Asset & Wealth Management, Platform Management, Associate - Salt Lake City

Asset & Wealth Management

A career with Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management is an opportunity to help clients across the globe realize their potential, while you discover your own. As part of one of the world's leading asset managers with over $2 trillion in assets under supervision, you can expect to participate in exciting investment opportunities while collaborating with talented colleagues from all asset classes and regions, and building meaningful relationships with your clients. Working in a culture that values integrity and transparency, you will be part of a diverse team that is passionate about our craft, our clients, and building sustainable success. Bringing together traditional and alternative investments, Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management provides clients around the world with a dedicated partnership and focus on long-term performance. As primary investment area within Goldman Sachs, we provide investment and advisory services for pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, financial advisors and individuals.

JOB DUTIES:

• Valuation Support:
  
  
  
  • Assist with the valuation of private equity and hedge fund firms.
  • Coordinate valuation processes and communications with multiple key internal and external stakeholders
  • Provide data to third-party vendors for valuations and review their methodologies to ensure accuracy and compliance.
  • Support audit reviews by external and internal auditors, preparing supporting documentation and addressing valuation-related inquiries.
  
  
• Participate in activities related to portfolio launches, restructuring and rebalances.
• Monitor Asset Backed Loan workflows and optimize cash to enhance fund performance.
• Data Analysis and Reporting
  
  
  
  • Gather and analyze operating metrics of investment portfolios for analytics, reporting, and valuation purposes.
  • Interact with management and finance teams of portfolio companies to track financial results, key performance indicators, forecasts, and operational matters.
  • Prepare analyses for client reporting, review draft reports, and contribute to presentations for stakeholders.
  
  
• Deliver scale and enhanced fund performance through execution of self-identified and "continuous improvement" initiatives.
• Evaluate new business transactions for valuation implications in conjunction.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting for client materials and management, including but not limited to analysis of fund and investment performance drivers.
• Assist in responding to compliance and regulatory enquiries.
• Act as a point person in testing new system applications as the platform scales

MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS/DEGREE AND FIELD:

Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent)

MINIMUM YEARS EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Three (3) years of experience in the job offered or in a related role.

SPECIAL SKILLS AND/OR LICENSES REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE JOB:

Prior experience must include three (3) years in the following:

• Using advanced Excel, including valuation and DCF modeling, to manage thousands of data inputs to conduct data-driven analysis in order to create financial models and recommendations.
• Project Management skillset to create design requirements, track progress, deliver milestones, navigate matrixed group of stakeholders, and ensure successful delivery of strategic change.
• Financial acumen to prepare cash flows and performance metrics that impact Investor returns and product performance.
• Apply knowledge of Risk Management framework and associated controls to assess risk of financial products and recommend action such as adjusting risk reserve, altering risk profile & projection, and raising red flags.
• Utilizing knowledge of Data Management practices and Technology associated with data organization and visualization to maintain data quality and initiate optimization/enhancement of data flows to improve the quality and efficiency of analysis and reporting.
• Ability to communication updates impactfully with senior colleagues and Investment team professionals.

License required? No

Travel required? No

Benefits

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.

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit 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.

We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

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