GBM Public, Regulatory Reporting, VP, Frankfurt

ABOUT GLOBAL BANKING & MARKETS

Our core value is building strong relationships with our institutional clients, which include corporations, financial service providers, and fund managers. We help them buy and sell financial products on exchanges around the world, raise funding, and manage risk. This is a dynamic, entrepreneurial team with a passion for the markets, with individuals who thrive in fast-paced, changing environments and are energized by a bustling trading floor.

REGULATORY OPERATIONS

Our team of critical thinkers partners with groups in all areas of the firm to perform financial analytics and reporting as well as data analytics and engineering. Our division also provides critical operations design and handles capital markets operations to ensure business flows smoothly across our global offices. From day one, team members play a vital role in upholding the three Operations principles of client focus, process innovation and risk management.

We are a globally located team that exists to ensure that the firm fulfills a wide range of non-financial regulatory reporting obligations.

Regulatory Operations team is responsible for reporting to external stakeholders in the EMEA region, including the reporting and monitoring of trade, transaction and position information across a wide range of traded financial products and business lines as well as ensuring compliance with Client Assets regulations. The characteristics of the team have to marry the firm’s culture of teamwork and diligence with the nature of regulatory obligations: ever changing with a need for precision and fast turnaround.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

Responsibilities include the following:

• Develop expert knowledge in Regulatory requirements, processes and systems across global jurisdictions
• Investigate, remediate and provide supervisory guidance on issues with regulatory reports and develop control improvements including automation of manual processes
• Provide oversight of the impact assessments done on these reports for new markets, new products, business reorganizations, system changes and new/changed regulations
• 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
• Produce test scripts and co-ordinate / participate in testing activities with Operations and Technology
• Act as a risk manager for the firm through ongoing assessment and awareness of the regulatory environment and the firm’s adherence to its reporting obligations
• Actively participate in industry forums and working groups and partner with Federation group to drive industry discussions
• Work collaboratively across multiple business lines and stakeholder groups, such as Legal, Compliance, Technology and various Business Units in strategic initiatives and issue resolution across the global Regulatory Operations department
• Develop strong working relationships externally with Regulators, self-regulated bodies and vendors, to support various reporting functions
  

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 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

• Experience in an Operations Control Environment,
• Minimum 4 years experience within the field,
• Working knowledge about financial markets, regulatory landscape and associated processes, including the lifecycle of a trade,
• Experience with regulatory reporting, in particular MiFid II reporting or similar reporting obligations, and interaction with regulators / auditors,
• Working experience and Interest in data analysis, process automation, big data or technical process efficiencies / BI tools
• Working knowledge of project management and business analysis,
• German language proficiency

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. Learn more 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. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html