Controllers, Investment Accounting, Associate, Dallas

We’re looking for a bright, driven professional to join our Controllers team in Dallas, who is keen to use and develop their technical accounting skills to provide high quality reporting and analysis of our entities’ assets and profitability in a challenging and varied environment.   

Controllers Division – Our Impact

Controllers are a diverse team of specialists charged with ensuring the firm meets all the financial control and reporting obligations of a global, regulated and public financial institution. In the Controllers Division, 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. 

As contact with virtually every part of the firm is essential to Controllers, professionals in the division have the opportunity to experience Goldman Sachs businesses, products and sophisticated information technology systems on a daily basis. If you are keen to develop an in-depth understanding of financial services, Controllers is a great place to further your career.  

The division is ideal for collaborative individuals who enjoy working in a strong team-oriented culture and are motivated by opportunities for challenging stretch assignments.  You will receive continuous training, both formal and informal, to ensure your ongoing professional development and have exposure to, and support from, senior members of our team from the outset.

Investment Accounting Department – Your Impact

As an Investment Accounting Controller you will take complete ownership of the financial reporting and monitoring for a range of legal entities and investment entities.  You will develop an in-depth understanding of these entities, including their business strategies, products and accompanying technical accounting and disclosure requirements.

Whether Investment Accounting Controllers are ensuring the integrity of our entities’ financial information, facilitating the firm’s consolidation, or offering analytical and regulatory support, our work will contribute directly to the firm’s success.

Job duties include full-cycle accounting and reporting of real estate investment entities and other investing and lending entities owned or managed by the firm. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform full-cycle, entity-level accounting in accordance with US GAAP, including:
  • review and analyze asset-level activity and financial statements
  • prepare and post accounting entries and monthly activity uploads
  • execute monthly close procedures and exception analyses 
  • prepare and analyze US GAAP financial statements and review packages
• Understand inputs, outputs and data flows for Investment Accounting and Firm systems such as Yardi, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and others 
• Ensure compliance with internal and external reporting requirements through coordination with other departments such as financial and regulatory reporting controllers, fund accounting, corporate treasury/operations, and external auditors. 
• Prepare and contribute to annual audited financial statements under US GAAP, coordinating audit requests with external auditors
• Facilitate quarterly consolidated reporting of the Goldman Sachs Group with regular interaction with Financial Reporting Controllers.
• Facilitate quarterly close and reporting for investment funds as well as the accompanying management, regulatory and client reporting that varies by fund
• Understand macro and micro business plans and keep up-to-speed with business developments and their impact to be able to communicate them effectively to team members
• Provide business insights around transaction and capital planning, cash forecasting, entity formation and dissolution, lender draw requests, insurance claim administration, and other ad hoc requests 
• Coordinate with federal, local and foreign tax teams on tax issues, submission of returns, accounting for income taxes and non-income-based taxes.
• Proactively identify improvements to manual processes and automate workflows leading to higher value-added work
• Involvement in a broad range of department–wide projects and initiatives as well as cross-departmental initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong analytical, time management and interpersonal communication skills 
• Proficiency in US GAAP, accounting processes, controls and systems
• Undergraduate degree in accounting or finance
• 4+ years relevant work experience
• Familiarity with information systems and data management concepts 
• Preferred but not required:
  • CPA or CPA candidate
  • Experience in Yardi or Pe