Product Control Valuation Oversight Analyst

Summary

• Organization: Goldman Sachs
• Team Name: AWM Public Product Control - Valuation Oversight
• Job Title: Product Control Valuation Oversight Analyst
• Location: Salt Lake City, UT (Local candidates who are within commutable distance are preferred)

Employment Terms:

• This role is a 8-9 week internship with the opportunity to transition to full-time
• Internship and full-time employment are both fully in-office
• Hours: 8:00am-4:00pm
• Overtime: Additional hours may be required
• Target Start Date: June 2025
• Estimated Salary: $60,000/year
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for sponsorship now or in the future

Essential Tasks - In this job, you will:

• Perform Transaction Analysis on all Fixed Income Trades in Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) Public Funds to monitor the quality of the pricing vendors and ensure that third party pricing vendors are in line with the market
• Review all fixed income security transactions (i.e. buys and sells on bonds) in the Goldman Sachs fixed income funds on a weekly basis
• Compare prices on the official books and records at the fund administrator versus the transaction price
• Investigate any security level differences which break the tolerance levels
• Follow a data-intensive process to source inputs from multiple systems and compile into a specific format
• Review automated calculations to ensure accuracy and generate summary statistics and management reporting from the data

General Skills and Abilities - In this job you will demonstrate:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• The ability to work in a team environment
• The ability to take initiative and work efficiently
• An interest in valuation and finance or accounting

Digital/Technical Skills - In this job you will demonstrate:

• Intermediate data management skills (such as transferring information, using formulas such as VLOOKUP, and creating charts/graphs and pivot tables) using Microsoft Excel

Education/Knowledge - In this job you need to have: 

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline
  • A degree in Accounting or Finance is nice to have but not required
• CPA, CFA or other relevant industry certification is nice to have but not required

Social Interaction - The following types of communication and interaction are required to perform the job successfully: 

• Oral communication: Hourly
• Email communication: Hourly
• Instant messaging: Hourly
• Telephone communication: Daily
• Video communication: Hourly (Camera is preferred when presenting)
• Interacting with supervisors: Daily
• Interacting with peers: Hourly

Job Stressors - Employees sometimes find the following stressful about this job:

• Managing tight project timelines
• Working with multiple systems
• Adapting to changing technology which can affect daily interactions

Job Motivators - Employees tend to find the following motivating or rewarding:

• Working in an inclusive environment with strong company culture
• This role provides flexibility and promotes healthy work-life balance
• The opportunity to work with an incredibly supportive team
• Access to great internal training resources