Management Reporting and Compensation Associate

OVERVIEWThe D. E. Shaw group seeks a skilled associate to join its Management Reporting team within Financial Operations. The team is responsible for delivering high-impact analysis and executive-ready insights to the firm’s senior leadership, with a particular focus on compensation and management company economics. This role provides broad exposure to the firm and supports a range of core operational, reporting, and analytical processes. 
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.

WHO 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.

Please note that this post is not an application. Please navigate to our website to apply: https://www.deshaw.com/recruit/jobs/Ads/TrinityCollege/ManRCompAssoc

The D. E. Shaw group is an equal opportunity employer.