Corporate Treasury - Trade Processing - Analyst - London
Corporate Treasury manages the firm’s financial resources and minimizes interest expense through liability planning, asset liability management, and liquidity portfolio yield enhancement. Within Corporate Treasury, the Funding and Execution Trading Desk focuses on efficient management of liabilities supporting the firm’s assets, including issuance of secured and unsecured liabilities and execution of interest rate, currency, and other hedging strategies. The CT Middle Office team partners with trading, structuring, and control functions to manage the front-to-back lifecycle of a diverse Treasury product suite, including money market deposits, short and medium-term debt, structured repos, collateral upgrades, swaps, loans, and bond borrows. The team ensures accurate trade capture, timely settlement, and effective risk control while supporting new product initiatives and infrastructure enhancements.
Responsibilities
* Gain a comprehensive understanding of the trade lifecycle by interacting with desk, sales, legal, strats, engineering teams, product control, credit, and structuring teams to work toward the shared goal of funding the firm efficiently and with minimal risk.
* Execute daily trade processing and post-trade controls across a broad Treasury product suite, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
* Act as a first line of defence by identifying, investigating, and escalating trade discrepancies and breaks to mitigate financial and operational risk.
* Manage trade lifecycle events including settlement, asset servicing, and payment processing within tight deadlines.
* Partner closely with Trading, Structuring, and control teams to support front-to-back execution and issue resolution.
* Respond to trader and client queries with a strong focus on execution, turnaround time, and accuracy.
* Operate effectively within a trader-led workflow, adapting to fluctuating volumes, time-sensitive requests, and shifting priorities.
* Support onboarding and execution of new products, funding structures, and process changes.
* Identify opportunities to improve trade processing workflows, enhance controls, and reduce operational risk.
Competencies
* Experience: 2–3 years in Operations, Middle Office, or trade lifecycle/settlement roles within securities or derivatives.
* Execution focus: Proven ability to manage high-volume trade processing with speed and accuracy in a deadline-driven environment.
* Adaptability: Comfortable operating in a dynamic, trader-driven environment with variability in volumes, urgency, and priorities.
* Attention to detail: Strong control mindset with ability to identify breaks, investigate root causes, and ensure resolution.
* Analytical problem solving: Ability to assess trade discrepancies and navigate cross-functional dependencies to resolve issues.
* Intellectual curiosity: Proactive in developing product knowledge across Treasury instruments and understanding end-to-end trade flows.
* Communication: Clear and concise communicator, able to engage effectively with trading desks and partner teams.
* Ownership: Demonstrates accountability, responsiveness, and strong follow-through on time-sensitive tasks.
EEO Statement
Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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