Management Reporting and Compensation Associate

The D. E. Shaw Group

$120K — $160K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in finance, accounting, operations, or related field.
  • Minimum of two years of relevant experience, particularly with operational reporting and compensation processes.
  • Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
  • Strong proficiency in Excel for analysis and reporting tasks.
  • Excellent communication and project management abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Execute recurring compensation, accounting, and reporting activities for workflow continuity.
  • Contribute to compensation modeling and trend reporting for strategic decision-making.
  • Support team initiatives involving generative AI and process automation improvements.

Benefits

  • Guaranteed year-end bonus in the first year of hire.
  • Medical and prescription drug coverage.
  • 401(k) contribution matching.
  • Wellness reimbursement program.
  • Family building benefits.
  • Charitable gift match program.
Full Job Description
What you'll do day-to-day

  • Execute recurring compensation, accounting, operational, and reporting activities to ensure continuity across core workflows, including reconciliation, data preparation, and related processes.
  • Contribute to comprehensive compensation modeling, variance analysis, trend reporting, and related senior leader advisory analyses to support planning and business decision-making.
  • Contribute to team initiatives in generative AI integration, process improvement, technology adoption, and automation.


What we're looking for

  • A bachelor's or advanced degree, a record of professional and academic achievement, and at least two years of experience in finance, accounting, operations, or a related field; experience supporting operational reporting, compensation-related processes, or accounting workflows is a plus.
  • Keen attention to detail, organizational ability, and reliability, with the capacity to learn quickly.
  • Comfort working across a mix of operational and analytical responsibilities, including Excel-based analysis and reporting, with sound judgment and a proactive mindset toward anticipating team and stakeholder needs.
  • Excellent communication and project management skills, including demonstrated ability to manage high volumes of work, complex transactions, and competing priorities with accuracy and composure.
  • High ethical standards and the ability to exercise discretion with confidential information.
  • The expected annual base salary for this position is $120,000 to $160,000. 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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