Goldman Sachs
Global Banking & Markets- Asset Servicing Analyst- London
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Job Description
Operations partners with all areas of the firm to deliver banking, sales and trading, and asset management capabilities globally, while providing essential risk management and control. Asset Servicing is responsible for the end-to-end management of Voluntary Income and Corporate Action events across global equity and fixed income markets. The team supports internal and external clients through complex, time-critical events such as mergers, restructurings, and shareholder meetings, operating within a high-risk control environment.
Role Overview
This role is responsible for the day-to-day processing and risk management of voluntary corporate action instructions across EMEA markets. The successful candidate will execute and control client and firm elections, ensure accurate and timely instruction into local markets, and manage risk through disciplined adherence to controls, escalation, and issue resolution. The role requires strong technical expertise, sound judgment under tight market deadlines, and close collaboration with global partners and client service teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Process voluntary corporate action elections across equity and fixed income products, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with market deadlines
- Create and validate announcement information and instruct client and firm elections into CREST/Euroclear
- Reconcile and distribute entitlements, investigating and resolving exceptions as required
- Actively manage operational risk by identifying issues, escalating appropriately, and applying strong controls
- Partner with client service, technology, legal, and global operations teams to resolve complex event-related issues
- Support process improvements and control enhancements to reduce risk, increase scalability, and improve client outcomes
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Skills & Experience
- 2+ years of Asset Servicing experience, with exposure to voluntary corporate actions
- Understanding of corporate action lifecycles, market practices, and election processing
- Proven ability to operate effectively in a high-risk, time-critical environment
- Analytical skills with attention to detail and sound risk judgment
- Clear and effective communicator, able to engage confidently with stakeholders across the organization
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver consistently under pressure
Preferred Qualifications
- Good understanding of global equity and fixed income markets
- Good understanding and ability to navigate CREST/Euroclear GUIs to review event details and instruct on positions
- Understanding of inventory management and settlement
- Proactive, control-focused mindset with a track record of identifying and mitigating operational risk
- Collaborative team player who contributes to a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
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About Goldman Sachs
At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.
We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.
We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html
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