2020 Goldman Sachs Global Compliance Summer Analyst

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

We are 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 individuals. We commit people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow.

ABOUT OUR ROLES IN THE COMPLIANCE DIVISION

Global Compliance advises and partners with the firm’s businesses to ensure compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. Global Compliance is dedicated to protecting the reputation of the firm and managing risk. The major functions performed by Global Compliance include providing advice to the business, testing, monitoring, regulatory reporting, training, surveillance, managing regulatory audits and inquiries, and developing and implementing policies and procedures. From global financial centers to important developing markets, Global Compliance professionals interpret and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and determine how the firm can appropriately pursue global market opportunities. Global Compliance interacts with more than 150 regulatory bodies in over 30 countries. We monitor trends and changes in regulations in all jurisdictions in which the firm does business and share information and collaborate with regulators to manage financial market risk. On a daily basis, our people work closely with management and professionals from investment banking, investment management, sales, trading, capital markets, syndicate, research, credit analysis, legal, operations, systems and electronic commerce. Global Compliance is organized broadly into divisional compliance groups and centralized compliance groups, each with firmwide responsibilities.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Summer Analyst in Global Compliance, your responsibilities may include:

• Interacting closely with line professionals globally and assisting them with compliance matters requiring real-time judgment and strong familiarity with business and trading practices

• Providing review of anomalous transaction activity

• Working closely with AML and Fraud teams to conduct investigations

• Monitoring compliance with firmwide and divisional employee trading policies

• Assisting in customer suitability, due diligence, and account-opening matters

• Conducting enhanced due diligence on high-risk customers to identify potential legal, regulatory or reputational risk

• Working closely with supervisors and the Legal Department on investigations and responses to regulatory inquiries or regulatory audits

• Ensuring that our professionals secure and maintain proper licensing, and ensuring they fulfill ongoing obligations to meet their continuing education requirements

• Assisting in the training of business unit professionals in securities laws, regulations, and firm policies; assist in the development and writing of policies, procedures and best practices for each business unit

• Helping to drive Compliance initiatives related to training, technology, risk assessment, issues escalation and policies

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong analytical and organizational skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; the ability to clearly articulate ideas

• Highly motivated and adaptable; the ability to work on a team of diverse individuals

• Proactive, inquisitive, and responsive; the ability to identify and solve problems creatively and quickly in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

• Accurate and detail-oriented with sound judgement and integrity