Compliance, Financial Crime Compliance - Risk Assessment and Controls, Associate, Birmingham

Goldman Sachs Bank AG; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

Compliance, Financial Crime Compliance - Risk Assessment and Controls, Associate, Birmingham location_on Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Our division prevents, detects and mitigates compliance, regulatory and reputational risk across the firm and helps to strengthen the firm’s culture of compliance. Compliance accomplishes these objectives through the firm’s enterprise-wide compliance risk management program. As an independent control function and part of the firm’s second line of defense, Compliance assesses the firm’s compliance, regulatory and reputational risk; monitors for compliance with new or amended laws, rules and regulations; designs and implements controls, policies, procedures and training; conducts independent testing; investigates, surveils and monitors for compliance risks and breaches; and leads the firm’s responses to regulatory examinations, audits and inquiries. You'll be part of a team with members from a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds, such as law, accounting, sales, and trading. We look for those who possess sound judgment, curiosity, and are able to adapt to a changing regulatory landscape.

FINANCIAL CRIME COMPLIANCE (FCC)

Within Global Compliance, FCC coordinates Goldman Sachs’ enterprise-wide anti-money laundering (BSA/AML), sanctions, anti-bribery compliance, and forensics surveillance efforts. The FCC team, which is comprised of professionals with extensive law enforcement, regulatory, legal, compliance, forensic consulting, operations, and business experience, administers an array of surveillances, due diligence and other control processes designed to identify potential money laundering, terrorist financing, bribery, securities fraud, and other violations of the law.

WHO WE ARE

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. The firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other major financial centers around the world.

At Goldman Sachs, our culture is one of teamwork, innovation and meritocracy. We often say our people are our greatest asset and we take pride in supporting each colleague both professionally and personally. From collaborative work spaces and ergonomic services to wellbeing and resilience offerings, we offer our Compliance professionals the flexibility and support they need to reach their goals in and outside of the office.

Job Summary & Responsibilities

FCC’s Risk Assessment and Controls team is seeking an associate professional, ideally with prior banking/financial industry experience. The associate will support the design, execution and oversight of the FCC global risk assessment program, coordinating with stakeholders across the firm to gather and analyse data, and to prepare related materials. The associate will also serve in an advisory capacity to other groups within FCC, coordinating controls-related activities.

The ideal candidate would have strong analytical, communication and writing skills, and the ability to collaborate with others and manage projects and processes, as well as to prioritize and balance a heavy workload. In this role, the associate would be expected to quickly gain an understanding of the firm's businesses in conjunction with the rules and regulations under which the firm operates.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong academic record with Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required
• Prior investment banking/financial services industry experience and knowledge of securities industry and products
• Prior compliance experience and a technical understanding of applicable AML, sanctions and bribery and corruption regulations
• Experience of using data analytics tools and knowledge of structured query language preferred
• Ability to work both independently and in team-oriented workflows
• Ability to manage expectations of key stakeholders
• Strong analytical and risk assessment skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritize workflows and ensure deadlines are met
• Ability to forge strong relationships with colleagues and clients
• Proactive, self-motivated, detail-oriented and well-organized
• Compliance or legal-related experience in financial services preferred

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.