Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management Division ("AWM") offers a broad product line consisting of all primary asset classes and maintains a global distribution platform designed to serve a diverse client base of institutions and individuals. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer of AWM, the Fina
About the role
The work of the Finance team is primarily project-based, with typical durations spanning a few days to several months. Projects vary in nature and require team members to add financial and strategic insight to assist management in resolving issues that many large companies typically face. The Finance Analyst is expected to actively participate in projects and develop expertise in the data, financial systems and operating infrastructure, establish relationships throughout the business, and communicate effectively. Some recent projects and analyses include:
Presentation on AWM’s financials, strategy, risk management and product performance for GS Board
Benchmarking of operating results vs. key industry competitors
Marginal profitability analysis to support pricing of new mandates
Regular reporting and analysis of fully allocated profitability by business
P&L forecasting for current and future years, including firmwide budget process
Financial analysis of Growth Markets expansion initiatives
Compensation strategy and analysis
Tracking and analysis of sales and productivity
Active management of AWM’s expense policy and savings initiatives
What you will do
- Ideal candidates will have strong quantitative and analytical skills, be detail-oriented and proficient in building and handling complicated models.
- Candidates must demonstrate an ability to effectively communicate and present results highlighting the broader commercial and strategic impact.
- Candidates must be extremely proactive and work well in a team environment, with the ability to excel as part of small project teams.
- Candidates should be comfortable developing relationships throughout the firm and building networks within the division as well as with the federation areas.
- All team members are required to work with significant volumes of data and systems.
- Upon joining the team, candidates should expect a challenging, fast-paced environment that will require the ability to focus on and deliver multiple projects effectively.
What we are looking for
- Post-Graduate in Finance / Chartered Accountant with 0-2 years of work-experience
- Exposure to and work knowledge of Business Intelligence tools (Qlik, Tableau, Power Bi, Alteryx) to create workflows and visualizations
- Computer science background / programming experience a plus
- Experience with large data sets, technology and exposure to Asset Management, Management Consulting, or Investment Banking industries a plus.
Perks and benefits
- Healthy budget
- Learning budget
Skills
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