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Compliance, FCC- Monitoring and Assurance (MAG), Associate

ExperiencedNo visa sponsorship
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Bulge Bracket Investment Banks

Posted 12 days ago

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**Compliance, FCC Monitoring & Assurance (MAG) Associate, Salt Lake City** - Execute risk-based monitoring and assurance reviews of FCC-impacting controls - Engage with FCC teams, stakeholders, and global business units to assess control effectiveness and identify risks - Analyze, document, and communicate review results; support remediation discussions and track outcomes - Strong analytical skills required; prior AML/FCC experience preferred - Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word proficiency expected - Collaborate with senior leaders and work independently; interest in technology enhancements and data analysis a plus

Compensation
Not specified

Currency: Not specified

City
Salt Lake City
Country
United States

Full Job Description

Compliance, FCC- Monitoring and Assurance (MAG), Associate, Salt Lake CitySalt Lake City, Utah, United States
Opportunity Overview
CORPORATE TITLEAssociate
OFFICE LOCATION(S)Salt Lake City
JOB FUNCTIONFinancial Crime Controls
DIVISIONCompliance Division
Global Compliance
 
Our division prevents, detects and mitigates compliance, regulatory and reputational risk across the firm and helps to strengthen the firms culture of compliance. Compliance accomplishes these through the firms enterprise-wide compliance risk management program. As an independent control function and part of the firms second line of defense, Compliance assesses the firms compliance, regulatory and reputational risk; monitors for compliance with new or amended laws, rules and regulations; designs and implements controls, policies, procedures and training; conducts independent testing; investigates, surveils and monitors for compliance risks and breaches; and leads the firms responses to regulatory examinations, audits and inquiries. You'll be part of a team with members from a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds, such as law, accounting, sales, and trading. We look for those who possess sound judgment, curiosity, and are able to adapt to a changing regulatory landscape.

Financial Crime Compliance
Financial Crime Compliance ("FCC") coordinates Goldman Sachs' enterprise-wide anti-money laundering (AML), economic sanctions and anti-bribery compliance efforts. The combined FCC team, which is composed of professionals with extensive law enforcement, regulatory, legal, compliance, forensic consulting, operations and business experience, administers an array of surveillances, due diligence, investigative expertise and other control processes designed to identify potential money laundering, terrorist financing, bribery, fraud and other violations of law. 

The Monitoring and Assurance Group (MAG) evaluates the efficacy of the FCC program controls. The team conducts riskbased monitoring and assurance over financial crime related controls to document compliance with regulatory standards and in accordance with the risk appetite of the Firm. 

Job Summary & Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will support the execution of monitoring and assurance reviews, contribute to firmwide control oversight efforts, and engage closely with FCC stakeholders and the firms global business units to assess control effectiveness, identify risks, and track remediation outcomes.

  • Execute riskbased Monitoring and Assurance reviews over FCCimpacting controls, including Partner Processes, to assess control design, effectiveness, and sustainability. 
  • Engage with FCC teams, partner functions, and stakeholders to obtain information, perform walkthroughs, and evaluate control execution against firm standards and regulatory expectations.
  • Analyze, document, and communicate review scope, testing results, and conclusions in clear, wellstructured workpapers and managementready materials.
  • Identify control gaps, findings, and areas for enhancement; support remediation discussions and validate completion of corrective action plans.
  • Support reporting, metrics, and governance deliverables, including dashboards, trend analysis, and materials for FCC leadership forums. 
  • Contribute to MAG program execution and improvements, including methodology enhancements, workflow efficiencies, and FCC oversight initiatives.

Basic Qualifications:
    Understand regulatory requirements such as the Bank Secrecy Act and the Patriot Act
    The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical skills, an ability to learn quickly, and readily understand AML concepts and issues relevant to business line coverage.
    Experience related to AML, KYC, surveillances, conducting investigations or regulatory compliance is desirable. 
    Works well under pressure, effectively prioritizes and is able to multi-task
    Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills 
    Driven, organized, and energetic
    Analytical; attention to detail; capable of identifying and distilling relevant information quickly
    Works cooperatively and courteously with others, as well as ability to work independently
    Capable of interacting with senior leaders
    Interest in technology enhancements and data analysis
    Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word

Preferred Qualifications:
    Prior AML / Financial Crime Compliance experience is preferred
    Clear thinker capable of turning complex topics into concise and compelling narratives
    Prior experience reviewing data to identity risk-relevant information
    Knowledgeable on BSA/AML compliance
    Familiarity with the investment banking, global markets and/or asset management industries, and/or Goldman Sachs businesses

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
 
At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world. 
 
We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.   
 
