Controllers-Dallas-Vice President, Financial Accounting-9041141
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Job Duties: Vice President, Financial Accounting with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in Dallas, Texas. Responsible for monitoring and coordinating on fund administrations' monthly closing process, including preparing and booking journal entries relating to daily cash activity, investment activity, currency purchases/exchanges, swap settings, debt payments, fund expenses, investor contributions and distributions, mark-to-market valuations foreign currency adjustments, accruals and other transactions. Review accounts and quarterly accounting and reporting packages, including fund-level net asset values and investor capital statements for private equity investment funds. Review private equity funds' financial information and disclosures in accordance with U.S. GAAP to ensure the integrity of accounting records for accuracy and compliance with accepted accounting policies and principles. Provide critical analysis required to ensure that the internal and external financial information of the private equity fund is accurate. Liaise extensively with other areas of firm, including product controllers, treasury, legal, tax, regulatory, technology, market risk and credit risk on various ad hoc inquiries and/or projects including new products launches, strategic changes to existing workflows, technology enhancements, and other initiatives. Prepare ad hoc reporting requests, management fee analysis, cash flow analysis, and provide assistance with investors' financial reporting related requests. Job Requirements: Master's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Accounting, Finance or a related field and five (5) years of experience in job offered or a related role OR Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Accounting, Finance or a related field and seven (7) years of experience in job offered or a related role. Prior experience must include five (5) years of experience (with a Master's) OR seven (7) years of experience (with a Bachelor's) in each of the following: identifying issues related to internal controls and supplying comprehensive recommendations to management to mitigate risks; investigating fluctuations in both P&L and balance sheet account amounts and reporting periods, including identification and understanding of underlying drivers during analytical reviews; utilizing project management skillset to create and design requirements, track progress, deliver milestones, navigate matrixed group of stakeholders, and ensure successful delivery of strategic change; utilizing data management practices and technology associated with data organization and visualization to maintain data quality and initiate optimization and enhancement of data flows to improve the quality and efficiency of analysis and reporting; and using Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint to create reports and perform analysis using pivot tables, VLOOKUP, charts, filtering, data validation, and other "what if" tools. Prior experience must include three (3) years of experience in the following: participating in internal and external financial audits, including experience with audit testing, control documentation processes, and audit inquiries. Prior experience must include two (2) years of experience in the following: utilizing knowledge of asset and wealth management industry and investment portfolio strategy to produce or review private equity funds' financial information. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2025. All rights reserved. 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. |