Senior Analyst

About Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs, founded in 1869, is a leading global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm headquartered in New York with offices worldwide.

About the Role

This role is part of the Listed Derivatives Operations team within the Securities Division, based in Bengaluru. The team supports various Futures exchanges globally, working with internal and external clients and counterparties to validate, allocate, and resolve queries associated with futures and listed options trades. The team is also responsible for proactively identifying process improvements for efficiency and effectiveness. Flexibility with work hours is required.

Key Responsibilities

The team is responsible for clearing, matching, reconciling, and margining futures and options trades across various exchanges. The candidate will ensure these functions are performed accurately and in a timely manner.

• Allocation and booking of client trades in GS systems
• Reconciliation of GS books and records to the exchanges
• Exchange and Intercompany margining
• Reconciliation of consistency across GS entities and among various ledgers
• Client and sales support for Listed Derivatives statement delivery
• Monitor and follow up with counterparty brokers on trade and brokerage related queries
• Generating various reports for regulators and internal clients
• Testing new systems and architectures

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Undergraduate degree required
• Ability to work with multiple regions to drive processes with consistency and accuracy
• Ability to work independently as well as in a global team environment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment by prioritizing and executing efficiently
• Ability to identify opportunities to improve or streamline existing processes and transactions
• Flexibility to work across multiple projects and adapt to changing priorities
• Ability to analyze data and make judgments based on GS policies and standards

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of full-time work experience in LD or other securities markets functions
• Technical expertise – strong analytical skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Attention to detail and the proven ability to deliver with accuracy and thoroughness
• Time management skills – ability to manage multiple urgent deliverables and prioritize workload to anticipate and meet deadlines.
• Ability to deal effectively and work under pressure within a global environment
• Client and business focus – ability to handle difficult requests, build trusting relationships, identify/define client needs, manage expectations, and deliver on commitments.
• Communication – clear and concise written and verbal communication with regional and global teams.
• Teamwork – ability to collaborate with team members and regional stakeholders.
• Judgement – ability to handle a high degree of confidential information with complete discretion.