GSAM Private Credit – Asset Finance - Global Trade Receivables - Associate – London London · Un[...]

Goldman Sachs Asset Management is one of the world’s leading asset managers with over $3 trillion in assets under supervision. As the primary investment area within Goldman Sachs, we provide investment and advisory services for insurance companies, pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, financial advisors, and individuals. A career with Goldman Sachs Asset Management is an opportunity to work with clients across the globe. As part of one of the world’s leading asset managers you can expect to participate in exciting investment opportunities while collaborating with talented colleagues from all asset classes and regions. Working in a culture that values integrity and transparency, you will be part of a diverse team that is passionate about excellence in our work, our clients, and building sustainable success.

Asset Finance

Asset Finance is a growth area within GSAM Alternatives Private Credit platform including a global team specializing in asset‑backed credit facilities, secured on physical and/or financial collateral. This covers a broad range of investments including commercial credit (trade receivables, inventory finance, equipment leases, SME), consumer loans, diversified real estate (residential & CRE), fund finance, digital infrastructure (data centers, GPU financing, fiber, etc.). The team invests across the capital structure for third‑party managed client capital / funds. Global Trade Receivables is a key vertical within Asset Finance focusing on the origination and structuring of working capital finance investments which are offered to our clients both as a standalone investment opportunity or as an allocation within the broader Asset Finance strategy.

Responsibilities

• Evaluation of asset‑backed finance opportunities across sectors; support transaction execution and investment team across underwriting, structuring, diligence, internal IC process, closing
• Participation in origination, negotiating, structuring, and documenting investments – supporting senior members of the investment team
• Engaging in all aspects of due diligence and business analysis
• Project management of transaction operations including coordinating with multiple departments within the organization: specifically, Risk, Legal, Compliance, and Operations
• Communicating and defending investment theses to internal stakeholders and committees, including relevant GSAM Investment Committees
• Actively monitoring existing investments in the portfolio
• Contributing to ensuring reporting excellence towards our clients

Experience & Qualifications Required

• 2 years or more work experience in structured finance or corporate finance at a bank, rating agency, or asset manager
• Demonstrated experience across private asset‑backed transactions, with a strong preference for experience in working capital finance
• Strong quantitative, financial modelling, analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and excellent follow‑through
• Clear, concise communicator with strong investment memo and presentation skills
• Flexible and creative mindset: ability to analyze a variety of investment cases and problem‑solve around structure
• Ability to be proactive, self‑direct, analyze, evaluate, and form independent judgments
• Strong interpersonal skills: ability to build trust and confidence of colleagues, strengthen relationships through ongoing dialogue and interactions, and collaborate well with others
• Strong skills in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint and Word), fluency in automation tools
• Fluent in English; fluency in other languages is a plus

About Goldman Sachs

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world. We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We’re committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs.

Benefits At Goldman Sachs

• We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short‑term disability, long‑term disability, life, accidental death, labour accident and business travel accident insurance.
• We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
• Financial Wellness & Retirement: We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected.
• Health Services: We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Fitness: To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on‑site fitness centers.
• Child Care & Family Care: We offer on‑site child care centers that provide full‑time and emergency back‑up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms.