Asset & Wealth Management, Private Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs Family Office, Wealth Strategist, Vice President Dallas or Houston

YOUR IMPACT

Goldman Sachs Family Office is in search of a Vice President to develop innovative wealth planning strategies and provide family office services to assist clients in meeting their income tax estate tax philanthropicand financial planning goals. We are looking for a hard-working and client-friendly individual with background in tax trust and /or estate advisory.

OUR IMPACT

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.

Private Wealth Management (PWM)

Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management (PWM) specializes in creating comprehensive wealth management plans for high-net-worth individuals and families as well as select institutions including foundations and endowments. PWM Teams work one-on-one with clients to advise and deliver customized strategies drawn from our deep investment experience diverse wealth management capabilities and global reach. Our Private Wealth Advisors (PWAs) deliver an unparalleled investment platform inclusive of the full product and service offerings of Goldman Sachs and beyond which may include tax and estate planning philanthropic planning and private banking and lending services. As client needs evolve this close relationship allows the team to offer complementary services and new opportunities by leveraging the resources of Goldman Sachs and beyond.

Goldman Sachs Family Office (GSFO)

Goldman Sachs Family Office (GSFO)works in coordination with Private Wealth Advisors to develop strong ties with clients to deliver a full suite of wealth planning and family office services.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

• Act as a senior subject matter expert in assisting high net worth clients from an income trust and estate and tax planning perspective
• Advise individuals and families on all aspects of the transmission of wealth including tax-efficient estate planning structures sophisticated lifetime gifting strategies the transfer of closely held businesses charitable giving and the administration and restructuring of trusts.
• Counsel clients on asset protection techniques and implementation
• Interface with Trustees Attorneys Accountants and other advisors and professional bodies in respect to private clients wealth planning
• Develop philanthropic goals and implement related structures (e.g. DAF private foundations)
• Formalize financial goals and put into action a plan to achieve those goals.
• Presentation of internal educational seminars to Private Wealth Management teams

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS WERE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelors Degree required; CPA and/or JD highly preferred
• Extensive experience working with clients in structuring multi-generational wealth and estate planning strategies
• Technical expertise in US tax legislation and tax implications of investment portfolios estate planning entities philanthropic entities and other business activities including impact of the Alternative Minimum Tax
• Strong income tax planning expertise
• Experience with state and local tax matters for the southern state jurisdictions is preferable
• Experience working with both private company owners and executives of public companies is a plus
• A strong background in advising on the implementation of asset protection techniques
• Experience in interfacing with Trustees Attorneys Accountants and other advisors and professional bodies in respect to private clients wealth planning
• Deep interest in the financial markets and good investment sense/commercial instinct
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a desire to work in a team-oriented environment
• Resourceful self-starter attentive to detail and capable of multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment
• Extensive experience of presenting to internal and external audiences
• Ability to build consensus and facilitate decision-making among families
• Experience in the structuring and management of family office entities is a plus
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and think clearly under pressure
• A minimum of ten years of experience as an accountant attorney or wealth professional
• Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Series 7 & Series 63 exams (must be obtained within first 3 months of employment)
• Experience working with clients in structuring multi-generational wealth and estate planning strategies
• Willingness and desire to travel as necessary given regional coverage of the role

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

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