Management Company Accounting Senior Associate

The D. E. Shaw Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Year-end bonus

Medical coverage

401(k) matching

Wellness reimbursement

Family building benefits

Charitable gift match

Job summary

The D. E. Shaw Group in New York seeks an analytical and self-directed accounting professional to join its FinOp Management Company Accounting team. You will own change initiatives, oversee financial reporting, and serve as a controls expert with cross-functional partners.

This senior associate role emphasizes independent ownership, technical depth in reporting, and collaboration across Fund Accounting, Tax, and Legal & Compliance, with a competitive bonus and comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Five to eight years of progressive accounting experience; CPA is required.
• Deep technical expertise in financial reporting and internal controls.
• Ability to own initiatives end to end and elevate deliverables through review and design.

Responsibilities

• Own and independently drive change initiatives across the management company accounting function.
• Prepare and review recurring financial reporting deliverables produced by the team.
• Serve as a technical resource on complex accounting matters and controls.
• Engage with cross-functional stakeholders to shape reporting on firmwide initiatives.
• Partner to strengthen processes, close controls gaps, and build scalable workflows.
• Identify opportunities to apply generative AI and automation in close and reporting.

Skills

Financial reporting

Internal controls

Analytical skills

Communication

Discretion / confidentiality

Independent ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

CPA

Job description

OVERVIEW:

The D. E. Shaw group seeks an analytical and self-directed accounting professional to join its Management Company Accounting team within Financial Operations (FinOp). The team owns the books, financial reporting, and control environment for the firm's U.S. and international management companies. This senior associate role offers the opportunity to take independent ownership of change initiatives, serve as a deep subject-matter expert on financial reporting and controls, and drive partnership with cross-functional stakeholders.

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.