The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

Asset & Wealth Management, Private Family Office, Family Office Advisor, Vice President - Deerfield

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc$150K — $200K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field; advanced degree (MST, MBA, JD, CPA, CFP) is required.
  • Minimum of 7 years in financial planning or related fields with exposure to family office environments.
  • Deep knowledge of complex financial planning concepts, including advanced tax and estate planning.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage client relationships and lead high-performing teams.
  • Exceptional communication and project management skills with a focus on conveying complex strategies clearly.
  • Strong commitment to confidentiality and ethical handling of sensitive data.

Responsibilities

  • Lead client relationships for a portfolio of 8-12 ultra-high net worth families, providing tailored financial strategies.
  • Integrate and manage advice from various professionals to achieve optimal client outcomes.
  • Prepare and analyze sophisticated financial statements to identify trends and opportunities.
  • Develop advanced tax and estate planning strategies in collaboration with attorneys to maximize wealth preservation.
  • Design and implement risk mitigation strategies through comprehensive insurance planning.
  • Analyze complex cash flow dynamics for enhanced liquidity and financial positioning.
  • Craft and implement impactful philanthropic strategies for clients, focusing on tax efficiency.

Benefits

  • Access to a network of internal and external professionals for seamless client service.
  • Opportunity to work with a select portfolio, ensuring dedicated attention to client needs.
  • Engagement in high-level financial planning that impacts clients' legacies.
  • Workspace that emphasizes confidentiality and ethical standards in client relationships.
  • Professional development opportunities through advanced certifications and training.
Full Job Description
Job Description

YOUR IMPACT

As a Family Office Advisor, you will be instrumental in shaping the financial futures of our firm's most strategic clients. You will lead and cultivate deep, enduring relationships, serving a select portfolio of 8-12 families - a client-to-advisor ratio meticulously designed to ensure dedicated attention and truly exceptional, white-glove service. For over three decades, our Advisor teams have been the trusted stewards of significant wealth, and you will continue this legacy, providing comprehensive financial planning and strategic guidance that directly impacts our clients' legacies.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL
  • Strategic Client Leadership: Function as the primary point of contact and lead advisor for a select group of ultra-high net worth families, orchestrating comprehensive financial strategies tailored to their unique needs.
  • Integrated Advisory & Coordination: Seamlessly manage and integrate advice from a network of internal and external professionals (including attorneys, accountants, and bankers) to ensure cohesive and optimal client outcomes.
  • Advanced Financial Analysis: Prepare and critically review sophisticated financial statements (balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements) to uncover trends, identify opportunities, and proactively address challenges.
  • Proactive Tax & Estate Planning: Develop and execute advanced tax efficiency strategies, ensuring compliance while maximizing wealth preservation. Collaborate with T&E attorneys to design and implement robust estate plans that facilitate efficient wealth transfer and minimize tax liabilities.
  • Holistic Risk Management: Design and implement comprehensive risk mitigation strategies through sophisticated insurance planning, safeguard client assets and legacies.
  • Dynamic Liquidity & Cash Flow Management: Analyze and optimize complex cash flow dynamics, ensuring robust liquidity and strategic financial positioning for our clients.
  • Impactful Philanthropic Advisory: Partner with clients to craft and implement impactful philanthropic strategies, including charitable giving and foundation planning, optimizing tax efficiency, and maximizing societal benefit.
  • Sophisticated Investment Oversight: Monitor, analyze, and report on diverse investment portfolios, including alternative investments, ensuring alignment with client objectives, and collaborating with internal and external managers to optimize performance.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field. An advanced degree or degree (e.g., MST, MBA, JD, CPA, CFP) is required. FINRA SIE, Series 7 and Series 66 preferred; required within 4 months of hire.
  • Experience: Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in financial planning, tax, consulting, or a related field, with significant exposure to single or multi-family office environments.
  • Expertise: Deep knowledge and practical application of complex financial planning concepts, including advanced tax planning, intricate estate planning, and sophisticated investment management.
  • Leadership & Influence: Demonstrated ability to manage client relationships, lead high-performing teams, and influence outcomes across a diverse stakeholder group.
  • Communication: Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and project management skills, capable of articulating complex strategies with clarity and precision.
  • Integrity: Unwavering commitment to confidentiality and the discreet handling of sensitive client information.

About The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. provides investment banking, securities, and investment management services, as well as financial services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high-net-worth individuals worldwide. Its Investment Banking segment offers financial advisory services, including advisory assignments concerning mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense, risk management, and restructurings and spin-offs; and underwriting services comprising public offerings and private placements of a range of securities, loans, and other financial instruments, and derivative transactions. The company’s Institutional Client Services segment provides client execution services, such as fixed income, currency, and commodities client execution related to making markets in interest rate products, credit products, mortgages, currencies, and commodities; and equities related to making markets in equity products, as well as executes and clears institutional client transactions on stock, options, and futures exchanges. This segment also engages in the securities services business providing financing, securities lending, and other brokerage services to institutional clients, including hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds, and foundations. Its Investing and Lending segment originates longer-term loans; and invests in debt securities, loans, public and private equity securities, real estate, consolidated investment entities, distressed assets, currencies, commodities, and power generation facilities. The company’s investment management segment provides investment products and services, as well as offers wealth advisory services, including portfolio management and financial counseling, and brokerage and other transaction services.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Careers

Join the prestigious team at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., a global leader in finance and investments, and propel your career to new heights. Our firm is renowned for its commitment to excellence, innovation, and leadership in the financial sector.

Work You’ll Do

At Goldman Sachs, you will be part of a dynamic environment that fosters growth, diversity, and professional development. Engage in transformative projects that redefine the landscape of global finance, driven by a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.

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Goldman Sachs is not just a workplace. It is a community where you can build lasting relationships with colleagues and industry leaders. Our networking events, mentorship programs, and professional groups foster connections that can accelerate your career trajectory.

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Invest in your future with Goldman Sachs’ unparalleled employee benefits and career development programs. From comprehensive health benefits to personalized career coaching and leadership training, we ensure that our team is equipped for success, both professionally and personally.

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Learn more about The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc
Size
45,100 employees
Market Cap
$115.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$9.4 billion
Founded
1869
5 Year Trend
+11.3%
Revenue
$53.4 billion
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