GLOBAL BANKING & MARKETS - INVESTMENT BANKING
We pride ourselves in our resourcefulness and work on a variety of initiatives. On any given day, our work could include advising a company on a cross-border merger, structuring the initial public offering of a subsidiary, refinancing an outstanding bond and more.
As a division, our strategic objectives include:
To be the world’s preeminent investment bank – trusted advisor, financier and risk manager for our clients on their most important transactionsBuild long-term relationships with clients and bring them world-class execution by “delivering the firm” over timeDrive superior returns for our stakeholdersBe the employer of choice for all career levels by providing a highly dynamic, meritocratic, diverse and rewarding workplaceOPERATIONS
Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted function that partners with all parts of the firm to provide banking, securities, and asset management services to clients around the world. In addition, Operations provides essential risk management and controls to preserve and enhance the firm's assets and its reputation. For every new product launched and every trade executed, it is Operations that develops and manages the processes and controls that enable business flow. IBD Loan Servicing is a high-value support and risk management team in Operations that is responsible for life cycle events and cash movement on a large portfolio of Bank Loans (Par, Distressed and Trade Claims) across several revenue divisions.
YOUR IMPACT
We are looking for a professional who wants to use their skills and experience to help deliver on operations agenda while challenging themselves to further their career at Goldman Sachs.
OUR IMPACT
Investment Banking Operations support the Bank Loans, Fixed Income and Equity Trading Desks. More specifically, the Group supports the Cash Equity / Fixed Income, Bank Loans Syndicate Execution Desk by performing middle office functions.
JOB SUMMARY AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The role of a Syndicate Analyst is to help structure and execute IBD transaction as well as support the Syndicate Execution Desks and encompasses the following responsibilities:
•Provide Operational support to the EMEA Syndicate desk to help structure bank loans/ equity/debt new issuance and to ensure accurate deal set-up, trade bookings and flows.
• Involves extensive close contact with IBD, ECM, DCM, Trading, Sales, Operations groups, Legal, Compliance, Financial Controllers and external brokers/counterparties and clearing systems.
• Review executed commitments and legal documentation to ensure key attributes is captured correctly in internal systems.
•Perform key control and risk management functions for Corporate Bank loans from booking, closing and deal funding.
•Liaise with Common Depositaries, Clearing Houses, GS Legal to ensure transactions close successfully.
•Perform trade corrections in a timely and efficient manner, inform traders of any potential issues, and liaise with Agent Banks to minimize P&L, reputational and settlement risk.
• Weekly risk reporting, and continuous involvement in initiatives to improve STP metrics and system developments
• Providing updates to Senior Management on a weekly and ad-hoc basis on current market conditions and deal pipeline.
Supporting a busy desk as well as ECM, DCM, Bank Loan and IBD teams, the Candidate will acquire extensive interaction across several departments within Goldman Sachs, providing excellent scope to build key relationships with the Business areas and across Federation teams.
In addition to being provided with full training to perform their daily tasks, the Candidate will also receive training on several internal systems used in both front and middle office and as a result will play an integral part in working with IT/Project groups in developing an optimal flow for all trade bookings and eliminating any manual processes.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Due to the high level of interaction with other GS departments and external clients will require the right candidate to have the following:
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills as they will often be required to host calls or meetings and help structure transactions with banking colleagues, external lawyers and other third parties.
• The successful candidate will often be responsible for structuring high profile transactions for the firm and therefore they need the ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in a Bank Loans or Middle Office function would be helpful but is not essential.
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