Portfolio Accounting Product Management Lead

A career with Goldman Sachs Asset Management is an opportunity to help clients across the globe realize their potential, while you discover your own. As part of one of the world's leading asset managers with over $2 trillion in assets under supervision, you can expect to participate in exciting investment opportunities while collaborating with talented colleagues from all asset classes and regions and building meaningful relationships with your clients. Working in a culture that values integrity and transparency, you will be part of a diverse team that is passionate about our craft, our clients, and building sustainable success. Bringing together traditional and alternative investments, Goldman Sachs Asset Management provides clients around the world with a dedicated partnership and focus on long-term performance. As primary investment area within Goldman Sachs, we provide investment and advisory services for pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, financial advisors, and individuals.

Goldman Sachs is looking for a Portfolio Accounting Product Management Lead who will have direct responsibility for the strategy and implementation of the accounting and reconciliation platforms that support multiple client segments, asset classes and investment products across the global AMD Public business. This role works collaboratively with the leadership across the Investment teams, Performance, Operations and Technology organizations to deliver a robust and comprehensive portfolio accounting strategy ensuring competitive advantage and addressing internal stakeholders and client needs. This Product leader will engage with multiple stakeholders to understand the spectrum of problems and challenges to be solved. A successful candidate will have demonstrated expertise in building and leading a portfolio accounting technology platform. This accounting platform will serve as the investment book of records to provide timely position data to Portfolio Managers, Operations, and other consumers.

This product leader must:

• Partner closely with Portfolio Managers, Operations, Sales, Distribution partners and Engineering to understand and develop the accounting platform strategy for the division based on a deep understanding of business, efficiency drivers and stakeholder needs
• Define the product narrative, both short term and long-term strategic vision for the accounting platform across AMD; evaluate product performance relative to goals
• Have a comprehensive view and understanding of the accounting standards, principles (including specific focus on tax lot accounting / wash sale accounting) and platforms in the asset management industry, and drive competitive analysis
• Roadmap our products and priorities the simultaneous develop of strategic initiatives alongside tactical projects and product enhancements
• Leverage data and key metrics to inform product strategy and deployment strategy
• Influence senior leaders in decision making and investments in strategic programs
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams, from presenting conceptual ideas to execution Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to deliver presentations and communicate up and down the organization
• Ability to work and deliver results independently, a self-starter with an ability to get in the weeds where necessary
• Lead the definition of requirements and test cases for Engineering and QA
• Ability to partner and drive results with third party vendors

Qualifications:

• A passion for technology and how it can be applied to solve business problems of all sizes
• 10+ years of experience operating within a technology platform / business Accounting / operations management experience with an asset manager.
• Expertise with investment accounting, tax lot accounting, NAV reporting, reconciliations, asset valuation, P & L calculations, and reporting
• Familiarity with FIS Investment Accounting Manager (formerly InvestOne) or any other accounting systems
• CPA and/or CFA preferred
• U.S. GAAP technical accounting knowledge
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies/JIRA
• Strong interpersonal, problem-solving, and planning skills