Assistant Financial Controller Jobs in Wayne, NJ

Controllers Overview

The mission of Controllers is to ensure that the firm meets the financial control and reporting obligations of a global, regulated and public financial institution.  Controllers provides the critical analysis required while ensuring the internal and external financial information of the firm is accurate. Additionally, Controllers serves an important role in safeguarding the assets of the firm through the independent scrutiny of financial information. Controllers engage regularly with the firm's regulators and auditors and through its strong culture of control and challenge helps to protect the firm from reputational and other risks

Job Summary

As a member of the Regulatory Reporting Controller team, you will play a critical role in analyzing and reporting Goldman Sachs's balance sheet of approximately $2.1 trillion. This team is responsible for the end-to-end preparation, review, and management submission of key external regulatory filings, including the FR Y-9C, Call Report, FFIEC 030, FR Y-9LP, FR Y-12, FR 2644, and FR 2900. This position offers a unique opportunity to manage complex financial disclosures, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, and directly support the firm's regulatory reporting obligations at a global scale.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and review regulatory reports and financial disclosures, including FR Y-9C, Call Report (FFIEC 031), FR Y-9LP, FR Y-12, FR 2644, and FR 2900, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with regulatory requirements
• Participate in various projects focused on implementation of regulatory disclosure, streamlining processes and working with cross-functional teams
• Collaborate extensively with other areas of the firm such as Product Controllers, Financial Reporting, Legal Entity Controllers, Risk and Treasury
• Assist with internal management reporting and analysis on financial results, new guidance, changes to filing templates, interpretive matters and ad hoc inquiries
• Document and perform control procedures such as reconciliations and variance analytics
• Play a central role in driving projects that contribute to the strategic direction for Controllers' applications and workflows 
• Interface and coordinate with project team to define objectives, develop approach, create detailed schedules, provide status updates and prepare deliverables for projects
• Perform in-depth analysis of Controllers' business processes and systems issues to define, propose, and implement strategic technological and procedural workflow improvements 
• Partner with technology to ensure solutions meet all project specifications
• Employ strong written and verbal communication skills to provide frequent project updates to project stakeholder/sponsors and users of all levels
• Undergraduate degree in Accounting and/or Finance
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience; strong accounting background preferred
• Strong analytical / interpersonal skills and a high proficiency with Microsoft software applications
• Must possess strong written/verbal communication and organizational skills
• Teamwork and collaboration-oriented, with the ability to work independently
• Must demonstrate considerable energy, focus, drive, and a sense of urgency 
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, operate within deadlines, and escalate when appropriate

Basic Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting and/or Finance
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience; strong accounting background preferred
• Strong analytical / interpersonal skills and a high proficiency with Microsoft software applications
• Must possess strong written/verbal communication and organizational skills
• Teamwork and collaboration-oriented, with the ability to work independently
• Must demonstrate considerable energy, focus, drive, and a sense of urgency 
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, operate within deadlines, and escalate when appropriate

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA candidate/license 
• Federal Reserve regulatory reporting experience
• Well-versed in US GAAP accounting and SEC reporting standards