Controllers, AWM Private Product Control, Associate, Jersey City

Goldman Sachs Bank AG; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs Bank AG in Jersey City, NJ, seeks an Associate in AWM Private Product Control to oversee quarterly valuations of private equity and debt, interact with portfolio managers and traders, and support investor reporting. The role emphasizes strong valuation knowledge and collaboration across control, ops, risk, and legal teams.

The successful candidate will analyze financial statements, prepare disclosures, and present to the valuation committee while building expertise in private

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance/Accounting; CPA/CFA or MBA preferred.
• 3-5 years relevant experience in public and/or private markets.
• Knowledge of PE and Private Debt valuations; DCF/market approaches.
• Understanding of WACC, CAPM and CCA models.
• Familiarity with equities markets and alternative investments.
• Strong Excel/PowerPoint skills; valuation disclosures knowledge.
• Excellent communication; ability to present to senior managers.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of quarterly valuation for private equity/debt and GP positions.
• Price verification for private investments and issuer disclosures.
• Interact with portfolio managers, traders, and control functions.
• Support investor/regulatory reporting and valuation committee materials.
• Contribute to external/internal audit processes.
• Develop understanding of private markets and alt asset management.

Skills

Private Equity valuations

Private Debt valuations

DCF analysis

Market approaches

Valuation models (WACC, CAPM)

Contingent Claims Analysis

Equities markets knowledge

Alternative investment management

Interpersonal communication

Presentation to senior managers

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Teamwork

Microsoft Office (Excel/PowerPoint/Out

Education

Finance / Accounting degree

CPA / CFA or MBA

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Controllers, AWM Private Product Control, Associate, Jersey City location_on Jersey City, NJ, United States

Summary

The successful candidate will work within the AWM (Asset & Wealth Management) Private Product Control team, which is responsible for oversight of private equity and debt valuations within the External Investing Group(“XIG”).

They will be responsible for the price verification of private investments; primarily private equity investments

They will interact with Controller’s management, the portfolio management team and traders, as well as support areas such as Operations, Risk, Technology, Fund Accounting, Legal, Compliance and Investor Relations

They will be responsible for investor and regulatory reporting

Principal Responsibilities

• -Responsible for oversight of the quarterly valuation process for private equity, debt and general partner stake positions, including financials statement analysis, discounted cash flow and market approaches
• -Involvement in independent third-party valuation processes
• - Involvement in external/internal Audit review process
• -Responsible for investor and regulatory reporting along with disclosures for financial statements
• -Responsible for valuation committee presentations
• -Daily interaction with portfolio managers, Fund Accounting & Operations
• -Develop a broad understanding of private equity markets and alternative asset management industry

Experience / Skills

• -Degree in Finance / Accounting, CPA/CFA or MBA preferred
• -3-5 years relevant work experience (public and/or private)
• -Working knowledge of Private Equity and Private Debt valuations, including knowledge of market approach, DCF, liquidation approach etc.
• -A strong understanding of WACC, CAPM and Contingent Claims Analysis models
• -A strong understanding of Equities markets and the alternative investment management industry
• -Extensive Microsoft Office experience (Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)
• -A strong understanding of valuation accounting disclosures
• -Strong interpersonal (verbal and written communication) skills, including experience presenting/communicating with senior managers
• -Ability to work within a team environment
• -Strong analytical and organizational skills
• -Results driven and great multitasking skills

Salary Range

The expected base salary for this Jersey City, NJ, United States-based position is $85000-$140000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.

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 .

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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