YOUR IMPACT We're looking for a professional individual who wants to apply their financial market knowledge in the evolving regulatory and controls environment under which Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE (GSBE) operates. With the continued high rate of change in the regulatory space, Operations professionals have the platform to significantly impact their environment and the wider business. Our team is seeking a professional who is looking to collaborate with multiple stakeholders to improve GSBE's governance and outsourcing framework and play an important role in regulatory and audit related activities. If you have a robust background in regulatory, risk, controls and governance acquired through initial experience in the financial services industry, this presents a fantastic opportunity to advance your career with a leading global bank in the industry. OUR IMPACT Operations division is a dynamic, multi-faceted organization that partners with all parts of the firm to provide banking, securities, and asset management services to clients around the world. In addition, Operations provides essential risk management and controls to preserve and enhance the firm's assets and its reputation. For every new product launched and every trade executed, it is Operations that develops and manages the processes and controls that enable business flow. The Operations Outsourcing, Governance and Audit Management team in Frankfurt plays a key role in the oversight of GSBE's outsourced activities and implementation of relevant controls and processes across the legal entity governance. Specific to this role, the team partners with all relevant Operations stakeholders locally and globally to ensure appropriate oversight of related regulatory requirements as well as the division's frameworks and internal governance from a legal entity perspective. Our team is responsible for the coordination of regulatory & statutory audits as well as audit finding remediation management. We support Operations management to prioritize business and information needs, strengthen Operations integration with key stakeholders to improve processes, controls and service provided to and from GSBE. Finally, we manage and oversee key projects impacting GSBE Operations horizontal. HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL
Governance & Outsourcing Oversight:
Support the Management and enhancement of Operations Governance Framework incl. preparation of KPI/KRI for outsourced activities, GSBE Ops governance meetings, RCSA sign-off, periodic SLA related reviews and other inquiries.
Investigate, remediate, and provide supervisory guidance on issues and develop control improvements including automation of manual processes.
Strengthen Ops integration with key stakeholders to improve processes, controls and service provided to and from GSBE contribute to risk profile assessments by highlighting risk issues and trends to senior divisional managers.
Supporting Ops management to prioritize business and information needs (ad-hoc inquiries, new product memo analysis, committee work)
Audit Management: Operations horizontal coordination for regulatory & statutory audits as well as audit finding remediation management.
Change Management: supporting and oversight of projects impacting GSBE Ops horizontal. Define and provide supervisory oversight for comprehensive project documentation in support of strategic initiatives and change management including business/functional requirement documents, process flow diagrams and comprehensive data analysis.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Strong analytical skills with an ability to understand complex workflows paired with meticulous attention to detail,
Strong communication skills to clearly articulate issues and ideas and provide timely escalation - able to present with impact and influence, confidence to interact with auditors and regulators,
Good interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with key stakeholders within and outside of Operations,
Good influencing skills to work with the Operations team in challenging the status quo and continuously enhancing the control environment required,
Self-motivated and proactive team player, who takes ownership and accountability of projects, has hands-on approach and strong organizational skills as well as the ability to effectively manage competing priorities within deadlines,
Flexible and able to work well under pressure in a team environment,
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications,
Active interest in understanding and learning about the global financial markets.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree or higher
Min. 2 years of related experience in a control environment, risk, oversight Role or Audit Management role.
Ability to interact with internal experts and various global stakeholders comfortably and effectively.
Initial experience in interaction with regulators / auditors
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple assignments concurrently.
Working experience and interest in data analysis, process automation, big data or technical process efficiencies / BI tools is a plus.
Working knowledge of project management and business analysis
German language proficiency is a plus.
ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
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