Were committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html  
 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2023. All rights reserved.
Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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
Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.
Learn More

Compliance, FCC- Monitoring and Assurance (MAG), Associate

Compensation

Not specified

City: Salt Lake City

Country: United States

Goldman Sachs logo
Bulge Bracket Investment Banks

12 days ago

No clicks

at Goldman Sachs

ExperiencedNo visa sponsorship

**Compliance, FCC Monitoring & Assurance (MAG) Associate, Salt Lake City** - Execute risk-based monitoring and assurance reviews of FCC-impacting controls - Engage with FCC teams, stakeholders, and global business units to assess control effectiveness and identify risks - Analyze, document, and communicate review results; support remediation discussions and track outcomes - Strong analytical skills required; prior AML/FCC experience preferred - Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word proficiency expected - Collaborate with senior leaders and work independently; interest in technology enhancements and data analysis a plus

Full Job Description

Compliance, FCC- Monitoring and Assurance (MAG), Associate, Salt Lake CitySalt Lake City, Utah, United States
Opportunity Overview
CORPORATE TITLEAssociate
OFFICE LOCATION(S)Salt Lake City
JOB FUNCTIONFinancial Crime Controls
DIVISIONCompliance Division
Global Compliance
 
Our division prevents, detects and mitigates compliance, regulatory and reputational risk across the firm and helps to strengthen the firms culture of compliance. Compliance accomplishes these through the firms enterprise-wide compliance risk management program. As an independent control function and part of the firms second line of defense, Compliance assesses the firms compliance, regulatory and reputational risk; monitors for compliance with new or amended laws, rules and regulations; designs and implements controls, policies, procedures and training; conducts independent testing; investigates, surveils and monitors for compliance risks and breaches; and leads the firms responses to regulatory examinations, audits and inquiries. You'll be part of a team with members from a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds, such as law, accounting, sales, and trading. We look for those who possess sound judgment, curiosity, and are able to adapt to a changing regulatory landscape.

Financial Crime Compliance
Financial Crime Compliance ("FCC") coordinates Goldman Sachs' enterprise-wide anti-money laundering (AML), economic sanctions and anti-bribery compliance efforts. The combined FCC team, which is composed of professionals with extensive law enforcement, regulatory, legal, compliance, forensic consulting, operations and business experience, administers an array of surveillances, due diligence, investigative expertise and other control processes designed to identify potential money laundering, terrorist financing, bribery, fraud and other violations of law. 

The Monitoring and Assurance Group (MAG) evaluates the efficacy of the FCC program controls. The team conducts riskbased monitoring and assurance over financial crime related controls to document compliance with regulatory standards and in accordance with the risk appetite of the Firm. 

Job Summary & Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will support the execution of monitoring and assurance reviews, contribute to firmwide control oversight efforts, and engage closely with FCC stakeholders and the firms global business units to assess control effectiveness, identify risks, and track remediation outcomes.

  • Execute riskbased Monitoring and Assurance reviews over FCCimpacting controls, including Partner Processes, to assess control design, effectiveness, and sustainability. 
  • Engage with FCC teams, partner functions, and stakeholders to obtain information, perform walkthroughs, and evaluate control execution against firm standards and regulatory expectations.
  • Analyze, document, and communicate review scope, testing results, and conclusions in clear, wellstructured workpapers and managementready materials.
  • Identify control gaps, findings, and areas for enhancement; support remediation discussions and validate completion of corrective action plans.
  • Support reporting, metrics, and governance deliverables, including dashboards, trend analysis, and materials for FCC leadership forums. 
  • Contribute to MAG program execution and improvements, including methodology enhancements, workflow efficiencies, and FCC oversight initiatives.

Basic Qualifications:
    Understand regulatory requirements such as the Bank Secrecy Act and the Patriot Act
    The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical skills, an ability to learn quickly, and readily understand AML concepts and issues relevant to business line coverage.
    Experience related to AML, KYC, surveillances, conducting investigations or regulatory compliance is desirable. 
    Works well under pressure, effectively prioritizes and is able to multi-task
    Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills 
    Driven, organized, and energetic
    Analytical; attention to detail; capable of identifying and distilling relevant information quickly
    Works cooperatively and courteously with others, as well as ability to work independently
    Capable of interacting with senior leaders
    Interest in technology enhancements and data analysis
    Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word

Preferred Qualifications:
    Prior AML / Financial Crime Compliance experience is preferred
    Clear thinker capable of turning complex topics into concise and compelling narratives
    Prior experience reviewing data to identity risk-relevant information
    Knowledgeable on BSA/AML compliance
    Familiarity with the investment banking, global markets and/or asset management industries, and/or Goldman Sachs businesses

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
 
At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world. 
 
We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.   
 
Were committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html  
 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2023. All rights reserved.
Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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
Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.
Learn More