Global Banking and Markets, Credit Operations, Franchise Sales & Trading Services – FICC, Analyst

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

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ABOUT OUR ROLES

Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted division that partners with all parts of the firm to deliver banking, sales and trading, and asset management capabilities to clients around the world. In addition, Operations provides essential risk management and control to preserve and enhance the firm’s assets and its reputation. For every trade agreed, every new product launched, or market entered, every transaction completed, it is Operations that develops the processes and controls that make business flow.

Within Global Market Operations, the Credit Sales & Trading Services team provides risk management by facilitating the intraday processing and exception management of trade breaks both internally and externally for CDS products. Various operational reconciliations are performed on trade date and post trade date to ensure successful trade flow and books and records balancing. The team also executes various projects aimed at balance sheet optimization and gaining operational efficiency.

The team works closely with team members across regional and global offices to facilitate the above functions. The team supports a cross section of products ranging from highly complex structured transactions to more vanilla trades. Individuals are required to develop a strong product, industry, and technical knowledge to facilitate the transaction flow and to anticipate and avoid potential trade problems. This position requires a high degree of communication with traders and salespeople in a fast-paced setting and ongoing interaction with other Operations teams, Compliance, Credit, and Technology to resolve issues arising from trade execution, client queries, and new business. In addition, we are looking for a strong candidate that can help to drive workflow improvement across the organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

1. Work with Client, Sales/Trading desks and other stakeholders to resolve any open questions/issues.
2. Monitor and control operational risk throughout the trade processing life cycle on Structured and Flow Credit derivatives post trade execution.
3. Become a subject matter expert to mitigate risk and drive efficiencies.
4. Manage real-time trade booking exceptions internally between the trading desk and sales force.
5. Collaborate with our technology and business partners to enhance systems and workflows.
6. Engage in various industry and regulatory initiatives in a constantly changing environment.
7. Ensure that processes are continually reviewed and improved, risk is managed, and results are achieved that meet expectations for timeliness, quality and cost effectiveness within the Department.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Basic Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
2. Proactive, enthusiastic, and creative approach with very high attention to detail.
3. Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
4. Highly collaborative and team-focused with ability to interact effectively with a wide range of individuals.
5. Effective problem solving and critical thinking skills along with the ability to use discretion and good judgment.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Understanding of Credit Derivatives, Total-Return Swaps and Credit-linked exotics, including the current regulatory environment is beneficial.
2. Candidate must be proactive, enthusiastic and team oriented.
3. Ability to remain composed under pressure.
4. Minimum of 1-2 years of work experience in Finance or related field.
5. Competency with MS Suite, especially Excel, and the ability to learn multiple programs quickly.

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