Why Join Us?
Be at the center of Goldman Sachs’ expense management. Join a high-impact team where you'll have a tangible impact on the firm's bottom line and strategic decisions. In this role, you will gain exposure to senior stakeholders, firmwide budgeting and forecasting processes, and analytics that support disciplined spend management and informed decision-making. You'll develop strong financial planning and analysis capabilities while helping drive reporting automation, process improvements, and strategic finance initiatives across the firm.
Introduction to Our Team:
The Product Finance team, part of Corporate Planning and Management (CPM), manages the firm's non-compensation expenses. The team partners with divisions and functions across the firm to ensure the non-compensation expenses are utilized in an efficient manner and provide transparency around the spend to senior leadership.
In This Role, You Will:
- Support and own monthly, quarterly, and annual financial planning processes, including forecasts, budgets, projections, and management reporting
- Analyze actual results against budgets, forecasts, and prior periods to identify key variances, risks, trends, and business drivers
- Collaborate regularly with various functions and divisions across the firm, working independently and interacting with senior professionals on global initiatives.
- Deliver insightful financial analysis to senior stakeholders
- Improve reporting processes, data quality, and automation to increase efficiency and accuracy.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field with 0-3 years of work experience.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office tools (Word, PowerPoint).
- Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven ability to manage high volumes of work, prioritize competing deadlines, and perform effectively in time‑sensitive environments.
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to investigate issues, identify root causes, and implement sustainable solutions.
- Demonstrated stakeholder and vendor management capabilities, with a strong client experience and service‑quality focus.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with Anaplan, Essbase, Power BI, foundational AI literacy to leverage generative/chat tools would be considered a strong asset
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting.
- Impeccable attention to detail
- Ability to work in a team-based environment and to interface with employees at all levels
- Flexibility to adapt and perform in a dynamic and evolving organization
- Experience working as part of a global team across time zones
About GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world.
Skills Required
- Chartered Accountant or MBA
- 2-3 years of relevant experience
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Basic proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint
- Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills
- Experience working in a global setup
- Demonstrated data literacy and ability to analyze complex datasets
- Proficiency with BI/data prep tools (e.g., Alteryx)
- Proficiency with data visualization platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
- Foundational AI literacy to leverage generative/chat tools
- Strong networking and stakeholder engagement skills
- Impeccable attention to detail
- Ability to organize time and work independently without close supervision
- Ability to work in a team-based environment and interface with all levels
- Flexibility to adapt in a dynamic organization
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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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
