Controllers, AWM Fund Controllers, Associate, Dallas Dallas · · Associate

Goldman Sachs Bank AG; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is seeking an Associate in Dallas to support the Controllers function within Asset & Wealth Management. You will review fund valuations and NAVs, assist with financial reporting, and support launches and liquidations while coordinating with auditors and fund administrators.

The ideal candidate has 4–7 years of accounting experience, a BA/MA in Accounting, and strong analytical skills. Knowledge of US GAAP/IFRS and Excel is essential; CA with fund exposure is a plus.

Qualifications

• Related experience: 4-7 years.
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting required.
• Master's Degree in Accounting preferred.
• CA with alt investments/private funds experience and process management desired.
• Knowledge of US GAAP/IFRS and coordinating with Big 4 during audits helpful.
• Accounting knowledge of financial products like swaps and options desirable.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• MS Office (Word, Excel) required.
• Ability to grasp new concepts quickly and work in a team.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter, inquisitive with analytical mindset.

Responsibilities

• Safeguard assets and reputation; ensure compliance with policies and global regulations.
• Review quarterly/monthly valuations and NAVs for funds; review year-end financial statements.
• Support fund launch and liquidation processes.
• Handle corporate, regulatory and management reporting for funds.
• Collaborate with Business Teams, Product Services, Operations, IT and Trading Divisions.
• Coordinate with fund administrators and auditors.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Analytical skills

MS Office (Word, Excel)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Master's Degree in Accounting

Job description

Controllers, AWM Fund Controllers, Associate, Dallas location_on Dallas, TX, United States

Controllers

The mission of Controllers is to ensure that the firm meets the financial control and reporting obligations of a global, regulated and public financial institution. As part of the firm's second line of defense, Controllers provides the critical analysis required while ensuring the internal and external financial information of the firm is accurate. Additionally, Controllers serves an important role in safeguarding the assets of the firm through the independent scrutiny of financial information. Controllers engages regularly with the firm's regulators and auditors and through its strong culture of control and challenge helps to protect the firm from reputational and other risks.

Direct Hedge Funds, Hedge Funds Strategies and Private Equity Group are teams within Controllers that support the Asset & Wealth Management Division within the firm through an oversight over complex private funds.

Responsibilities

• Safeguard the assets and reputation of the firm by controlling and supporting the asset management division, as well as ensuring that they are in compliance with the firm's policies and with the rules/regulations that govern global financial markets
• Review quarterly / monthly valuations and NAVs for private equity and hedge funds, review yearend financial statements and perform related activities
• Support the fund launch and liquidation processes
• Handle corporate, regulatory and management reporting for funds
• Work closely with other divisions, including: Business Teams, Product Services, Operations, IT and Trading Divisions
• Work closely with fund administrators and auditors

Qualifications

• Related Experience: 4-7 years
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• Master's Degree in Accounting preferred
• Prefer CA with experience in the alternative investments /private funds market and process management desired
• Basic knowledge of financial statements preparation & review, USGAAP, IFRS knowledge and experience in coordinating with Big 4 accounting firms during audit cycle is desirable.
• Basic industry knowledge and strong accounting knowledge. Accounting knowledge of financial products like Interest rate swaps, credit default swaps, currency options etc. is desired
• Strong analytical skills and detail oriented
• MS Office knowledge (Word, Excel) required
• Able to grasp new concepts quickly and work in a team environment
• Able to handle multiple tasks and prioritize
• Excellent interpersonal, client relationship and communication (written and verbal) skills
• Self-starter, inquisitive, enthusiastic with a strong analytical mind-set

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.

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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.

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