Controllers, Finance Division, Compensation Accounting, Analyst, Hong Kong

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong is seeking an Analyst in the Asia Pacific Compensation Accounting team. Based in Hong Kong, you will support payroll, accounting, and tax reporting across multiple jurisdictions with exposure to regional and global stakeholders.

You will collaborate with external payroll vendors and internal teams, contributing to control processes and payroll-related projects in a dynamic, global environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in business, accounting or finance required.
• 2–3 years of relevant work experience including human capital at Big 4 accounting firms.
• Experience in handling general ledger posting and accounts reconciliation.
• Knowledge of individual income tax and benefit programs is a plus.
• Proficiency in MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and processing of compensation information.
• Reporting and accounting to internal and external authorities.
• Maintain internal controls to ensure data integrity.
• Review, reconcile and substantiate general ledger account balances.
• Assist in formulating payroll processes including new pay entity set-up and tax effective programs.
• Work with global CA counterparts on compensation reporting.
• Document processes.
• Participate in global projects.

Skills

MS Excel

Communication skills

Time management

Mandarin (preferred)

Education

Degree in business, accounting or finance

Job description

Controllers, Finance Division, Compensation Accounting, Analyst, Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Job Description

YOUR IMPACT

Are you passionate about Compensation Accounting and Individual Tax Reporting? We are seeking a qualified and experienced individual to join the Asia Pacific Compensation Accounting team based in Hong Kong.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

Compensation Accounting (CA) is responsible for the payment, accounting and reporting of all salary, bonus, and other forms of remuneration paid to employees of the firm. The Asia Pacific Compensation Accounting team is a regional team with professionals based in Hong Kong, Bengaluru, and Melbourne, working together to support payroll, accounting, tax reporting, and control activities across multiple jurisdictions in Asia Pacific. This role will be based in Hong Kong and offers extensive exposure to regional stakeholders, global teams, and cross-functional projects.

You will work closely with external payroll vendors in a number of locations, as well as, internally, with regional CA teams in Hong Kong, Australia, India, Europe and the US. As part of the daily function, you will also have to work with colleagues in other areas of the firm such as Human Capital Management, Tax, Treasury, Legal and Financial Reporting. In addition, the team works on many local and global projects which have impact on our work process and you will have the chance to experience these.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordination and processing of compensation information.
• Reporting and accounting, both internally as well as to external authorities.
• Commitment to control, ensuring data has gone through proper internal controls.
• Review, reconcile and substantiate general ledger account balances.
• Assisting in formulating payroll processes to facilitate new operations for the firm, involving new pay entity set-up, implementing taxeffectiveness programs or new benefit programs.
• Working closely with global CA counterparts in the administration of compensation reporting.
• Documentation of processes.
• Participation in global projects.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE'RE LOOKING FOR BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in business, accounting or finance.
• Minimum two to three years of relevant work experience including human capital at Big 4 accounting firms.
• Experience in handling general ledger posting and accounts reconciliation.
• Knowledge of individual income tax and benefit programs would be an advantage.
• Proficiency in MS Excel.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Fluency in Mandarin preferred.
• Details oriented and strong control sense.
• Effective communication and time management skills.

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.

Job Info

• Job Identification 184380
• Job Category Analyst
• Posting Date 09/11/2026, 02:41 AM
• Locations Hong Kong

Healthcare & Medical Services

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.

• 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.

Learn More