Controllers ensure that the firm meets all the financial control and reporting obligations of a global, regulated, and public financial institution. Our professionals measure the profitability of, and risks associated with, every aspect of the firm's business. Controllers also ensure that the firm's activities are conducted in compliance with the regulations governing transactions in the financial markets.
Capital, Analysis, Planning and Reporting is responsible managing the firm’s capital calculations, planning and attribution (attributed equity). Our team oversees the calculation, forecasting, and reporting of various regulatory and internal capital metrics including the Standardized and Advanced Capital Ratios, Supplementary Leverage Ratio (SLR), Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB) surcharge, and Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) capital ratios.
Key responsibilities:
- Calculate, analyze and report regulatory capital, leverage, and systemic risk
- Enhance and improve workflow and infrastructure to meet current and future regulatory rules and reporting requirements
- Serve as the primary regulatory capital liaison to the business units by providing subject matter expertise
- Provide business level capital attribution to assist revenue divisions committing capital to facilitate client requests
- Respond to various ad-hoc requests with detailed analysis
- Assist in developing short and long term capital projections
- Perform analytics on data while being able to summarize and communicate related findings
- Develop and manage relationships with colleagues from the broader controllers teams, as well as Corporate Treasury; Risk; Legal; and Technology
Desired Experience / Skills:
- Undergraduate degree in accounting, economics or finance preferred, but not required
- CPA, or CFA preferred, but not required
- 1-3 years relevant experience
- Regulatory (i.e. Basel III Standardized, Advanced, Supplemental Leverage, GSIB) experience preferred, but not required
- Ability to work within a team and to collaborate with peers and leadership to drive firmwide initiatives
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; the ability to clearly articulate ideas
- Strong quantitative, analytical and organization skills
- Proactive; the ability to respond creatively and quickly in a fast-paced, high-pressure, changing environment
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
Skills Required
- 1-3 years relevant experience
- Advanced Excel skills
- Advanced PowerPoint skills
- Strong quantitative, analytical and organizational skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work in teams and collaborate with leadership
- Proactive and adaptable in fast-paced, high-pressure environments
- Undergraduate degree in accounting, economics or finance
- CPA or CFA
- Regulatory capital (Basel III, SLR, GSIB, CCAR) experience
Goldman Sachs Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Goldman Sachs and has not been reviewed or approved by Goldman Sachs.
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Healthcare Strength — Coverage includes medical, dental, vision, disability, life and accident insurance, with multiple plan options and most premiums subsidized; coverage often starts on day one. Wellness resources, on-site health centers in some locations, and EAP access reinforce the depth of health support.
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Parental & Family Support — Family care includes on-site childcare in some offices, expectant parent resources, and transitional programs for returning parents. Feedback suggests parental leave is very generous, with reports of around 20 weeks paid leave and stipends for adoption, surrogacy, and fertility-related services.
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Retirement Support — The firm provides a 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions and broad financial education to help employees plan for retirement. Resources also support saving for education and preparing for unexpected events.
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What We Do
At Goldman Sachs, we believe progress is everyone’s business. That’s why we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices in all major financial centers around the world. More about our company can be found at www.goldmansachs.com
