Controllers - Jersey City- Associate, Financial Accounting- 9490843

Associate, Financial Accounting

Job Duties: Associate, Financial Accounting with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in Jersey City, New Jersey. Report and govern key metrics related to AUS reporting. Work closely with AWM Controllers Leadership Team to prepare and review global financial reporting materials. Lead strategic change across AWM Controllers by working closely with senior leadership, and Technology. Manage data and perform data reconciliation as well as governance and system testing, data visualization and reporting, project management, and present key metrics and analysis to senior leadership. Create efficiencies through automation. Implement and execute all aspects of strategic initiatives, including, but not limited to: requirements gathering and documentation, project plan creation and maintenance, testing execution, departmental trainings and communications. Collect and treat high volume of data related to AUS, reporting on the effectiveness of the Firm's governance, risk management, and controls that mitigate current and evolving risks in the Firm. Interact with AWM Controllers leadership to confirm data quality and/or collect rationales in support of critical reporting and internal governance processes. Perform divisional operations functions, including those related to data integrity of reported information. Source data from various data sources and systems and reconciliate this data to ensure completeness and accuracy. Interact with Controllers Leadership and AWM Leadership Teams to present key divisional metrics and analysis.

Job Requirements: Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Accounting, Finance or a related field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or in a related role. Employer will accept bachelor's degree equivalent based on single degree, combination of degrees, or combination of degree(s) and/or diplomas and/or certification(s) / membership(s) / professional credentials, determined to be equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree by a qualified credential evaluation service. Must have at least three (3) years of experience with: identifying issues related to internal controls and supplying comprehensive recommendations to management to mitigate company's risks; utilizing knowledge of U.S. General Accepted Accounting experience (GAAP) to produce or review financial information for inclusion in company's consolidated financials; utilizing Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint to create reports and perform analysis using pivot tables, VLOOKUP, charts, filtering, data validation, and other various tools; independently review general ledger and journal entries to analyze and reconcile accounts, including investigating fluctuations in both P&L and balance sheet account amounts and reporting periods; and identifying and understanding underlying drivers during analytical reviews.

Salary Range: Annual base salary for this Jersey City, New Jersey-based position is $98,000 - $146,000.

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Job Identification 174487

Job Category Associate

Locations Jersey City, NJ, United States