Goldman Sachs is looking to solve the problem of maintaining effective controls by assessing the reliability of financial reports, monitoring the firm’s compliance with laws and regulations, and advising management on developing smart control solutions.
Requirements
- Experience with RDBMS/ SQL
- Proficiency in programming languages, such as Python, Java, or C++
- Knowledge of basic statistics, including descriptive statistics, data distribution models, Time Series Analysis, correlation, and regression, and its application to data
- Experience with advanced data analytics tools and techniques
- Familiarity with text analytics and NLP using python
- Familiarity with machine learning algorithms and exposure to supervised and unsupervised learning - Linear/Logistic Regression, SVM, Random Forest and Boosting, Clustering and Patterns Recognition techniques
- Experience with analytical/ statistical programs such as SAS, SPSS, and R
Responsibilities
- Execute on DA strategy developed by IA management within the context of audit responsibilities, such as risk assessment, audit planning, creation of reusable tools and providing innovative solutions to complex problems
- Partner with audit teams to help identify risks associated with businesses and facilitate strategic data sourcing and develop innovative solutions to increase efficiency and effectiveness of audit testing
- Build production ready analytical tools to automate repeatable and reusable processes within IA
- Build and manage relationships and communications with Audit team members
- Communicates and reports on the effectiveness of the firm’s governance, risk management and controls that mitigate current and evolving risk
- Raise awareness of control risk
- Assesses the firm’s control culture and conduct risks
Other
- 3-6 years of experience with a minimum of Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Math, or Statistics
- Strong team player with excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Ability to communicate what is relevant and important in a clear and concise manner and ability to handle multiple tasks
- Driven and motivated and constantly taking initiative to improve performance
- Creativity/Innovation, i.e., ability to create new ways to improve current processes and develop practical solutions that add value to department
