Controllers-London-Associate-Product Controllers

YOUR IMPACT As a Treasury Funding Controller you will take ownership of the financial reporting and monitoring across a wide range of legal entities. You will develop an in-depth understanding of these entities, including their investments, business strategies, and associated technical accounting requirements. We are 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.

OUR IMPACT Controllers are a diverse team of specialists charged with ensuring the firm meets the financial control and reporting obligations of a global, regulated, and public financial institution. Funding Controllers is part of the broader Controller Division which is a global team responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the firm’s financial and regulatory information by complying with the rules and regulations governing financial markets worldwide. As well as managing both internal and external financial reporting, our expertise plays a key role in the firm’s business planning decisions around allocation of scarce financial resources such as capital and balance sheet. We partner with the business in providing advice on accounting, valuation, capital, liquidity, reputational risk and other regulatory considerations when executing business with our clients. Controllers is ideal for individuals who want to work and learn within our strong culture of teamwork and collaboration and who are motivated by opportunities for challenging project work. As contact with virtually every part of the firm is essential to Controllers, professionals in the department have the opportunity to experience Goldman Sachs businesses, products and sophisticated information technology systems daily. Controllers is a great place to further your career and is ideal for collaborative individuals who enjoy working in a strong team‑focused culture, and are motivated by opportunities for challenging stretch assignments.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

• Preparing the daily profit and loss account for trading desks, involving an assessment of the nature of revenue generated in the context of market moves and risk held as well as reconciliation between front office systems and sub‑ledger as well as the firm’s general ledger.
• Producing and reviewing profit and loss attribution and commentary for the bank’s trading, investing and new issuance businesses.
• Participate in strategic initiatives to improve process flows and analysis as well as proactively seeking opportunities to improve workflows.
• Intelligently reviewing trading activity to help assess the valuation of the portfolio and to highlight anything unusual or material to management.
• Monthly price verification review and challenge of trader inputs into inventory pricing as well as incremental assessment of less observable inputs.
• 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).
• Independently able to drive projects for automation of end‑to‑end reporting.
• Coordination with multiple teams across the firm — and across the globe — including Funding and Product Control, Global Controllers, Corporate Treasury, Risk, Engineering, and Tax in a collaborative and problem‑solving capacity.
• Proactively seeking opportunities to improve our workflows, technology, and integrity of reporting information.
• Involvement in a broad range of cross‑divisional projects and initiatives.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Recently qualified accountant – ACA or equivalent (e.g., CFA).
• Able to demonstrate technical accounting knowledge in your current area of expertise.
• Experience in preparation of audited financial statements under US GAAP or IFRS is an advantage.
• A track record of improving processes and adding value to clients/stakeholders.
• Knowledge of FAS 133, AFS and HTM accounting is beneficial but not essential.
• Knowledge of hedge accounting is beneficial but not essential.

PREFERRED CHARACTERISTICS

• Strong analytical skill – You demonstrate an aptitude for problem solving with the ability to exercise sound and balanced judgement in a highly regulated environment.
• Functional expertise – Enjoy keeping up‑to‑date with emerging business, economic, and market trends.
• Strong technical accounting skills – You demonstrate strong technical skills, pay attention to detail, take initiative to broaden your knowledge, and resolve accounting issues.
• Personal drive and motivation – Successfully handle multiple tasks, take initiative to improve your own performance, and work intensely toward challenging goals.
• A client and business focus – Effectively handle difficult requests, build trusting, long‑term relationships with clients, help the client to identify/define needs, and manage client/business expectations.
• Strong teamwork ethic – 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 acknowledge others’ contributions.
• Excellent communication skills – Communicate what is relevant and important in a clear and concise manner and share information/new ideas with others.
• Judgement and problem solving – You will always be thinking ahead, able to anticipate questions, plan for contingencies, find alternative solutions, and identify clear objectives.
• Creativity/Innovation and a desire to add value – Look for new ways to improve current processes and develop creative solutions that are grounded in reality and have practical value.
• The ability to influence outcomes – Present sound, persuasive rationale for ideas or opinions. Able to take a position on issues, influence others’ opinions, and present persuasive recommendations both internally and to external partners.