Transaction Banking, Finance, Vice President

Goldman Sachs•New York, NY

About The Position

As a Vice President Finance, you will serve as a strategic partner to the leadership of our Transaction Banking (TxB) product within GBM division. You will move beyond traditional reporting to bridge the gap between raw data and actionable business intelligence, directly influencing company strategy and driving P&L accountability. This position offers a unique opportunity to gain deep expertise in a high-growth environment, with high visibility and direct impact on financial performance, strategic planning, and operational execution. You will be instrumental in shaping and supporting the financial trajectory.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related analytical field.
A minimum of 7 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), corporate finance, or similar.
Exceptional analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills with the ability to work with large, complex datasets.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, financial modeling, and experience with financial planning/visualization software (e.g., Anaplan, Essbase, Tableau).

Nice To Haves

Strong preference for experience with Transaction Banking products (e.g., payments, liquidity, and cash management.
Self-starter mindset, intellectual curiosity, outstanding communication skills to distill complex financial narratives for senior executives, and the ability to manage competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Experience with financial planning and data visualization software such as Anaplan, Essbase, or Tableau.
Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to distill complex financial information into clear, concise narratives for senior leadership.
Proven ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Deliver critical financial guidance to divisional leadership by architecting and executing in-depth analyses of key performance indicators (KPIs) and financial metrics, including month-over-month, quarter-over-quarter, and budget vs. actuals variances.
Spearhead the evolution of sophisticated, driver-based financial models and multi-year budget forecasts; consolidate and synthesize data from multiple firm systems (e.g., Essbase, MAP, Anaplan) to generate robust and accurate financial projections.
Develop comprehensive P&L statements for the Operations and Risk organizations within our Enterprise Partnerships, identifying underlying patterns and trends to distill key business drivers and predict future performance.
Produce the quarterly earnings narrative, performing rigorous stress testing and sensitivity analysis to prepare senior firmwide and divisional leadership for earnings releases.
Conduct deep-dive analyses into the primary drivers of profitability, such as originations, prepayments, vendor expenditures, and consulting costs, providing data-driven recommendations for profitability enhancement and capital allocation.
Serve as a key financial advisor to leadership across Operations, Risk, Vendor Management, and Corporate Planning teams.
Foster strong business relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive financial transparency and influence strategic decision-making.
Collaborate on the financial evaluation of vendor engagements and strategic initiatives to optimize cost structures and ensure alignment with business objectives.
Establish and maintain a robust financial control environment, implementing rigorous reconciliation processes to guarantee data integrity and accuracy across all reporting.
Identify and lead initiatives to streamline and automate financial reporting and data extraction workflows, enhancing efficiency, standardization, and the velocity of daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly financial deliverables.