Financial Controller

1 day ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Goldman Sachs Full time

About the Role

The Goldman Sachs Group is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. We are committed to growing our distinctive Culture and upholding our core values which always place our client's interests first.

Job Summary

We are seeking a bright, driven professional to join our Legal Entity Controllers team as a Legal Entity Financial Manager. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for safeguarding the firm's assets and monitoring the firm's liquidity, capital and risk.

Key Responsibilities

  • Preparation, analysis and presentation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting to senior management, directors, and other key stakeholders.
  • Preparation and analysis of financial statements, including resolving complex technical accounting issues and disclosure requirements, and liaising with external auditors and regulatory agencies.
  • Becoming subject matter expert for inflows and outflows impacting the Goldman Sachs International Bank South Africa Branch, developing an ability to understand the implications of business and market developments on the profitability of the Branch.
  • Leading and facilitating periodic reporting to local authorities such as the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), ensuring regular interaction with multiple teams across the firm and across the globe.
  • Facilitating the quarterly consolidated reporting of the Goldman Sachs Group and Goldman Sachs International Bank with regular interaction with Finance teams in New York and London.
  • Coordination with multiple teams across the firm - and across the globe - including Product Control, Corporate Treasury, Legal, Compliance, Tax and Transfer Pricing, in a collaborative and problem-solving capacity.
  • Proactively seeking opportunities to improve our workflows, technology, and integrity of reporting information.
  • Developing and evolving the reporting framework in place to ensure adequate capital and financial management oversight as well as reporting in line with the SARB guidelines and other Regulatory requirements.
  • Attendance and participation in various working groups and forums to ensure adequate oversight from a legal entity control perspective.
  • Leveraging understanding of the business and stakeholder expectations to develop metrics and dashboards for distribution, while ensuring appropriate and timely escalation of issues.
  • Involvement in a broad range of cross-divisional projects and initiatives.

Requirements

  • Recently qualified accountant (0-2 yrs)
  • CA (SA) or equivalent
  • Able to demonstrate technical accounting knowledge in your current area of expertise
  • Experience in preparation of audited financial statements under IFRS an advantage
  • A track record of improving processes and adding value to clients/stakeholders

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. 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.



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