Asset & Wealth Management Operations-New York-Associate-Trade Management

At Goldman Sachs, we connect people, capital and ideas to help solve problems for our clients. We are a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. For us, it's all about bringing together people who are curious, collaborative and have the drive to make things possible for our clients and communities.

Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted area that partners with all areas of the firm to deliver banking, sales and trading and asset management capabilities to clients around the world. Alongside this vital service delivery role, Operations provides essential risk management and control, preserving and enhancing the firm's assets and its reputation.

Operations span all product lines and markets, serving as internal business partners who develop the processes and controls, and help to specify the systems that deliver accuracy, timeliness and integrity to our business.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management is the investment management arm of the firm. AWM Operations provides service delivery and risk management in order to create a rigorous control environment for the investment management process. It consists of three broad functional areas, Trade Management, Portfolio Data & Control, and Client Management.

The Trade Management team has primary responsibility of mitigating risk for all aspects of trade flow, settlement risk management, collateral management and counterparty liaison. The group has extensive interaction with the trading desks, technology, brokers and clients to ensure effective oversight for existing business and also to shape and implement solutions for new products, strategies and systems.

Specifically, the role involves:

* Supporting traders and portfolio managers across various asset management businesses.

* Trade and payment confirmation / instruction.

* Monitor daily reconciliations between various trading systems.

* Interface with the Trading and brokers to resolve day to day issues and ensure efficient settlement of trading activity.

* Problem solving capability for complex trade flow, accounting issues and trade discrepancies.

* Process analysis to improve control, scalability, and efficiency.

* Providing project management leadership and/or support for new and existing products, with an emphasis on co-operation with Information Technology for the development and enhancement of processes and systems.

* Building relationships with outside financial institutions (brokers, custodians, prime broker and fund administrator) to improve quality and productivity of work, integrating best practices as appropriate.

* Providing regular and ad hoc management information on STP rates, risks, and volumes.

* Proactively identifying opportunities and enhancements to improve functions.

* Maintain team procedures and provide regular management reporting to senior Operations managers and the business.

Basic Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree.

* At least 3-4 years of professional experience with financial products, knowledge in one, or more, derivative/core products with an interest to expand into other areas.

Preferred Qualifications

* Preference of at least 3-year asset management or middle office experience (experience or solid understanding of MBS confirmations/settlements or related trade support functions preferred).

* Understanding of industry agenda & platforms (e.g. DTC, SWIFT, FED, TradeWeb) is a plus.

* Fail trade/payment investigation experiences preferred.

* Experience in broker and/or client facing activities.

* Capability to prioritize and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

* Proactive, self motivated individual with high levels of ownership, and driven to achieve.

* Demonstrates ability to independently troubleshoot and resolve most common problems that arise.

* Demonstrates ability to apply re-engineering methodologies to processes and execute solutions.

* Demonstrate ability to identify inter-relationships and understand the broad impacts of work and projects across the organization.

* Possesses excellent communication skills and attention to detail.

* Strong interest in Operations and asset management trade support and/or middle office.

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.

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