Risk, Finance Risk, Governance and Strategic Projects, Associate, Salt Lake City Salt Lake City[...]

Goldman Sachs Bank AG; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Associate to join their Finance Risk team in Salt Lake City. This role involves overseeing Capital, Liquidity, and Accrual Rate Risk while collaborating with various departments to assess and manage risks effectively. The successful candidate will lead strategic projects, implement risk management frameworks, and ensure accurate reporting to senior management. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a leading global investment banking firm that values diversity and inclusion, providing a supportive environment for professional growth and development.

Benefits

Training and Development Opportunities

Wellness Programs

Personal Finance Offerings

Mindfulness Programs

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience in Financial Services or Consulting.
• Prior experience in risk management or corporate governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage strategic departmental projects and regulatory initiatives.
• Provide transparency and progress of projects to senior management.

Skills

Risk Management

Project Management

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Risk, Finance Risk, Governance and Strategic Projects, Associate, Salt Lake City location_on Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Opportunity Overview:

CORPORATE TITLE: Associate
OFFICE LOCATION(S): Salt Lake City
JOB FUNCTION: Liquidity Risk
DIVISION: Risk Division

Job Summary:

The successful candidate will join the Finance Risk team, specifically within Governance and Strategic Projects which works closely with each of the risk disciplines in the department. Finance Risk provides oversight for Capital, Liquidity and Accrual Rate Risk. Accrual Rate Risk works closely with Corporate Treasury, and all risk-taking business units to monitor and set limits on accrual interest rate risk metrics. In addition, the team assesses new activity, understands business strategy, and reviews and challenges proposals that impact the firm's interest rate exposures. Capital Risk is responsible for ensuring that the firm's process for applying the capital rule is well-defined and subject to independent oversight with appropriate testing and validation. Liquidity Risk is the independent risk management function responsible for identifying, quantifying, and managing the liquidity risk of the firm. We work closely with Corporate Treasury, Controllers, Operations, Global Banking and Markets, Asset and Wealth Management, Platform Solutions, and the broader Risk organization to provide independent risk assessment and oversight of the firm’s liquidity risk taking.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the delivery of strategic departmental projects, including participation in cross divisional regulatory initiatives.
• Understand and facilitate implementation of the firm’s risk management framework within the Finance Risk department.
• Manage execution of Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) process for the department
  • Produce reporting and analytics based on assessment results to senior management.
• Partner closely with key stakeholders in the department and Engineering on the prioritization of technology related enhancements.
• Understand and apply the firm’s issue management governance, including applicable policies, frameworks and standards
  • Engage with stakeholders across the department on effective review and challenge of enterprise-wide issues, including root causes analysis, remediation and lessons learned.
• Provide transparency and progress of projects, issues, timelines, and budgets to Risk senior management.
• Prepare management reporting for senior management and the Board, where required.
• Provide functional support on assessment methodology and ensure assessments are executed appropriately and on time.

Experience/skills required:

• Bachelor's degree.
• 3-5 years in the Financial Services / Banking industry or Consulting.
• Prior experience in risk management, corporate governance or project management assessment, process, and control-oriented mindset.
• Understanding of risk management frameworks and/or liquidity risk, interest rate risk or capital risk disciplines preferred.
• Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proven experience in driving own book of work and delivering against firmwide and cross-risk initiatives.

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.