Controllers, Derivatives External Reporting Controller, Vice President, Jersey

Controllers Overview

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. 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 firm's regulators and auditors and through its strong culture of control and challenge helps to protect the firm from reputational and other risks.

As Derivatives Product Line Controller within Goldman Sachs, you will specialize in derivatives products and oversee the entire process of report production for external filings. Your responsibilities will encompass managing data from various sources to its final use for reporting while ensuring stringent controls and reviews are in place and properly executed.

The opportunity is within the Regulatory Reporting Controllers Derivatives Reporting team.

• Manage end-to-end accountability of external reporting derivatives related regulatory and US GAAP disclosure preparation, including SEC 10Q/K, FR Y-9C, Bank Call Report, FR Y-15, FR 2510, etc.
• Assess impact of changes to external reporting, including adoption of new technology
• Provide guidance and oversight of controls and analytics
• Lead strategic transformation of workflows
• Partner with stakeholders across the firm on strategic business initiatives, new product requests, and automation/workflow enhancements
• Drive new process implementation, control framework enhancements, and new disclosure requirements
• Liaise with Goldman's regulators on quarterly results, new guidance, changes to reporting and interpretive matters

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting and/or Finance
• 10+ years of working experience in accounting at a large banking organization
• Strong analytical / interpersonal skills and a high proficiency with Microsoft software applications
• Must possess strong written/verbal communication and organizational skills
• 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 elevate when appropriate
• Well-versed in US GAAP accounting and SEC reporting standards
• SEC / Federal Reserve regulatory reporting experience a plus

The expected base salary for this Jersey City, United States based position is $100,000-$250,000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.

Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here.