Job Description

You will develop an in-depth understanding of these entities, including their investments, business strategies, and associated technical accounting requirements. We're looking for a bright, driven professional to join our Controllers team, who is keen to use and develop their technical accounting skills to provide high quality reporting and analysis of our entities' assets and liabilities in a challenging and varied environment.
The division is ideal for collaborative individuals who enjoy working in a strong team focused culture, and are motivated by opportunities for challenging stretch assignments. You will receive continuous training, both formal and informal, to ensure your ongoing professional development and have exposure to and support from senior members of our team from the outset.
RESONSIBILITIES

• Preparation, analysis, review and presentation of daily, monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting to senior management, directors, and other key stakeholders under US GAAP and IFRS
• Preparation and analysis of financial statements, including resolving complex technical accounting issues and disclosure requirements, and liaising with external auditors (predominately under IFRS)
• Take full ownership and become the subject matter expert for certain secured funding tax and reporting requirements
• Understand the impact of regulatory developments and proactively work to identify solutions (e.g. NSFR)
• Facilitating the daily, monthly and quarterly consolidated reporting of the Goldman Sachs Group with regular interaction with Funding and Balance Sheet teams in New York
• Coordination with multiple teams across the firm - and across the globe - including Funding and Product Control, Corporate Treasury, Engineering and Tax in a collaborative and problem-solving capacity
• Proactively seeking opportunities to improve our workflows, technology, and integrity of reporting information
• Understand the impact of regulatory developments and proactively work to identify solutions
• Involvement in a broad range of cross-divisional projects and initiatives

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Recently qualified accountant – ACA or equivalent
• Able to demonstrate technical accounting knowledge in your current area of expertise
• Experience in preparation of audited financial statements under US, UK GAAP or IFRS an advantage
• A track record of improving processes and adding value to clients/stakeholders
• You demonstrate an aptitude for problem solving with the ability to exercise sound and balanced judgment in a highly regulated environment
• Enjoy keeping up-to-date with emerging business, economic, and market trends
• You demonstrate strong technical skills, pay attention to detail, take initiative to broaden your knowledge and resolve accounting issues
• Successfully handle multiple tasks, take initiative to improve your own performance, work intensely towards challenging goals
• Effectively handle difficult requests, build trusting, long-term relationships with clients, help the client to identify/define needs and manages client/business expectations
• You are a strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills. You collaborate well with others within and across teams, encourage other team members to participate and contribute and acknowledges others' contributions
• Communicate what is relevant and important in a clear and concise manner and share information/new ideas with others
• You will always be thinking ahead, able to anticipate questions, plan for contingencies, find alternative solutions and identifies clear objectives.
• Look for new ways to improve current processes and develop creative solutions that are grounded in reality and have practical value
• Present sound, persuasive rationale for ideas or opinions. Able to take a position on issues and influences others' opinions and presents persuasive recommendations both internally and to our external partners.