Goldman Sachs

OPERATIONS

Operations partners with all areas of Goldman Sachs to deliver our institutional, consumer and asset management businesses and to provide a seamless experience for our clients. We manage and process our clients’ business, including onboarding, post-trade processing and regulatory compliance. Our teams work closely across the firm to develop and deliver new products and services, while mitigating operational risk and enhancing the client experience. We drive process and technology change to scale and automate our businesses. Operations professionals are either embedded in the revenue division that they support, or they support multiple businesses and are part of core Operations.

YOUR IMPACT

You are looking to join a fast-paced, dynamic team that has broad connectivity across the firm for a franchise critical process. You will collaborate with cross-Federation teams and across the globe to manage the firm’s cash payments and receipts each day. You have a strong desire to learn about the firms different businesses and how they support our client and manage business risks, as well as work closely with a network of key banks and internal payments team to ensure smooth execution. 

OUR IMPACT

Treasury Services provide payment processing, liquidity, cash management and bank relationship management services for our institutional, retail, and corporate clients as well as firmwide flows. Treasury Services have regional presence in Salt Lake City, Dallas, New York, London, Warsaw, Bangalore, Singapore, and Tokyo. Our primary objective is to deliver smooth money movements and ensure accurate reconciliation into our firm’s books & records. Our team also works actively in the payment regulation and payment infrastructure space. 

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL 

• Support daily bank account reconciliation for our firm and client cash flows
• Work closely with various business units in Global Markets (Equities, Fixed Income, Currencies, & Commodities), Consumer & Investment Management, and Investment Banking to accurately settle multi-currency cash transactions and resolve exceptions in a timely manner.
• Investigate and resolve exceptions related to cash settlement and payment execution.
• Liaise with a vast network of agent banks to trace payments, resolve queries, exceptions, or issues
• Identify and delivery process improvement initiatives to increase straight-through processing rates and enhance controls.
• Participate in payment systems testing.
• Actively assist to develop an overall payments strategy as the industry evolves alongside our business needs.
• Participate in internal audits and quality assurance testing

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 1-3 years of professional and relevant payments experience
• Technical knowledge in payments landscape (ACH, Fedwire, SWIFT) and general cash management and reconciliation is expected
• Proficient in MS Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint
• Prior work experience in an evolving industry change is a plus
• Prior work experience in risk management
• BA/BS degree

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Candidate must be proactive, enthusiastic and team-oriented
• Ability to remain composed under pressure
• Ability to prioritize and make decisions in a fast-paced environment
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong client service orientation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Adapt to new changes and new challenges
• Strong analytical skills
• Well-developed organizational skills