Controllers-Jersey City-Associate, Financial Accounting-10070002

Goldman Sachs • Jersey City, NJ

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Implement and execute all aspects of strategic initiatives, including but not limited to, requirements gathering and documentation, project plan creation and maintenance, testing execution, departmental trainings, and communications. Perform month-end/quarter-end duties, including reporting and governing key metrics related to the Wealth Management transactional business, such as: Prepare and record monthly entries to the general ledger for balance sheet and profit and loss (P&L) balances; and General ledger tie-out for each product. Lead strategic change across AWM Controllers by working closely with leadership and Technology. Perform daily revenue analysis by calculating revenue estimates and reconciling them against system feeds to ensure accuracy of reported figures. Interact with Controllers Leadership and AWM Leadership Teams to present key divisional metrics and analysis. Address inquiries and provide supporting documents to interdivisional counterparts to support various ad-hoc reporting and analysis requests.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Accounting, Finance or a related financial analysis field.
• Three (3) years of experience in the job offered or in a related Financial Accounting role.
• Three (3) years of experience with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and AICPA Accounting Guide.
• Three (3) years of experience utilizing Microsoft Excel and PeopleSoft General Ledger reporting systems to create reports and perform analysis using pivot tables, VLOOKUP, macros, charts, filtering, data validation, and other “what if” tools.
• Three (3) years of experience handling of personal and confidential financial data with discretion.
• Three (3) years of experience coordinating projects across multiple teams and geographic regions.
• Three (3) years of experience reviewing general ledger and journal entries to analyze and reconcile accounts and investigate fluctuations in both P&L and balance sheet accounts, including an understanding of underlying drivers during analytical reviews.
• Three (3) years of experience utilizing and understanding internal controls and walkthroughs of key processes, financial control infrastructure, control risk assessments and control framework.

Responsibilities

• Implement and execute all aspects of strategic initiatives, including requirements gathering and documentation, project plan creation and maintenance, testing execution, departmental trainings, and communications.
• Perform month-end/quarter-end duties, including reporting and governing key metrics related to the Wealth Management transactional business.
• Prepare and record monthly entries to the general ledger for balance sheet and profit and loss (P&L) balances.
• Perform general ledger tie-out for each product.
• Lead strategic change across AWM Controllers by working closely with leadership and Technology.
• Perform daily revenue analysis by calculating revenue estimates and reconciling them against system feeds to ensure accuracy of reported figures.
• Interact with Controllers Leadership and AWM Leadership Teams to present key divisional metrics and analysis.
• Address inquiries and provide supporting documents to interdivisional counterparts to support various ad-hoc reporting and analysis requests.

What This Job Offers

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