Controllers - Dallas - Associate, Financial Accounting

Responsibilities

• Review quarterly and monthly valuations and accounting packages for private‑equity funds, including net asset values, financial statements, and investor capital statements.
• Conduct year‑end financial statement reviews and related activities.
• Reconcile, review and report general‑ledger accounts, balance sheets, profit & loss statements, and capital expenditures for external stakeholders.
• Provide critical analysis to ensure the accuracy of the firm’s internal and external financial information.
• Engage with external auditors and tax consultants to reduce reputational and regulatory risks.
• Prepare and review monthly and ad‑hoc reporting requests such as management‑fee analysis, cash‑flow analysis, financial and regulatory reporting.
• Coordinate with other departments – product, funding, treasury, legal, tax, regulatory, market and credit risk, and fund administrators – on ad‑hoc inquiries and new product or workflow changes.
• Support asset safeguards by independently scrutinizing financial information and ensuring compliance with firm policies and global market regulations.
• Assist in preparing standalone entity financial statements and disclosures in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Perform and review ad‑hoc analyses on financial and non‑financial attributes of private‑equity funds for internal and external reporting.
• Maintain the integrity of accounting records to meet accepted accounting policies and principles.

• Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• At least three (3) years of experience in financial accounting, mandatory knowledge of internal control issues, audit procedures, and compulsory understanding of internal/external audit processes.
• Must be comfortable identifying internal‑control issues and recommending mitigations.
• Experience participating in internal and external financial audits with familiarity of audit trail, testing, documentation, and inquiries.
• Must understand U.S. GAAP and be able to produce or review financial information for consolidated statements.
• Proficiency in Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, charts, filtering, data validation, and other analysis tools.
• Must independently review general‑ledger and journal entries, analyze and reconcile accounts, and investigate fluctuations in P&L and balance‑sheet amounts.
• Must identify and understand drivers during analytical reviews.

Goldman Sachs is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.