What are the responsibilities and job description for the Asset & Wealth Management - Dallas - Vice President-Expense Management position at Goldman Sachs?
Asset & Wealth Management - Dallas - Vice President-Expense Management
Dallas, Texas, United States
ASSET MANAGEMENT
The Asset Management Division (AMD) invests in corporate equity and debt, real estate equity and debt, and infrastructure-related assets and companies. AMD operates on a global platform and our team works in a fast-paced, exciting environment. We look for individuals with versatile skills and a passion for investing.
YOUR IMPACT
The Asset Management Expense Team is seeking a professional with strong communication skills, accounting and finance experience and strong technical skills to collaborate with controllers, portfolio managers, technologists, risk, tax, compliance and other operational groups in supporting the division with respect to expense management responsibilities.
OUR IMPACT
The Asset Management Expense Team is responsible for ensuring efficient and accurate approval, allocation and accounting of expenses for the division and the products it offers to clients. The products supported are private equity funds across Corporate Equity, Growth Equity, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Sustainability and Credit. As one of the world’s leading asset managers, our mission is to help our clients achieve their investment goals.
HOW YOU WILL FULFIL YOUR POTENTIAL
The successful individual will be expected to work in a team of professionals and be able to be commercial, critical & creative whilst ensuring the highest level of risk management.
Prepare expense management reports using the firm’s systems to extract data and summarize in an organized manner
Expense analysis and tracking including opening and closing internal expense ledger accounts, expense capitalization, balance substantiation, country exposure, expense accruals, expense allocations and providing support to various audit / compliance requests
Assist with the set up, processing and approval of vendor invoices, tracking and analysis of certain consultants, expense budgets and actuals
Build your communication skills through interaction with senior leadership, middle office teams, controllers, fund managers, fund controllers and other internal teams to resolve issues and to collaborate on process and product enhancements and improvements
Display your ability to function as a team player while working in a fast paced environment
Develop your project management skillset by managing and/or assisting with projects for system or process improvements
Develop your critical thinking by investigating and resolving issues
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of five to seven years of experience in financial services.
Proven analytical skills, problem solving ability, and a control mentality paired with meticulous attention to detail
Aptitude for building relationships and ability to communicate complex issues to a wide array of internal clients with differing levels of product experience
Self-motivated and proactive team player, who takes ownership and accountability of projects, has strong organizational skills as well as the ability to effectively manage competing priorities
Flexible and able to work well under pressure in a team environment
A high level of accuracy with the ability to maintain this standard while under pressure from deadlines
Risk Management focus
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Strong attention to detail
Fast learner and adaptable to change
Organized with ability to follow up on open items
Ability to manage, organize, and analyse high volumes of information
Team player, willing to help in areas not explicitly related to job description
Ability to meet tight deadlines
Good judgment, independent thinker and resourceful
Calm under pressure, can prioritize and handle multiple tasks efficiently and effectively
Proficient in MS Outlook, Word, Excel (including pivot tables and VLOOKUP), Power Point, Zoom
Highest degree of integrity, professionalism, diplomacy and discretion required
Accounting / Finance / procurement background
ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
At Goldman Sachs, we commit to 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. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.