Asset & Wealth Management, Public, Finance Analyst - Wheaton, IL

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

A career with Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) is an opportunity to help clients across the globe realize their potential, while you discover your own. As part of one of the world’s leading Asset Managers with over $2 trillion in assets under supervision, you can expect to participate in exciting investment opportunities while collaborating with talented colleagues from all asset classes and regions and building meaningful relationships with your clients. Working in a culture that values integrity and transparency, you will be part of a diverse team that is passionate about our craft, our clients, and building sustainable success. Bringing together traditional and alternative investments, GSAM provides clients around the world with a dedicated partnership and focus on long-term performance. As primary investment area within Goldman Sachs, we provide investment and advisory services for pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, financial advisors, and individuals.

Within AWM, the Finance group supports each asset management business through a variety of functions, including managing the valuation process for each AMW Private business (e.g., recommending appropriate quarter-end equity and debt valuations) and analyzing, budgeting and projecting the performance of each business. This position will be within the AWM Finance group assisting in both the monthly / quarterly valuation process and the budgeting process.

Job Highlights:

Innovator from Goldman Sachs Asset Management is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Finance Analyst to join our growing finance team. This role will serve as a key contributor to the accounting function. The candidate will play a critical role in financial reporting, process improvement, and oversight of core accounting activities, while also mentoring junior staff and helping drive operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and own key components of the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Review and analyze financial statements, identifying trends, variances, and actionable insights
• Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable processes, ensuring proper controls and accuracy
• Prepare and review complex journal entries and account reconciliations
• Review and approve employee expense reports for compliance and accuracy
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and detailed variance analysis
• Assist in the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP
• Partner with the VP of Finance on strategic initiatives, reporting enhancements, and process improvements
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior staff
• Assist with audits and coordinate with external auditors as needed
• Drive continuous improvement in accounting systems, processes, and internal controls
• Provide ad-hoc analysis and reporting to support business decisions

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, data analysis) and accounting systems
• Experience with month-end close ownership and financial statement preparation
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact across departments
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• CPA or active progress toward CPA strongly preferred

Salary Range
The expected base salary for this Chicago, Illinois, United States-based position is $70000-$100000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.

Benefits
Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here.

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.

Benefits at Goldman Sachs

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Opportunity Overview CORPORATE TITLE Analyst OFFICE LOCATION(S) Chicago JOB FUNCTION Divisional CFO DIVISION Asset & Wealth Management SALARY RANGE USD 70,000 - 100,000