Asset & Wealth Management - Salt Lake City - Associate, Confirmations- 9707172
Goldman Sachs · Salt Lake City, UT · 3 wk ago
FinanceFull-time
Job Duties
- Coincide and oversee tasks across a multidisciplinary team to ensure all operational trade-related events are received and systems are prepared prior to account trading activities.
- Support trading desks, including ad-hoc inquiries and ongoing business initiatives.
- Examine account-level metrics, investigate, escalate, and rectify discrepancies on cash/position reconciliations, daily corporate actions, NAV reconciliations, failed trades, and standard/non-standard reporting deliverables, as outlined by operating standards.
- Proactively examine indicators of operational issues to resolve these issues before client impact.
- Comprehensive ownership and comprehension of client trading accounts by coordinating client issues across all operations teams and business partners.
- Analyze scalability of workflow cost drivers and trends to assist in process improvements, budgeting, and cost allocation to various revenue-producing desks.
- Liaise with clients' appointed counterparts, such as custodians, ALERT, and prime brokers, to facilitate connectivity, establish operational flows, and address service requests and inquiries.
- Interpret and determine client requirements and service standards from legal documentation and business requirements, supporting all account events.
- Coordinate controls and approvals both internally and externally.
- Navigate evolving financial regulatory landscapes and contribute to the development of technological solutions to build appropriate architectures.
- Apply process reengineering methodologies in executing strategies and tactical solutions.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Business Analytics, Information Systems, Management, Finance, Economics, or a related field with two (2) years of experience in the job offered or a related role.
- Prior employment must include two (2) years of experience with:
- Data analytics tools, including Alteryx, to enhance reporting used to create transparency and set correct risk appetite;
- Advanced Microsoft Excel, including analyzing and quantifying exception data used in driving process improvements and reducing manual touchpoints;
- Working with Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and keeping them under allowable thresholds;
- Working with the entire trade booking lifecycle including Pre-Trade, Trade Execution, Trade Clearing, Trade Settlement, and the final stage of Position and Risk Management.