Job Description

OUR IMPACT

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.

The Regulatory Policy team sits as a specialist unit within the Controllers department within the Finance division. Regulatory Controllers are responsible for ensuring that Goldman Sachs EMEA regulated entities maintain adequate capital resources to meet their commitments and to withstand the risks to which the business is subject, e.g. Market Risk, Credit Risk and Operational Risk, and other risks as assessed in our ICAAPs. The Regulatory Policy team analyses and advocates on regulatory developments focusing on UK, EU and other prudential regulations, including Basel, the PRA, and the ECB,


The team also focuses on existing regulatory capital rules providing written interpretations, transaction analysis and updates and advice to stakeholders. The team is also responsible for stress-testing and ICAAPs for EMEA entities. The role will provide you with the opportunity to gain broad exposure to all these areas, the range of activities of Goldman Sachs divisions operating in the region and to build close relationships with these businesses and other key functions such as Risk, Legal and Government Affairs.

YOUR IMPACT

The current vacancy is for an EMEA Associate candidate within the Regulatory Policy team whose role will include current and future policy analysis focusing on a range of prudential topics such as Capital Resources, RWAs, Large Exposures and Leverage Ratio policy issues as well as rules related to stress-testing and ICAAP processes. The individual will assess the regulatory requirements related to these areas and liaise with various teams, such as Controllers, business areas, Risk, Legal, and Government Affairs to ensure appropriate interpretation, governance and implementation of rules and manage the related regulatory change. It will also involve working with the US teams involved in similar policy roles at the GS Group level.

Key responsibilities include:

Interpretation

Provide written interpretations of UK, EU and South Africa rules including new rules and revisions to a suite of policy documents Liaise with wider stakeholders across teams to develop appropriate requirements, processes and solutions Understanding and familiarity of other regulatory developments is encouraged, including liquidity requirements, stress testing, ICAAP and derivatives market regulation (e.g. EMIR and MIFID), although these areas are not the direct responsibility of the team

Advocacy

Analyse new regulatory change from EMEA regulators including revisions to the Capital Requirements Regulation and related requirements from Basel, PRA, Bank of England, European Commission, EBA and ECB Communicate and seek input on regulatory developments to/from internal stakeholders Coordinate impact assessments of new regulatory updates on the firm This role provides an exciting opportunity to participate in an important area of regulatory change and be involved in developing the firm's thinking and approach to implementing these evolving regulatory requirements.

Basic Qualifications / Skills

Educated to degree level Relevant experience within bank, industry or regulatory bodies Knowledge and experience of the banking sector, including a strong understanding of prudential risk and / or capital management processes and procedures

Preferred Qualifications /Skills

Regulatory knowledge - in-depth understanding of the regulatory capital rules would be preferred but not essential, including knowledge of Basel, CRR, and Leverage Ratio. Understanding of Regulatory Reporting, in particular UK & EU, is also desirable Project Management - project management and organisational skills including managing projects, change and stakeholders Effective Communicator - is able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to a broad range of people both across the firm and externally at various levels of seniority. Shares information/new ideas with others Proactive - takes ownership of issues and provides constant high-quality feedback. Takes initiative to improve his/her own performance, works intensely towards extremely challenging goals and persists in the face of obstacles or setbacks Analytical - pays attention to detail, and demonstrates an ability to digest complex technical regulatory papers and extract pertinent issues Team player - is a strong team player, collaborates with others within and across teams, encourages other team members to participate and contribute and acknowledges others' contributions

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

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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.


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Opportunity Overview
CORPORATE TITLE
Associate
OFFICE LOCATION(S)
Greater London, England
DIVISION
Controllers