Global Banking & Markets - Salt Lake City - Associate, Position Control - 10105447

Goldman Sachs • Salt Lake, UT

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Associate, Position Control with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in Salt Lake City, Utah. Provide essential risk management and control, preserving and enhancing the Firm’s assets and its reputation. Manage the risk of multiple functions that span the life cycle of a trade, including oversight of regulatory obligations, payment controls, and exceptions workflow such as ledger reconciliations. Partner with Technology to design, build, and operate effective controls in a Straight-through Processing (STP) environment. Provide control design expertise and implement the control framework as part of new business/activities and migration to strategic architecture. Foster relationships across multiple areas within the Firm including trading desks, operations, technology, legal and compliance departments, and global groups.

Requirements

• Master’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Finance, Economics, or related field and one (1) year of experience in the job offered or in a related role OR Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Finance, Economics, or a related field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or in a related role.
• Prior experience must include one (1) year (with a Master’s degree) OR three (3) years (with a Bachelor’s degree) with: risk frameworks including regulatory obligations, payments controls, and ledger reconciliation; advanced Microsoft Excel including working with macros, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and IF/AND formulas; working in a Straight-through Processing (STP) environment; communicating with business stakeholders and team members; preparing and presenting reports to senior management; and working on and prioritizing multiple projects with competing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential risk management and control, preserving and enhancing the Firm’s assets and its reputation.
• Manage the risk of multiple functions that span the life cycle of a trade, including oversight of regulatory obligations, payment controls, and exceptions workflow such as ledger reconciliations.
• Partner with Technology to design, build, and operate effective controls in a Straight-through Processing (STP) environment.
• Provide control design expertise and implement the control framework as part of new business/activities and migration to strategic architecture.
• Foster relationships across multiple areas within the Firm including trading desks, operations, technology, legal and compliance departments, and global groups.

What This Job Offers

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