ASSOCIATE, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

Experience Required

Three (3) years

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor’s Degree

Compensation

$98,000.00 - $146,000.00 / Yearly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Shift

First Shift (Day)

Job Description

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.

Job Code: 9490843

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

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Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

9490843

Job Type

Full Time

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