Controllers, Legal Entity Controllers, Vice President - Salt Lake City, United States - Goldman Sachs

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CONTROLLERS

The mission of Controllers is to ensure that the firm meets the financial control and reporting obligations of a global, regulated and public financial institution. As part of the firms second line of defense, Controllers provides the critical analysis required while ensuring the internal and external financial information of the firm is accurate. Additionally, Controllers serves an important role in safeguarding the assets of the firm through the independent scrutiny of financial information. Controllers engages regularly with the firms regulators and auditors and through its strong culture of control and challenge helps to protect the firm from reputational and other risks.

Corporate Controllers is responsible for external and internal financial reporting for the firm and its subsidiaries, including the firms earnings release and SEC reporting, daily internal management reporting, legal entity reporting, fund accounting for the firms investment funds and the firms compensation accounting functions. Across these functions, Corporate Controllers use their expertise to ensure the integrity of financial information and that the firm and its subsidiaries meet the reporting obligations of a public financial institution.

Legal Entity Controllers is looking is looking for a Vice President to join the Goldman Sachs & Co. team. Goldman Sachs & Co. is the firms primary US broker dealer providing broad range of investment banking services to a diverse group of corporations, financial institutions, investment funds and governments.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Act as legal entity controller, with oversight and leadership over the monthly closing process, including monitoring intercompany relationships, general ledger vs. sub-ledger breaks, revenue and expense sharing arrangements, funding arrangements among affiliated entities, proper booking of accruals/provisions and classification of inventory and other balances
• Oversight and review of quarterly financial information for inclusion in the firms consolidated financial statements filed with the SEC
• Assess, on a quarterly basis, the effectiveness of internal controls and escalation of control issues to senior management
• Assist in analyzing legal entity regulatory capital requirements, by closely working with the Market Risk, Credit Risk and Corporate Treasury teams
• Ensure accurate and complete reporting of regulatory information in public reports to the regulatory authorities
• Liaise extensively with other areas of firm such as Product Controllers, Funding Controllers, Corporate Treasury, Legal, Tax, Regulatory, Market Risk and Credit Risk on various ad hoc inquiries including new products requests, strategic changes to existing workflows, and transfer pricing initiatives
• Provide oversight and leadership for accurate and fair presentation of stand alone entity financial information and disclosures in accordance with U.S. GAAP
• Assist in the development of junior team members through coaching and mentoring
• Perform and review ad hoc analyses on financial and non-financial attributes of consolidating legal entities for internal and external reporting purposes

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong analytical / interpersonal skills and a high proficiency with Microsoft software applications
• Undergraduate degree in accounting and/or finance
• CPA is desired.
• At least 7 years relevant work experience
• Teamwork and collaboration-oriented, with the ability to work independently
• Must demonstrate considerable energy, focus, drive, and a sense of urgency
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, operate within deadlines, and escalate when appropriate
• Project management skills

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