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Compliance, Financial Crime Compliance - Anti-Bribery Group, Associate, New York

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., New York, NY, United States


Compliance, Financial Crime Compliance - Anti-Bribery Group, Associate, New York New York, New York, United States

Job Description Global Compliance

Our division prevents, detects and mitigates compliance, regulatory and reputational risk across the firm and helps to strengthen the firm’s culture of compliance. Compliance accomplishes these through the firm’s enterprise-wide compliance risk management program. As an independent control function and part of the firm’s second line of defense, Compliance assesses the firm’s compliance, regulatory and reputational risk; monitors for compliance with new or amended laws, rules and regulations; designs and implements controls, policies, procedures and training; conducts independent testing; investigates, surveils and monitors for compliance risks and breaches; and leads the firm’s responses to regulatory examinations, audits and inquiries. You'll be part of a team with members from a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds, such as law, accounting, sales, and trading. We look for those who possess sound judgment, curiosity, and are able to adapt to a changing regulatory landscape.

Financial Crime Compliance ("FCC")

is part of the firm’s Global Compliance Division and is responsible for coordinating Goldman Sachs’ enterprise-wide anti-money laundering, anti-bribery and government sanctions compliance efforts. Within FCC, the Anti-Bribery & Corruption Group ("AB&C") is responsible for implementing the firm‑wide anti‑bribery and anti‑corruption program, including assessment of the firm’s bribery/corruption risk, development and implementation of policies and procedures to prevent, detect and report bribery and corrupt payments; due diligence with respect to proposed transactions, intermediaries, and certain other business counterparties; training of relevant personnel; monitoring and surveillance of gifts, travel and entertainment; investigations of “red flags” and internal escalations; and bringing significant issues to the attention of senior management.

The Anti‑Bribery Compliance Officer would assist in all aspects of the anti‑bribery program, including but not limited to:

Supporting the implementation of anti‑bribery policies, procedures and projects

Conducting intermediary/finder, vendor, and transaction due diligence reviews and analyses and generating reports

Reviewing gifts, travel and entertainment, relationship candidate and charitable contribution requests

Investigating escalations and conducting forensic reviews and data analytics

Conducting firm‑wide and targeted bribery risk assessments

Collaborating with firm‑wide risk partners on anti‑bribery matters

Partner with Engineering and FCC’s Data, Systems, & Innovation teams to drive adoption of AI, automation, advanced analytics, and digital tools that enhance processes and controls, and reduce manual effort

Design and optimize AB&C operations, leveraging workflow automation and artificial intelligence platforms

Contribute to overall program management and governance by:

Tracking/monitoring team productivity and efficiency

Creating and providing anti‑bribery training

Generating firm‑wide anti‑bribery metrical reporting

Maintaining bribery risk and anti‑bribery control inventories

Collaborating with other control functions

Basic Qualifications

A minimum of 4 years of prior experience in anti‑bribery/anti‑corruption compliance, legal, consulting, law enforcement, investigations or audit preferred

Excellent written and oral communication/presentation skills (fluency in English required)

Strong analytical, investigative and risk assessment skills

Ability to prioritize demanding workflows, be detailed‑oriented and well‑organized

Ability to adapt to new changes and new challenges

Effective interpersonal skills and ability to forge strong relationships with colleagues and clients

Self‑starter, proactive and able to work independently and yet still team‑oriented

Experience with Microsoft Office (Excel proficiency preferred), and databases such as World‑Check

Strong attention to detail and aptitude for learning new systems and applications

Experience with technology initiatives and artificial intelligence platforms

About Goldman Sachs At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

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 firm‑wide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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