability to self-direct and form independent judgments.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate asset-backed finance opportunities and support transaction execution.
• Participate in structuring and documenting investments.
• Engage in due diligence and business analysis.

Skills

Structured finance experience

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Quantitative skills

MS Office proficiency

Job description

Overview

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 insurance companies, pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, financial advisors, and individuals. A career with Goldman Sachs Asset Management is an opportunity to work with clients across the globe. As part of one of the world’s leading asset managers you can expect to participate in exciting investment opportunities while collaborating with talented colleagues from all asset classes and regions. Working in a culture that values integrity and transparency, you will be part of a diverse team that is passionate about excellence in our work, our clients, and building sustainable success.

Asset Finance Overview: Asset Finance is a growth area within GSAM Alternatives Private Credit platform. Asset Finance is a global team specializing in asset-backed credit facilities, secured on physical and/or financial collateral. Broad range of investment mandates include consumer loans, diversified real estate (residential & CRE), commercial credit (SME, equipment leases, trade receivables), fund finance, digital infrastructure (data centers, GPU financing, fiber etc.). The team invests across the capital structure for third-party managed client capital / funds.

This is an opportunity to play an important role in the growth of our global asset finance platform and to get exposure to a global team and its full spectrum of investment activities.

Responsibilities

• Execution: Evaluate asset-backed finance opportunities across sectors; support transaction execution and investment team across underwriting, structuring, diligence, internal IC process, closing
• Participating in structuring, negotiating and documenting investments – supporting senior members of the investments team
• Engaging in all aspects of due diligence and business analysis
• Project management of transaction operations including coordinating with multiple departments within the organization: Specifically, Risk, Legal, Compliance, and Operations
• Communicating and defending investment theses to internal stakeholders and committees, including relevant GSAM Investment Committees
• Actively monitoring existing investments in the portfolio
• Contributing to ensuring reporting excellence towards our clients

Experience & Qualifications Required

• 2 years or more work experience in structured finance or corporate finance at a bank, rating agency, or asset manager
• Demonstrated experience across private asset-backed transactions / private securitizations
• Strong quantitative, financial modelling, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and excellent follow-through
• Clear, concise communicator with strong investment memo and presentation skills
• Flexible and creative mindset; ability to analyse a variety of industries and businesses
• Ability to self-direct, analyse and evaluate and form independent judgments
• Strong interpersonal skills: Ability to build trust and confidence of colleagues, strengthen relationships through ongoing dialog and interactions, and collaborate well with others
• Strong skills in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint and Word)
• Fluent in English. Fluency or other languages a plus

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 are 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.

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

Locations: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Healthcare & Medical Services: We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.

Financial Wellness & Retirement: We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

Health: We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.

Fitness: To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).

We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

Benefits at Goldman Sachs: Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.