CONTROLLERS
Controllers ensure that the firm meets all the financial control and reporting obligations of a global, regulated, and public financial institution. Our professionals measure the profitability of, and risks associated with, every aspect of the firm's business. Controllers also ensure that the firm's activities are conducted in compliance with the regulations governing transactions in the financial markets.
FINANCE AND OUR IMPACT
We're a team of specialists charged with managing the Bank’s, capital, risk, liquidity and providing the overall financial control and reporting functions. Whether assessing the credit risks of the firm’s counterparties, monitoring market risks associated with trading activities, or offering analytical and regulatory compliance support, our work contributes directly to the firm’s success. The division is ideal for collaborative individuals who have strong ethics and attention to detail.
YOUR IMPACT
You will work in the Finance Department of Goldman Sachs Bank AG. You will be primarily responsible for the Swiss Bank’s regulatory compliance and reporting in the areas of Capital and Large Exposure, including regulatory policy interpretations and reports production. You will also carry the overall responsibility of accurate SNB/FINMA statistical reporting and projects in the area of regulatory reporting.
You will be responsible for the core regulatory and statistical reporting functions for the Goldman Sachs entities in Switzerland including:
- Regulatory compliance for the Bank’s key regulatory ratios, including on-going monitoring and reporting
- Calculating, monitoring and reporting the Large Exposures and Risk Diversification
- Calculating, monitoring and reporting the Capital, RWAs and Capital Adequacy ratio per Basel requirements
- Interpretation of existing and upcoming SNB/ FINMA regulatory requirements and implementation of the same
- Oversight of the liquidity and statistical reporting to SNB/FINMA
- Acting as the key regulatory contact for the Bank's existing and new business activities
- Advisory to Business on the definition of lending limits and collateral eligibility criteria, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements
- Liaise with regulators on various regulatory topics and their interpretations
- Manage external and internal regulatory audits
- Participation in local and global regulatory projects (automations, systems developments, new products)
SKILLS
- Bachelor or Master’s degree in Finance/Accounting with 5+ years’ professional experience in Regulatory Reporting within the Banking sector
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Strong organization skills and flexible mindset
- Excellent communication skills and team player
- Fluency in English mandatory
- Fluency in German will be highly desirable
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. 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. : https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html
Please note that our firm has adopted a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for employees who work onsite at any of our U.S. locations to safeguard the health and well-being of all our employees and others who enter our U.S. offices. This role requires the employee to be able to work on-site. As a condition of employment, employees working on-site at any of our U.S. locations are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, and to have either had COVID-19 or received a booster dose if eligible under Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) guidance, unless prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Applicants who wish to request for a medical or religious accommodation, or any other accommodation required under applicable law, can do so later in the process. Please note that accommodations are not guaranteed and are decided on a case by case basis.
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We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.
Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.
Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).
Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.
Benefits at Goldman Sachs
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Opportunity Overview
CORPORATE TITLEAssociate
OFFICE LOCATION(S)Zurich
JOB FUNCTIONRegional Controllers
DIVISIONControllers