Corporate Planning & Management - Administrative Assistant - New York

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world. We commit people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Our people are our greatest asset – we say it often and with good reason. It is only with the determination and dedication of our people that we can serve our clients, generate long-term value for our shareholders and contribute to the broader public. We take pride in supporting each colleague both professionally and personally. From collaborative work spaces and ergonomic services to wellbeing and resilience offerings, we offer our people the flexibility and support they need to reach their goals in and outside the office. Divisional Overview

The Corporate Planning & Management (CPM) Division unifies Finance & Planning, Spend Management, Operational Risk and Resilience, and CPM Engineering teams to deliver business planning and analytics, expense management, third party risk management, and governance strategies across the firm.  CPM have 5 operating pillars. 

Finance & Planning supports the execution of the firm’s strategic objectives through the management of the planning process, firmwide reporting and analytics and insights into the firm’s business plans and budgets. They develop consistent framework for revenue division projections creating transparency, accountability and efficiency around projections. This pillar also includes the CF&O, EO and Engineering divisional CFOs, who are strategic finance advisors helping the firm and the non-revenue divisions achieve commercial financial opportunities. 

Product Finance is responsible for the overall governance and proactive management of the firm’s non-compensation expenses. 

Spend Management encompasses the functions responsible for managing all aspects of the firm's spend with third parties - advising commercial agreements and driving operating efficiency. Departments include Strategic Sourcing, Procure to Pay, Integrated Travel and Expense, Infrastructure and Transformation and Sustainable Operations. 

Operational Risk & Resilience drives firmwide Operational Risk programs along with second line teams and implements required changes within CPM. The Corporate Insurance & Advisory team in this pillar identifies, procures, and manages corporate insurance needs for the firm and its investing businesses. 

The CPM Engineering team provides engineering solutions that enable the firm to manage third-party spend, data and automation, plan budgets, forecast financial scenarios, allocate expenses and support corporate decision making in-line with the firm’s strategic objectives.

Role Overview

The administrative assistant role will be based in New York covering senior leaders in the division.

Job responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Provides administrative support in a complex team environment to a senior group or executive.  
• Maintains complex and extremely detailed calendars and prioritizes meeting requests and related logistics. 
• Coordinates complex, senior-level internal/ external meetings and conference calls.  
• Handles a high volume of phones calls and interacts with high level business leaders in a professional and effective manner. 
• Responds and follows up on client requests.  
• Coordinates a high volume of domestic and international travel arrangements and processes expense reports.  
• On-boards new hires, processes new employees, transfers, termination, etc. 
• Prepares and distributes divisional correspondence, memos, letters, reports or other documents as requested.  
• Maintains understanding of firm policies and handles certain issues independently. 
• Manages monthly invoices and arranges for payment as requested. 
• Responsible for participation in general administrative duties (copying, filing, faxing, archiving), ad-hoc projects, committees and or group events.  
• Orders supplies and keeps inventory well-stocked.

Qualifications / Experience / Skills:

• Requires excellent interpersonal and comm