Controllers – Dallas- Associate, Risk Governance - 9763408

Goldman Sachs • Dallas, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Associate, Risk Governance role at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in Dallas, Texas, involves taking ownership of publishing various reports to key internal stakeholders. This includes reviewing and analyzing data, generating metrics using data analytics tools, and supporting team efficiency efforts and business intelligence initiatives. The role requires fluency in process flows for incident reporting, issue management, and quarterly risk and control self-assessment. The Associate will collaborate closely with other operations teams and across the firm's risk and resilience teams, including the Second Line of Defense, to manage risk and resilience-driven programs and represent the team in forums. Key responsibilities include identifying key risk metrics with regional and functional operations groups, highlighting areas of concern, and working with line managers on remediation efforts. The role also involves challenging the risk and control framework to enhance the control environment, identifying and driving initiatives to improve risk and resilience management activities in partnership with firmwide operational risk teams, and developing automated reporting of illogical data and reconciliation of information across multiple sources. The Associate will also drive the agenda and conversations in risk meetings.

Requirements

• Master’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) or Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Management, or a related field.
• One (1) year of experience (with a Master’s) or three (3) years of experience (with a Bachelor’s) in the job offered or a related role.
• One (1) year of experience (with a Master’s) or three (3) years of experience (with a Bachelor’s) with applying financial analysis and statistical knowledge to support risk and resilience processes.
• One (1) year of experience (with a Master’s) or three (3) years of experience (with a Bachelor’s) with collaborating with cross-divisional stakeholders by identifying patterns and issues to develop control enhancements and formulate resolutions that helps reduce risk for the firm.
• One (1) year of experience (with a Master’s) or three (3) years of experience (with a Bachelor’s) with assisting with root cause analysis and deep dives, followed by presentation of findings and recommendations to operational teams.
• One (1) year of experience (with a Master’s) or three (3) years of experience (with a Bachelor’s) with utilizing Microsoft Office Suite and Business Intelligence tools such as Alteryx to analyze data, perform independent reviews, and deliver detailed presentations.
• One (1) year of experience (with a Master’s) or three (3) years of experience (with a Bachelor’s) with leveraging project management skills to coordinate the execution of various deliverables, managing the expectations of stakeholders, and managing risk.

Responsibilities

• Ownership for publishing various reports to key internal stakeholders after reviewing and analyzing data and generating metrics leveraging data analytics tools.
• Support the team’s efficiency efforts and business intelligence initiatives.
• Work closely with other operations teams, as well as across the firm’s other risk and resilience teams including the Second Line of Defense, to manage various risk and resilience-driven programs and to represent the team on forums to ensure accurate reflection of our functions, controls, and frameworks.
• Work with regional and functional operations groups to identify key risk metrics (e.g., Key Risk Indicators) and highlight areas of concern while working with line managers on remediation efforts.
• Challenge the risk and control framework to further enhance the control environment.
• Identify and drive initiatives that improve the risk and resilience management activities for the team in partnership with firmwide operational risk teams.
• Developing automated reporting of illogical data and reconciliation of information across multiple sources.
• Drive the agenda and conversations in risk meetings.

What This Job Offers

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