About this role
Tax analyzes and supports the activities, operations, reporting obligations and transactions of the firm’s business lines to ensure that tax consequences and reputational risks are evaluated appropriately.
We’re a team of specialists charged with managing the firm’s worldwide taxes. We are responsible for tax compliance, financial reporting of taxes, tax planning, business advisory and management of taxing authority examinations. Our work contributes directly to the firm’s success, and the division is ideal for creative and collaborative individuals who have strong ethics and attention to detail.
The primary mission of Tax is to ensure the firm’s compliance with the tax laws of those countries (and local jurisdictions) in which the firm conducts business and to assist businesses in managing tax risk.
Our Tax Accounting teams partner with revenue divisions across the firm to ensure that taxable transactions have been reported timely and accurately, so that risk for the firm is reduced.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare or review income tax forms related to the firm’s domestic and foreign businesses including 1120, 1065, 5471, 8865, etc.
- Prepare or review state income tax filings related to the firm’s domestic businesses
- Prepare or review various calculations required for ASC 740 purposes
- Prepare or review quarterly estimates of taxable income for state tax returns
- Provide tax planning and federal and state audit support throughout the year as needed
- Interact with Controllers and other business units to obtain information required to calculate and properly report taxable income, state apportionment, tax provision, and other required statements and disclosures
- Work with Tax, Finance Controllers, Engineering, business units, and outside consultants to leverage technology solutions for the Tax department
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and application of technology “best practices”
Requirements/Experience/Education:
- Bachelor’s degree (Accounting, Information Systems, or related)
- 2-6 years’ relevant work experience, Financial Services industry helpful
- Strong interest and aptitude for technology solutions, including analyzing new business and data requirements
- Self-motivated, with strong communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills
Technical and General Knowledge:
- Strong tax accounting and reporting experience
- Strong analytical skills with an ability to understand complex data processes and workflows to develop new solutions
- Strong Excel skills
- Familiarity with Alteryx, Tableau, MS Excel Power Query/Pivot, or other BI tools to perform analysis and reconciliations
- Project Management and Business Analysis aptitude
Other facts
About Goldman Sachs
We aspire to be the world’s most exceptional financial institution, united by our shared values of partnership, client service, integrity, and excellence.
Operating at the center of capital markets, we act as one firm, mobilizing our people, capital, and ideas to deliver superior results across our clients’ most complex challenges.
For 157 years, Goldman Sachs has delivered world-class execution on a global scale across our leading Global Banking & Markets and Asset & Wealth Management businesses.
Apprenticeship is central to our culture, with hands-on coaching and access to leaders who bring decades of experience and expertise. With office locations around the world, we offer a broad range of career opportunities to those who insist on excellence and thrive on performance.
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What you'll do
- The role involves preparing and reviewing income tax forms and state income tax filings for the firm's domestic and foreign businesses. Additionally, it includes providing tax planning and audit support while collaborating with various business units to ensure accurate reporting of taxable income.
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