Controllers, Regulatory Financial Reporting, 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 is seeking an Associate in Controllers, Regulatory Financial Reporting to manage end-to-end regulatory filings and financial disclosures. You will analyze the balance sheet and coordinate with cross‑functional stakeholders to ensure accuracy and regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Product Controllers, Financial Reporting, Legal Entity Controllers, Risk and Treasury, along with strong written and verbal communication skills and a

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting and/or Finance.
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience; strong accounting background preferred.
• Strong analytical / interpersonal skills and a high proficiency with Microsoft software applications.
• Must possess strong written/verbal communication and organizational skills.
• Teamwork and collaboration‑oriented, with the ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review regulatory reports and financial disclosures, including FR Y-9C, Call Report (FFIEC 031), FR Y-9LP, FR Y-12, FR 2644, and FR 2900, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with regulatory requirements
• Participate in various projects focused on implementation of regulatory disclosure, streamlining processes and working with cross‑functional teams
• Collaborate extensively with other areas of the firm such as Product Controllers, Financial Reporting, Legal Entity Controllers, Risk and Treasury
• Assist with internal management reporting and analysis on financial results, new guidance, changes to filing templates, interpretive matters and ad hoc inquiries
• Document and perform control procedures such as reconciliations and variance analytics
• Play a central role in driving projects that contribute to the strategic direction for Controllers’ applications and workflows
• Interface and coordinate with project team to define objectives, develop approach, create detailed schedules, provide status updates and prepare deliverables for projects
• Perform in‑depth analysis of Controllers’ business processes and systems issues to define, propose, and implement strategic technological and procedural workflow improvements
• Partner with technology to ensure solutions meet all project specifications
• Employ strong written and verbal communication skills to provide frequent project updates to project stakeholder/sponsors and users of all levels
• Undergraduate degree in Accounting and/or Finance
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience; strong accounting background preferred
• Strong analytical / interpersonal skills and a high proficiency with Microsoft software applications
• Must possess strong written/verbal communication and organizational skills
• Teamwork and collaboration‑oriented, with the ability to work independently
• Must demonstrate considerable energy, focus, drive, and a sense of urgency
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, operate within deadlines, and elevate when appropriate

Skills

Regulatory reporting

Financial reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Education

Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA candidate/license

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Regulatory reporting tools

Job description

Controllers, Regulatory Financial Reporting, Associate, Jersey City location_on Jersey City, NJ, United States

Controllers Overview

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. 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 engage 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

Job Summary

As a member of the Regulatory Reporting Controller team, you will play a critical role in analyzing and reporting Goldman Sachs’s balance sheet of approximately $2.1 trillion. This team is responsible for the end-to‑end preparation, review, and management submission of key external regulatory filings, including the FR Y-9C, Call Report, FFIEC 030, FR Y-9LP, FR Y-12, FR 2644, and FR 2900. This position offers a unique opportunity to manage complex financial disclosures, collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders, and directly support the firm's regulatory reporting obligations at a global scale.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and review regulatory reports and financial disclosures, including FR Y-9C, Call Report (FFIEC 031), FR Y-9LP, FR Y-12, FR 2644, and FR 2900, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with regulatory requirements
• Participate in various projects focused on implementation of regulatory disclosure, streamlining processes and working with cross‑functional teams
• Collaborate extensively with other areas of the firm such as Product Controllers, Financial Reporting, Legal Entity Controllers, Risk and Treasury
• Assist with internal management reporting and analysis on financial results, new guidance, changes to filing templates, interpretive matters and ad hoc inquiries
• Document and perform control procedures such as reconciliations and variance analytics
• Play a central role in driving projects that contribute to the strategic direction for Controllers’ applications and workflows
• Interface and coordinate with project team to define objectives, develop approach, create detailed schedules, provide status updates and prepare deliverables for projects
• Perform in‑depth analysis of Controllers’ business processes and systems issues to define, propose, and implement strategic technological and procedural workflow improvements
• Partner with technology to ensure solutions meet all project specifications
• Employ strong written and verbal communication skills to provide frequent project updates to project stakeholder/sponsors and users of all levels
• Undergraduate degree in Accounting and/or Finance
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience; strong accounting background preferred
• Strong analytical / interpersonal skills and a high proficiency with Microsoft software applications
• Must possess strong written/verbal communication and organizational skills
• Teamwork and collaboration‑oriented, with the ability to work independently
• Must demonstrate considerable energy, focus, drive, and a sense of urgency
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, operate within deadlines, and elevate when appropriate

Basic Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting and/or Finance
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience; strong accounting background preferred
• Strong analytical / interpersonal skills and a high proficiency with Microsoft software applications
• Must possess strong written/verbal communication and organizational skills
• Teamwork and collaboration‑oriented, with the ability to work independently
• Must demonstrate considerable energy, focus, drive, and a sense of urgency
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, operate within deadlines, and elevate when appropriate

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA candidate/license
• Federal Reserve regulatory reporting experience
• Well‑versed in US GAAP accounting and SEC reporting standards

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.

Benefits at Goldman Sachs

Read more about the full suite of class‑leading benefits our firm has to offer.