Controllers – Dallas - Associate, Financial Accounting - 8497122

Goldman Sachs • Dallas, TX

2h • Onsite

About The Position

Perform entity level accounting, including asset level data uploads, review of asset level activity and financial statements, journal entry preparation and input, monthly close procedures, and financial statement preparation, utilizing Yardi and related Investment Accounting systems. Prepare and review monthly and ad hoc reporting requests, including funding requests, cash flow analysis, financial reporting related requests and regulatory reporting requests. Prepare and review journal entries relating to daily cash activity, investment activity, interest accruals, loan draws and repayments, deal expenses and investor contributions and distributions. Oversee compliance with regulations and SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act) internal controls. Interface orally and in writing with other support areas, including Tax, Financial Reporting, Regulatory Controllers, Product Controllers, Asset & Wealth Management, Corporate Treasury, Operations. Complete asset acquisition/disposition processes as needed. Prepare entity data to support the monthly Goldman Sachs financial statement disclosures, the annual financial statement audit process, and the quarterly and annual requests from tax accounting. Prepare and oversee calculation and recognition of administrative fees and cost allocations for Investment Accounting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field
• Three (3) years of experience in the job offered or in a related role.
• Prior experience must include three (3) years of experience with: preparing or reviewing journal entries to record business transactions
• completing or supervising monthly close procedures, preparing and reviewing financial statements
• deriving ad hoc reporting required by end-users varying from traditional financial reporting but based on gathered financial data
• working with a variety of General Ledger and Financial Reporting platforms, including experience importing information from outside systems, as well as preparing output to end-user systems
• using GAAP and applying GAAP research provided during collaborative research efforts related to financial reporting for investments, including, but not limited to, areas related to revenue recognition, loan and interest accounting, or other relevant areas of accounting
• deriving requirements in reporting and accounting expectations in deal documents, such as entity agreements, loan documents, and leases to support financial reporting requirements including, but not limited to, investors, lenders, and regulators
• utilizing accounting processes and analyzing financial control infrastructure, control risk assessments, and control framework
• using Excel, MS Word, and MS Powerpoint to create reports and perform analysis using pivot tables, VLOOKUP, charts, filtering, data validation, and other “what if” tools
• analyzing financial records, preparing or reviewing journal entries or financial transactions, or preparing or reviewing financial statements to ensure they are free from material misstatement
• participating in internal and external financial audits, including demonstrated familiarity with audit trail, audit testing, control documentation processes, and audit inquiries
• training junior team members on recurring accounting procedures, GAAP adjustments, accounting/system treatment of fixed assets, and financial statement reviews.

Responsibilities

• Perform entity level accounting, including asset level data uploads, review of asset level activity and financial statements, journal entry preparation and input, monthly close procedures, and financial statement preparation.
• Prepare and review monthly and ad hoc reporting requests, including funding requests, cash flow analysis, financial reporting related requests and regulatory reporting requests.
• Prepare and review journal entries relating to daily cash activity, investment activity, interest accruals, loan draws and repayments, deal expenses and investor contributions and distributions.
• Oversee compliance with regulations and SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act) internal controls.
• Interface orally and in writing with other support areas, including Tax, Financial Reporting, Regulatory Controllers, Product Controllers, Asset & Wealth Management, Corporate Treasury, Operations.
• Complete asset acquisition/disposition processes as needed.
• Prepare entity data to support the monthly Goldman Sachs financial statement disclosures, the annual financial statement audit process, and the quarterly and annual requests from tax accounting.
• Prepare and oversee calculation and recognition of administrative fees and cost allocations for Investment Accounting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level