Associate

Join our Various team in New York The D.
E.
Shaw group seeks accounting associates to join its Financial Reporting team to support the firm’s accounting and reporting groups that are responsible for its hedge fund vehicles and management companies.
The role offers the opportunity to be part of an inclusive, collaborative, and engaging working environment.
News Library Contact What you’ll do day-to-day 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.
At the D.
E.
Shaw group, we believe the diversity of our employees is core to our strength and success.
We are committed to supporting our people in work and in life, which is why we offer benefits such as a family planning and surrogacy program and a charitable gift match to all full-time employees.
Additionally, our staff-led affinity groups are pillars of our community, helping to celebrate diversity, promote leadership and development opportunities, and facilitate inclusive mentorship.
Members and allies organize a wide range of educational and social programming, from expert talks to film festivals.