Corporate Planning & Management-Product Finance-New York-Analyst

Why Join Us? 

Be at the center of Goldman Sachs’ expense management. Join a high-impact team where you'll have a tangible impact on the firm's bottom line and strategic decisions. In this role, you will gain exposure to senior stakeholders, firmwide budgeting and forecasting processes, and analytics that support disciplined spend management and informed decision-making. You'll develop strong financial planning and analysis capabilities while helping drive reporting automation, process improvements, and strategic finance initiatives across the firm.

Introduction to Our Team:

The Product Finance team, part of Corporate Planning and Management (CPM), manages the firm's non-compensation expenses. The team partners with divisions and functions across the firm to ensure the non-compensation expenses are utilized in an efficient manner and provide transparency around the spend to senior leadership. 

In This Role, You Will: 

• Support and own monthly, quarterly, and annual financial planning processes, including forecasts, budgets, projections, and management reporting
• Analyze actual results against budgets, forecasts, and prior periods to identify key variances, risks, trends, and business drivers
• Collaborate regularly with various functions and divisions across the firm, working independently and interacting with senior professionals on global initiatives. 
• Deliver insightful financial analysis to senior stakeholders
• Improve reporting processes, data quality, and automation to increase efficiency and accuracy.

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field with 0-3 years of work experience.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office tools (Word, PowerPoint). 
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills. 
• Proven ability to manage high volumes of work, prioritize competing deadlines, and perform effectively in time‑sensitive environments.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to investigate issues, identify root causes, and implement sustainable solutions.
• Demonstrated stakeholder and vendor management capabilities, with a strong client experience and service‑quality focus.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Familiarity with Anaplan, Essbase, Power BI, foundational AI literacy to leverage generative/chat tools would be considered a strong asset
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting.
• Impeccable attention to detail 
• Ability to work in a team-based environment and to interface with employees at all levels
• Flexibility to adapt and perform in a dynamic and evolving organization
• Experience working as part of a global team across time zones

About GS 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world.