Global Advisory & Markets, Operations, Australia Local Markets, Analyst, Sydney location_on Sydney, NSW, Australia
Global Advisory & Markets, Operations, Australia Local Markets, Analyst, Sydney
ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
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.
ABOUT OUR ROLES
Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted division that partners with all areas of the firm to deliver advisory, sales and trading and asset management capabilities to clients around the world. Alongside this vital service delivery role, Operations provides essential risk management and control, preserving and enhancing the firm's assets and its reputation. Operations span all product lines and markets, serving as internal business partners who develop the processes and controls, and help to specify the systems that deliver accuracy, timeliness and integrity to our business.
GBM Public Operations has a dynamic environment where you will be required to be flexible and able to adapt quickly to changes in the markets and to assess requests from the business. You will receive all the requisite market, systems and technical training required to develop your existing skill base and maximize your value to the enthusiastic and motivated team that you will be joining. As a front-to-back market-aligned GBM Public Operations analyst, you will develop a thorough understanding of the markets themselves and the settlement process.
Sydney Local Market Ops, comprises of Middle Office, Trade Support and Settlements, provides essential risk management and control, as well as business engagement and client services covering multiple asset classes including ASX and NZX equities, fixed income, listed derivatives, and FX.
HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL
- Trade allocation, matching and confirmation;
- Settlements management, including prematching, inventory management and fail investigations
- Assess market changes and present the impacts, recommendations to the business and Operations Management;
- Identify opportunities for improvements of settlement efficiency & control;
- Understand internal and external regulations;
- Analyze and resolve exceptions;
- Evaluate and escalate risk items to management and the business;
- Participation in strategic and tactical projects with other Operations areas, IT & management;
- Respond to varied queries from the business and internal clients;
- Protect the Firm and its clients from market penalties associated with Asset Servicing events and trading;
- Managing ECM (Equity Capital Market) flow in the assistance of the Syndicate Execution desk
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Basic Qualifications
- General knowledge of cash equity/fixed income/Derivative products
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – essential for interacting at all levels, across business disciplines and regions
- Self-motivated, driven and strong team player
- Strong technical / analytical / problem solving skills
- Time management and ability to multi-task in a high pressure environment;
- Accuracy and attention to detail essential
- Competency with MS Suite, especially Excel, automation and the ability to learn multiple programs quickly
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.
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.
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.
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