Tax,Data Analytics & Reporting, Associate, London London · United Kingdom · Associate

Marcus; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is seeking a data analytics professional for the Tax Transformation team. You will leverage advanced analytics and ETL skills to manage tax data, collaborate across Tax, Finance, Engineering and Operations, and help implement data-driven solutions that support the firm’s tax strategy.

The role requires 4–6 years in Financial Services or large firms, strong communication and project-management skills, and proficiency with Power BI/Tableau, Alteryx and SQL.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above is required.
• 4-6 years of relevant work experience in Financial Services or big accounting firms is preferred.
• Experience with tax and accounting products such as Thomson Reuters, Corptax, Longview, Vertex, HFM and SAP.
• Familiarity with Bots, RPA, and experience developing ETL solutions.
• Proficiency in Alteryx, Power Query, Power BI/Tableau, Excel, data modelling and dashboarding.
• Knowledge of relational database models, SQL, VBA and data integration techniques.
• Demonstrated communication, problem solving, quantitative and analytical abilities for technology implementations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Tax professionals to document data flows and architecture.
• Build, maintain and deliver large structured and unstructured data sets.
• Collaborate with Tax, Finance, Engineering and Operations to leverage tech solutions.
• Contribute to data architecture decisions and ensure alignment with firm data strategy.
• Document data dictionaries, assess risks, and monitor data quality and controls.
• Manage workstreams, report milestones, and escalate risks to leadership.

Skills

Data analytics

ETL development

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Alteryx

RPA

VBA

Data modelling

Communication

Problem solving

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above

Tools

Thomson Reuters

Corptax

Longview

Vertex

HFM

SAP

Power Query

SQL Server / SSIS

Job description

OUR IMPACT

We're a team of specialists charged with managing the firm’s worldwide taxes. We are responsible for tax compliance, financial reporting of taxes, tax planning, business advisory and management of taxing authority examinations. Our work contributes directly to the firm’s success, and the division is ideal for creative and collaborative individuals who have strong ethics and attention to detail.

YOUR IMPACT

The Tax department is seeking a highly motivated individual with experience in data analytics and transformation. The candidate would use their analytical skills to identify opportunities to leverage technology tools and engineering solutions to drive transformation. This role will entail coordination within Tax and across Finance, Engineering, Controllers and Operations divisions for requirements gathering, development, testing and execution. Project management and communication skills are critical to the role.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with our Tax professionals and the tax transformation team to understand and document business systems, data flows and the architecture / processes that consume data
• Utilize advanced analytical tools to build, control, maintain and deliver large structured and unstructured data sets from various data sources in the most effective and efficient way
• Work with Tax, Finance Controllers, Engineering, business units, and outside consultants to leverage technology solutions for the Tax department
• Participate in data architecture decisions and partner with engineering teams to implement solutions and ensure alignment of tax data strategies to business and firmwide data strategies
• Liaise with business partners to document data dictionary, assess risks, design data controls, and review the results for data quality and anomalies
• Manage relationships to track and monitor workstream(s) progress, ensure timely reporting of milestone and dependency status, monitor risks and issues to elevate to leadership, and execute day-to-day project management activities across the transformation lifecycle

Requirements/Experience/Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or above
• 4-6 years of relevant work experience, Financial Services industry or big accounting firms experience helpful
• Experience with tax and accounting products such as Thomson Reuters, Corptax, Longview, Vertex, HFM and SAP
• Familiarity with Bots, RPA, and experience developing ETL solutions
• Proficiency in Alteryx, Power Query, Power BI/Tableau, Excel, data modelling, dashboarding, data pre-processing, application integration techniques, VBA, SSIS, Knowledge of Relational Database Model, SQL
• Demonstrated communication, problem solving, quantitative and analytical abilities for technology implementations and process improvements
• Experience in project management

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.

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Healthcare & Medical Insurance

We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.

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 Services

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).

Child Care & Family Care

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

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