What are the responsibilities and job description for the Asset & Wealth Management, Private Family Office Financial Planner, Associate - Austin, TX position at Goldman Sachs?
Job Description
At Goldman Sachs, we connect people, capital, and ideas to help solve problems for our clients. We are 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 individuals. For us, it’s all about bringing together people who are curious, collaborative and have the drive to make things possible for our clients and communities.
WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Across Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs helps empower clients and customers around the world to reach their financial goals. Our advisor-led wealth management businesses provide financial planning, investment management, banking, and comprehensive advice to a wide range of clients, including ultra-high net worth and high net worth individuals, as well as family offices, foundations and endowments, and corporations and their employees. Our consumer business provides digital solutions for customers to better spend, borrow, invest, and save. Across Wealth Management, our growth is driven by a relentless focus on our people, our clients and customers, and leading-edge technology, data, and design.
The Private Family Office provides proactive financial counseling and full-service implementation to address the financial complexities of CEOs, founders, private equity principals and ultra-high net worth individuals and their families. Our clients value having a single point of contact to address their specific planning needs and manage their financial affairs.
Our holistic approach incorporates financial planning in several areas such as: consolidated investment review, income tax preparation and planning, estate planning and wealth transfer, employee benefits, risk management, philanthropic planning and cash management.
Our Impact
The Goldman Sachs Private Family Office is designed to service the firm’s most strategic clients. Our trusted Advisor teams have worked with sophisticated ultra-high net worth clients for more than three decades. We target a client ratio of 8-12 families per advisor. This ratio, allows us to dedicate the needed time and resources to each client’s unique financial circumstances to deliver an exceptional client experience.
How You Will Fulfill Your Potential
Our rigorous apprenticeship model provides analysts and associates with the technical training and client experience to develop the needed skills and knowledge base to be an advisor. We are seeking individuals who identify as quick-thinkers and self-starters with a passion to help others. Candidates should have an interest in financial planning, and the desire to work closely with ultra-high net worth individuals. We are looking for candidates who possess the ability to problem solve and can thrive in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail, strong communication skills, and client service are essential to maintaining and enhancing our business.
Principal Responsibilities
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR
At Goldman Sachs, we connect people, capital, and ideas to help solve problems for our clients. We are 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 individuals. For us, it’s all about bringing together people who are curious, collaborative and have the drive to make things possible for our clients and communities.
WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Across Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs helps empower clients and customers around the world to reach their financial goals. Our advisor-led wealth management businesses provide financial planning, investment management, banking, and comprehensive advice to a wide range of clients, including ultra-high net worth and high net worth individuals, as well as family offices, foundations and endowments, and corporations and their employees. Our consumer business provides digital solutions for customers to better spend, borrow, invest, and save. Across Wealth Management, our growth is driven by a relentless focus on our people, our clients and customers, and leading-edge technology, data, and design.
The Private Family Office provides proactive financial counseling and full-service implementation to address the financial complexities of CEOs, founders, private equity principals and ultra-high net worth individuals and their families. Our clients value having a single point of contact to address their specific planning needs and manage their financial affairs.
Our holistic approach incorporates financial planning in several areas such as: consolidated investment review, income tax preparation and planning, estate planning and wealth transfer, employee benefits, risk management, philanthropic planning and cash management.
Our Impact
The Goldman Sachs Private Family Office is designed to service the firm’s most strategic clients. Our trusted Advisor teams have worked with sophisticated ultra-high net worth clients for more than three decades. We target a client ratio of 8-12 families per advisor. This ratio, allows us to dedicate the needed time and resources to each client’s unique financial circumstances to deliver an exceptional client experience.
How You Will Fulfill Your Potential
Our rigorous apprenticeship model provides analysts and associates with the technical training and client experience to develop the needed skills and knowledge base to be an advisor. We are seeking individuals who identify as quick-thinkers and self-starters with a passion to help others. Candidates should have an interest in financial planning, and the desire to work closely with ultra-high net worth individuals. We are looking for candidates who possess the ability to problem solve and can thrive in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail, strong communication skills, and client service are essential to maintaining and enhancing our business.
Principal Responsibilities
- Join an advisor team(s) and help service clients and their families, providing comprehensive personal financial planning, investment planning and tax services to our clients.
- Prepare various client reports in the areas of personal financial statements, cash flow planning, income tax projections, investment allocation, investment performance, estate document reviews, estate flowcharts, etc.
- Telephone contact and/or face-to-face interaction with clients, assistants and their outside advisors.
- Prepare income and trust tax returns for clients.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR
- Bachelor’s degree required
- FINRA SIE, Series 7 and Series 66 preferred; required within 4 months of hire
- Working knowledge of Microsoft products such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
- Possess a high level of intellectual curiosity and ability to think critically
- Enthusiastic and positive approach to problem-solving and client service
- Proven track record with cross-training, task-sharing and mutually supportive teamwork
- Must be able to be innovative, pro-actively manage time and follow through to complete tasks
