Controllers, Compensation Accounting, Associate, Warsaw

at  Goldman Sachs

OUR IMPACT

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. The firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other major financial centres around the world.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Excellent UK/EMEA payroll skills (3 years minimum), preferably within Zellis ResourceLink or similar payroll package
• Experience gained within a large complex organisation, managing financial data and spreadsheets
• System literate with experience manipulating MS office applications and Web/Java based systems (such as PeopleSoft 9.0)
• This is an extremely busy role with requires the ability to handle a heavy workload and manage multiple deadlines
• The successful candidate will need to take the initiative and be capable of working with minimal supervision

ADDITIONAL SKILLS REQUIRED

• Exceptional attention to detail
• Highly organised and must be able to multi-task
• Strong work ethic and team player
• Sound decision-making skills
• Highly logical mind-set, able to problem solve

• Analyse and process multiple UK & global payrolls in line with the local and regional tax, payroll and wage reporting rules within monthly vendor and processing timelines
• Detailed calculation of wages and applicable deductions based on employee contract and internal GS compensation rules
• Input/update of key payroll & compensation data into PeopleSoft 9.0/Zellis ResourceLink (UK) for processing.
• Process detailed PAYE and compensation calculations per UK HMRC & EMEA PAYE rules
• Ability to co-ordinate and oversee of up to 6 global payrolls
• Handle enquiries on monthly pay, deductions, and tax from employees, external vendors and tax authorities
• Identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies in compensation and variance records
• Handle confidential and highly sensitive personal information
• Complete compensation controls for managerial review
• Determine organisation’s tax obligations by calculating national and council taxes as well as National Insurance and other social security contributions
• Liaise with financial accounting team responsible for booking the compensation to the Firm’s ledger