Asset and Wealth Management- Operations- Implementation: Account Opening Specialist- Associate

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs seeks an Account Opening Specialist for its Private Wealth Management team in Salt Lake City. The role involves facilitating client account openings and ensuring compliance during onboarding, requiring strong problem-solving and customer service skills. Ideal candidates possess relevant financial industry experience and regulatory knowledge.

Benefits

Competitive vacation policies

On-site child care services

Medical advocacy services

Wellness and fitness reimbursements

Financial wellness programs

Qualifications

• Knowledge of MS Office and web-based applications.
• 1+ years of financial industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate account opening and maintenance for PWM Clients.
• Conduct due diligence reviews for client screening.
• Collaborate with various teams for client documentation.

Skills

Problem resolution

Customer service

Organization

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

Web-based applications

Job description

Asset and Wealth Management- Operations- Implementation: Account Opening Specialist- Associate

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Job Description

YOUR IMPACT
Are you looking to apply your problem resolution and customer services skills while deepening your understanding of the Private Wealth Management (PWM) business? Our PWM Client Implementation team is seeking a professional who is looking to collaborate with PWM Advisor Teams, Legal, Compliance, and Anti Money Laundering to facilitate account opening and account maintenance for PWM Clients while providing superior client service and subject matter expertise to our business partners.

OUR IMPACT
Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted division that partners with all parts of the firm to deliver banking, sales and trading and asset management capabilities to clients around the world. In addition, Operations provides essential risk management and control to preserve and enhance the firm’s assets and its reputation. For every trade agreed, every new product launched or market entered, every transaction completed, it is Operations that develops the processes and controls that makes business flow.

Client Implementation is a highly regulated team that focuses on account documentation, data integrity, risk management, and regulatory requirements. Client Implementation is responsible for capturing all required information for regulatory compliance, firm policies, and to perform due diligence on all new clients. Client Onboarding works closely with PWM teams, PWM Compliance, PWM Legal, and other Operations groups to ensure a positive client experience during the onboarding process.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

• Understand the different client account structures and documentation required to establish new accounts
• Be vigilant in due diligence reviews of new client screening for Anti Money Laundering & Know Your Client requirements
• Work closely with PWM Advisor teams to ensure all client documents are correct and sent to the client in a timely manner
• Request products (options, margin, checking, debit cards, etc.) for the respective PWM client accounts
• Ensure downstream systems correctly recognize approved products and services, including Cash products, Client
• Statement and Performance reporting
• Resolve issues through coordination with PWM Teams, PWM Compliance, PWM Legal and Anti Money Laundering
• Work on improvements to account opening workflow and process

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, etc.) as well as proficiency with web-based applications
• Exceptional organization skills
• Good judgment and strong problem resolution skills
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize accordingly
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Series 7, 9, 10, 4 licenses
• 1+ years financial industry experience (AML, Compliance or other Client On-boarding Regulatory experience)

Benefits
Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here .


ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
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 139937
• Job Category Associate
• Posting Date 05/06/2025, 01:24 PM
• Locations Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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.

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