Management Company Accounting Senior Associate

The D. E. Shaw Group

• $150K — $190K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-8 years of progressive accounting experience in relevant fields
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field
  • CPA certification required
  • Strong technical expertise in financial reporting and internal controls
  • Proven ability to lead projects from start to finish
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Exceptional communication skills for diverse audiences

Responsibilities

  • Drive change initiatives in the management company accounting function independently
  • Prepare and review financial reporting deliverables for accuracy and timeliness
  • Act as a technical resource for complex accounting and reporting requirements
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across departments to address reporting needs
  • Partner with teams to enhance processes and close control gaps
  • Identify and implement AI and automation solutions for efficiency

Benefits

  • Medical and prescription drug coverage
  • 401(k) contribution matching
  • Wellness reimbursement
  • Family building benefits
  • Charitable gift match program
Full Job Description
What you'll do day-to-day

  • Own and independently drive change initiatives across the management company accounting function, from scoping through design, implementation, and post-implementation review.
  • Prepare and review recurring financial reporting deliverables produced by the broader team, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
  • Serve as a technical resource on complex accounting matters, financial reporting requirements, and the design and operation of controls.
  • Engage with cross-functional stakeholders across Fund Accounting, Tax, and Legal & Compliance, shaping accounting involvement on firmwide initiatives, resolving questions, and addressing reporting needs.
  • Partner with colleagues across FinOp, technology, and adjacent functions to strengthen processes, close controls gaps, and build scalable, well-documented workflows.
  • Identify opportunities to apply generative AI and automation to streamline close, reporting, and control activities, and help bring those solutions into production.


What we're looking for

  • Five to eight years of progressive accounting experience, ideally within alternative asset management, financial services, or public accounting, along with a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field; a CPA is required.
  • Deep technical and domain expertise in financial reporting and internal controls, with the judgment to operate independently on ambiguous, high-stakes work.
  • Demonstrated ability to own initiatives end to end and to raise the quality of deliverables produced by a broader team through review, coaching, and process design.
  • Keen analytical and problem-solving skills with a consistent focus on accuracy, attention to detail, and process improvement.
  • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain complex accounting and control matters clearly to a range of audiences.
  • Experience managing sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.
  • The expected annual base salary for this position is $150,000 to $190,000. Our compensation and benefits package includes variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire, and benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, 401(k) contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program.


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