Controllers - Dallas - Associate, Financial Accounting - 9619574

Goldman Sachs • Dallas, TX

8d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for the reconciliation, preparation, and reporting of general ledger accounts, balance sheets, Profit & Loss (P&L), and capital statements to external stakeholders. The position involves managing the quarterly closing process, including the accurate booking of accruals and provisions. A key aspect of the role is engaging with fund administrators and auditors to mitigate risks and ensuring the accurate reporting of regulatory information. The Associate will also assist in preparing standalone fund financial information and disclosures in accordance with U.S. GAAP, while safeguarding the firm's assets and reputation by controlling and supporting investment management stakeholders and ensuring compliance with firm policies and global financial market regulations. Collaboration with other divisions such as Business Teams, Product Services, Operations, IT, and Trading stakeholders is essential. The role demands ensuring the integrity of accounting records for accuracy and compliance with accepted accounting policies and principles, and providing critical analysis to ensure the accuracy of fund financial information.

Requirements

• Utilizing U.S. General Accepted Accounting experience (GAAP) to produce or review financial information for inclusion in company’s consolidated financials.
• Identifying issues related to internal controls and supplying comprehensive recommendations to management to mitigate company’s risks.
• Participating in internal and external financial audits, including audit trail, audit testing, control documentation processes, and audit inquiries.
• Reviewing general ledger and journal entries to analyze and reconcile accounts.
• Investigating fluctuations in both P&L and balance sheet account amounts and reporting periods, including identification, and underlying drivers during analytical reviews.
• 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.
• Utilizing accounting processes and analyzing financial control infrastructure, control risk assessments, and control framework.

Responsibilities

• Reconciliation, preparation, and reporting of general ledger accounts, balance sheets, Profit & Loss (P&L), capital statements, etc. to external stakeholders.
• Responsible for quarterly closing process, including proper booking of accruals and provisions and other balances.
• Engage regularly with fund administrators and auditors to protect the firm from reputational and other risks.
• Ensure accurate and complete reporting of regulatory information in reports to the regulatory authorities.
• Assist in the preparation of standalone fund financial information and disclosures in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Safeguard the assets and reputation of the firm by controlling and supporting investment management stakeholders, as well as ensuring that they are in compliance with the firm’s policies and with the rules/regulations that govern global financial markets.
• Work closely with other divisions, including Business Teams, Product Services, Operations, IT and Trading stakeholders.
• Ensure the integrity of accounting records for accuracy and compliance with accepted accounting policies and principles.
• Provide critical analysis required to ensure that financial information of the funds are accurate.

What This Job Offers

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