Goldman Sachs Internal Audit ensures that the firm maintains effective controls by assessing compliance with laws and regulations and advising management on developing smart control solutions. The team provides unique insight into the financial industry, its products, and operations. Composed of professionals from diverse backgrounds including chartered accountants, developers, risk management professionals, cybersecurity professionals, and data scientists, they cover all firm businesses and functions globally.

About the Position

Introduction

Goldman Sachs Internal Audit seeks a highly driven Associate to join its Digital Assets Team in Salt Lake City. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the assessment of the firm's rapidly evolving digital asset landscape, including blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, and tokenized assets. You will work within a dynamic and collaborative environment, helping to build and shape the firm's audit capabilities in this critical and innovative space.

As part of Internal Audit, the third line of defense, you will independently assess the firm's internal control structure, including governance processes, risk management, and capital and anti-financial crime frameworks. You will raise awareness of control risk and monitor the implementation of management's control measures.

Responsibilities

Participate in stakeholder walkthroughs to perform control design assessments and testing, and assist in documenting and presenting results to Internal Audit senior management and business stakeholders.
Continuously enhance your understanding of Digital Assets, including related business activities, relevant global regulations, and underlying infrastructure (e.g., distributed ledger technology), with guidance from senior team members.
Support audit colleagues covering traditional finance-related areas by providing insights and assisting in the assessment of Digital Asset-related activities, focusing on potential risks, mitigating controls, and potential findings from audit engagements.
Contribute to the development of the Internal Audit Digital Assets coverage strategy.
Contribute to the preparation of commercially effective and practical audit conclusions and findings, and assist in their presentation to Internal Audit senior management and business stakeholders.
Under guidance, follow up on open audit issues and track their resolution.

Requirements

3 - 6 years of experience in risk, compliance, audit, technology, or a related function, with significant direct experience in blockchain technology and digital assets.
Foundational understanding of blockchain technology and architecture as it relates to financial services.
Familiarity with software development concepts and system architecture principles, including a basic understanding of databases, operating systems, and messaging concepts.
Ability to articulate risks and identify potential failure points in blockchain products and system architecture.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills, with keen attention to detail.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly and concisely to audiences of varying levels of seniority and blockchain expertise.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related quantitative discipline.

Nice to Have

Hands-on experience on the business side of blockchain such as product design, trading and derivatives, and other financial applications.
Exposure to or the ability to review code in languages commonly used in blockchain development and smart contracts (e.g., Solidity, DAML, Python, Go, Rust, etc.).

Benefits

Benefits were not specified in the original job posting.

About Company

As the third line of defense, Internal Audit’s mission is to independently assess the firm’s internal control structure, including the firm’s governance processes and controls, and risk management and capital and anti-financial crime frameworks, raise awareness of control risk and monitor the implementation of management’s control measures. We comprise individuals from diverse backgrounds including chartered accountants, developers, risk management professionals, cybersecurity professionals, and data scientists. We are organized into global teams comprising business and technology auditors to cover all the firm’s businesses including Global Banking and Markets, Asset and Wealth Management, and Platform Solutions, and functions such as cyber-security, technology risk, and engineering.