Controllers- Non-Financial Regulatory Position Reporting, Senior Analyst- Birmingham

Controllers ensure that the firm meets all the financial control and reporting obligations of a global, regulated, and public financial institution. 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.

YOUR IMPACT

We’re looking for a professional individual who wants to apply their financial market knowledge and develop their understanding of regulatory reform at the heart of the financial markets. With the continued high rate of change in the regulatory reporting space, Regulatory Position Reporting professionals have the platform to significantly impact their environment and the wider business. Our team is seeking a professional who will collaborate with multiple stakeholders to ensure firm’s compliance across obligations and to improve the reporting processes.

OUR IMPACT

REGULATORY POSITION REPORTING

Regulatory Position Reporting is a global team that ensures that the firm is compliant with a wide range of non-financial regulatory reporting obligations. We partner with groups across the firm and industry to accurately represent firm and client order, execution and position information to regulators across a wide range of traded financial products and businesses. Our team prides itself on best-in class operational design and delivery of high quality controls to manage regulatory risk. From day one, team members play a vital role in upholding the three core principles of client focus, process innovation and risk management.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

Responsibilities include the following:

Develop extensive subject matter expertise in major European regulations (e.g., ESMA Short Sell Reporting, EMEA Major Shareholder, London Takeover Panel, MiFID).

Execute key risk and control processes to ensure compliance with non-financial regulatory reporting obligations, including monitoring and adherence to intra-day and weekly deadlines.

Develop strong relationships with stakeholders in the Business, Engineering, Compliance, and Legal to support reporting functions.

Consult on business and functional projects to facilitate compliant commercial activity.

Delve into complex system infrastructure to understand the impact of data flows and booking models on reporting quality.

Leverage data analytical, automation, and AI-driven tools to detect anomalies in reporting data, mitigate risks, and streamline workflows.

Identify, design, and drive the implementation of process improvements and solutions to deliver best-in-class system and control frameworks.

Train and motivate colleagues to achieve personal and departmental business, innovation, and risk targets.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree with experience in financial services.

Strong analytical skills with an ability to understand complex workflows paired with meticulous attention to detail.

Must have strong communication skills to clearly articulate issues and ideas, and provide timely escalation.

Good interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with key stakeholders.

Self-motivated team player who has strong organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities within tight deadlines.

Understanding of financial markets, the regulatory landscape, and associated processes.

Understanding of financial, operational, and reputational risk.

A proactive mindset toward process improvement, with an openness to learning and adopting AI tools (e.g., Copilot, AI assistants) and automation to optimize daily workflows.

Understanding of financial products, e.g., equities, exchange-traded derivatives, OTC derivatives is an advantage.

Working knowledge of project management and business analysis is an advantage.

Interest in data analysis, process automation, big data, or non-technical process efficiencies is an advantage.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience with regulatory reporting and monitoring, e.g., ESMA Short Sell Reporting, EMEA Major Shareholder, London Takeover Panel, MIFID

Working knowledge of trade lifecycle

Working knowledge of tradable financial products, e.g. equities, exchange traded derivatives, OTC derivatives

Working knowledge of financial, operational, reputational risk

Experience with Excel, Tableau, Alteryx, and exposure to AI-assisted productivity or automation tools.

Regulatory rule review and interpretation experience would be a plus.

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.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. : https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

Please note that our firm has adopted a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for employees who work onsite at any of our U.S. locations to safeguard the health and well-being of all our employees and others who enter our U.S. offices. This role requires the employee to be able to work on-site. As a condition of employment, employees working on-site at any of our U.S. locations are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, and to have either had COVID-19 or received a booster dose if eligible under Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) guidance, unless prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Applicants who wish to request for a medical or religious accommodation, or any other accommodation required under applicable law, can do so later in the process. Please note that accommodations are not guaranteed and are decided on a case by case basis.

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We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits

Healthcare & Medical Insurance

We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.

Holiday & Vacation Policies

We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.

Financial Wellness & Retirement

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

Health Services

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.

Fitness

To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).

Child Care & Family Care

We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

Benefits at Goldman Sachs about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.

Opportunity Overview

CORPORATE TITLEAnalyst

OFFICE LOCATION(S)Birmingham

JOB FUNCTIONRegulatory Reporting - Portfolio Level

DIVISIONControllers