Finance, Tax, GSAM Tax - Alternative Investments, Senior Analyst/Associate, Salt Lake City

Job description

Job Summary & Responsibilities

Tax Department Overview:

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. Key Tax functions include:
•Providing tax information for the firm’s financial statements;
•Preparing/supervising the preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns for the firm as well as for GSAM and Merchant Banking investment vehicles;
•Advising the firm’s professionals on the tax implications related to the firm’s businesses and/or transactions undertaken by or for the firm.

The GSAM Tax – Alternative Investments team’s objective is to ensure the high quality, accuracy and timeliness of tax reporting for the firm’s GSAM hedge fund and private equity fund products.  

The Sr. Analyst/Associate helps to achieve the objectives of the team by working on assignments such as:

•Completing all tax filings accurately and timely
•Analyzing changes in tax law and related filing and reporting requirements
•Communicating with other members of the Investment Management Division of the firm
•Launching of new funds
•Ongoing monitoring of investments

Principal Responsibilities:
•Review of partnership and corporate federal, state, local, and foreign tax returns and certain informational filings
•Review of tax estimates and K-1s provided to investors
•Track tax documentation and status of investments
•Respond to GSAM investor inquiries
•Assist with US and foreign tax accruals and payments
•Interact regularly and effectively with the remainder of the Tax team in Jersey City
•Understand the functional purpose of each responsibility

Qualifications:
•Bachelor’s degree required, CPA or Masters degree in tax preferred
•At least 3 years of professional tax experience
•Experience with hedge funds and/or private equity funds preferred
•Experience with Forms 1065 and related Schedule K-1, 1120, 1120F, 1042, W8 and W9 and familiar with partnership and corporate State Tax Forms
•Experience with financial product taxation issues preferred, but not required (e.g., taxation of futures, forwards, swaps, aggregate tax allocations, etc.)
•Willingness and ability to work overtime during late winter/early spring and mid-late summer
•Detail-oriented, committed, conscientious of deadlines
•Strong analytical and communication skills
•Self-starter, able to manage time and handle complex workload
•High degree of literacy in Microsoft (especially Excel) and other applications

Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer Female/Minority/Disability/Vet.  © The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2015.  All rights reserved.

Featured content

CareersGoldman Sachs Named on Fortune Magazine's 'Best Companies' List for 2015

Our firm is honored to be named one of Fortune's '100 Best Companies to Work For' in 2015, the 18th consecutive year we have been selected. Read More

CareersCareers at Goldman Sachs - A World of Opportunity

Why join Goldman Sachs? We offer the opportunity to make an impact. Our people come from a variety of academic and professional backgrounds including finance, engineering, science, technology and the humanities. Watch Video.
gsAnalytics.handleSidebarToutImpression(['Goldman Sachs Named on Fortune Magazine\'s \'Best Companies\' List for 2015','Careers at Goldman Sachs - A World of Opportunity'])
· Privacy and Security
· Terms of Use
· Regulatory Disclosures
· Site Map
· Mobile View

© Copyright 2015 Goldman Sachs, All Rights Reserved