Internal Audit, Executive Reporting and Analysis, Vice President, Salt Lake City

YOUR IMPACT

As the third line of defense, Internal Audit (IA)'s mission is to independently assess the firm's internal control structure, including the firm's governance processes and controls, risk management and capital and anti-financial crime frameworks, raise awareness of control risk and monitor the implementation of management's control measures. In doing so, Internal Audit:

• Communicates and reports on the effectiveness of the firm's governance, risk management and controls that mitigate current and evolving risk
• Raises awareness of control risk
• Assesses the firm's control culture and conduct risks
• Monitors management's implementation of control measures

Goldman Sachs Internal Audit comprises individuals from diverse backgrounds including chartered accountants, developers, risk management professionals, cybersecurity professionals, and data scientists. We are organized into global teams comprising business and technology auditors to cover all the firm's businesses and functions, including securities, investment banking, consumer and investment management, risk management, finance, cyber-security and technology risk, and engineering.

EXECUTIVE REPORTING & ANALYSIS

As part of the Goldman Sachs IA Executive Reporting & Analysis team, you will be supporting IA leadership in reporting the audit results and themes to the Audit Committee, the Board and various corporate governance bodies. In addition, you may be supporting IA leadership in preparing required information to address regulatory inquiries and requests.

WHO WE LOOK FOR

IA Executive Reporting & Analysis team is responsible for preparing the Audit Committee materials as well as providing key operational metrics and data analysis for the Audit Executive, Global Reporting, and Global Leadership Teams. IA Executive Reporting & Analysis team members demonstrate creativity, attention to detail and proficiency in handling data. We look for individuals who have innovative and creative mindsets to adopt analytical techniques to analyze data to derive themes, as well as present messages in an impactful manner. Individuals will need to be able to build relationships, demonstrate teamwork and evolve and thrive in a fast-paced global environment.

You are supporting IA leadership to meet the internal audit standards and regulatory requirements to report to Senior Management, the Audit Committee and the Board on matters such as the internal audit activities, significant risk exposures and control issues, and other matters needed or requested by them to fulfill their oversight responsibilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The candidate should possess strong analytical skills, through work with significant datasets and deriving supporting conclusions for presentation to management. The candidate should be

self-driven, demonstrate leadership qualities, and have a proven track record of driving projects or initiatives to successful and timely completion. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required to support the level and frequency of interaction required with senior leadership.

Key responsibilities:

• Generate reports to the Board, Audit Committee and firmwide committees, including:
  
  
  
  • Project management of Audit Committee reporting cycles (e.g., IA annual planning, IA annual assessment, IA annual Opinion on the firm's control environment, quarterly IA results, etc.)
  • Data consolidation and analysis
  • Construction of Board and Audit Committee materials, including write-ups
  
  
• Extract data from multiple proprietary sources to produce weekly and monthly metrics for management reporting on plan delivery, finding remediation and finding closure for the IA division
• Prepare quarterly metrics and annual assessment presentations for Audit Committee including internal and external reporting
• Produce ad-hoc analytic and metrics requests related to IA planning, findings and validations
• Perform data analysis, interpretation and development of automated and innovative visualization solutions
• Participate in assessment of governance, processes and procedures to enhance efficiencies
• Identify trends, variances and opportunities for process improvements, resulting in actionable tasks, recommendations for IA teams and escalation to senior leadership
• Implement and execute strategic initiatives, including but not limited to, requirements gathering and documentation, project plan creation and maintenance, divisional trainings, and communication
• Build strong partnerships across IA with internal auditors, business unit managers, and administrators
• Supervise and train associates and analysts on IA reporting procedures

SKILLS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

• 6+ years of experience at a consulting firm or financial institution is preferred
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Team-oriented with a demonstrated sense of ownership and accountability for work product, including experience taking a lead in a team initiative
• Financial reporting experience is a plus
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Prior project management experience (e.g., track progress, manage timelines, and adjust priorities as project scopes evolve) is a must
• Prior experience managing or leading a small team is a plus
• Experience with overview of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), as well as business intelligence tools such as Tableau is a plus
• Agile tools such as JIRA is 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. 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

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