Corporate Planning & Management, Associate, Accounting Services, Shenzhen

at  Goldman Sachs

DIVISIONAL OVERVIEW

The Corporate Planning & Management (CPM) Division unifies Finance & Planning, Spend Management, Operational Risk and Resilience, and CPM Engineering teams to deliver business planning and analytics, expense management, third party risk management, and governance strategies across the firm. CPM have 5 operating pillars.
Finance & Planning supports the execution of the firm’s strategic objectives through the management of the planning process, firmwide reporting and analytics and insights into the firm’s business plans and budgets. They develop consistent framework for revenue division projections creating transparency, accountability and efficiency around projections. This pillar also includes the CF&O, EO and Engineering divisional CFOs, who are strategic finance advisors helping the firm and the non-revenue divisions achieve commercial financial opportunities. Product Finance is responsible for the overall governance and proactive management of the firm’s non-compensation expenses. Spend Management encompasses the functions responsible for managing all aspects of the firm’s spend with third parties - advising commercial agreements and driving operating efficiency. Departments include Strategic Sourcing, Procure to Pay, Integrated Travel and Expense, Infrastructure and Transformation and Sustainable Operations. Operational Risk & Resilience drives firmwide Operational Risk programs along with second line teams and implements required changes within CPM. The Corporate Insurance & Advisory team in this pillar identifies, procures, and manages corporate insurance needs for the firm and its investing businesses. The CPM Engineering team provides engineering solutions that enable the firm to manage third-party spend, data and automation, plan budgets, forecast financial scenarios, allocate expenses and support corporate decision making in-line with the firm’s strategic objectives.

QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor’s degree with 4-6 years’ experience in relevant profiles
• Fluency in English and Chinese for business context (reading, writing and spoken)
• Knowledge and experience in accounts payable, invoice processing, and expense reporting
• Strong communication and good interpersonal skills to build relationships with internal stakeholders
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in MS Office tools (Excel and PowerPoint)
• Effective organizational and time management skills
• Ability to multi-task & deliver under pressure
• Forward thinking with the ability to assert new ideas and follow them through
• Committed, driven and self-motivated individual who constantly aim to improve the processes and enhance controls

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION

• ERP knowledge, implementation & transformation experience on SAP (Concur, S4/HANA)
• Hands on experience in end-to-end GL activities, month-end activities (accruals, sub-ledger / general ledger posting and reconciliations) is an added advantageCorporate Card Feed management/operation and handling payments is an added advantage

Professionals in CPM have an analytical mindset, exhibit intellectual curiosity and are from diverse academic backgrounds. This role sits within the Spend Management pillar.
The role requires collaboration with different functions across the firm on a regular basis, an ability to work independently, and ability to interact with senior professionals across the firm. It also entails in-depth analysis and reporting for senior management, requiring diligence and a commercial mindset. The candidate is required to work closely with global counterparts. Should have excellent verbal and written communication skills.