Associate

Description:

You’ll prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements. You’ll conduct account and performance analyses and handle investor, management, and regulatory reporting for multiple legal entities transacting in global capital markets, including wholly foreign-owned enterprises and private fund managers. You’ll also analyze the firm’s financial activities, complex fund structures, and investor transactions. You’ll interact with investor relations, management reporting, trade accounting, treasury, and software development groups. You’ll provide analysis on the income statement, balance sheet, and overall cash management and liquidity of foreign management companies. You’ll also lead interactions with local bank representatives and other external groups, including third-party fund administrators, third-party accounting and tax preparation service providers, and external auditors. You’ll launch new fund vehicles, conduct historical analyses, and field bespoke requests from various internal groups, including senior management, investing groups, and investor relations. You’ll collaborate with software developers to improve and re-engineer existing accounting processes.

Who we’re looking for

• Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field of study.
• Three years of experience in public accounting or an accounting or reporting function at a hedge fund, investment manager, or other financial services firm and knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles are required. Candidates must have experience working with third-party fund administrators, third-party accounting and tax preparation service providers, and external auditors; performing accounting, cash management, and tax and regulatory filings; analyzing differences between local and U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; aggregating, reporting, and analyzing financial data; re-engineering processes and workflows; and using Alteryx, PowerQuery/PowerBi, and Excel.
• The annual base salary for this position is $120,000 to $175,000. Our compensation and benefits package includes variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire, a relocation bonus, and benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, 401k contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program.
• Please email your resume and cover letter to recruitment-nyc@world.deshaw.com. Please reference 2024-5093-CWA in the subject or body of your email.