DV Trading
Senior Fund Accounting Analyst
DV Trading, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
About Us :
Founded more than 15 years ago and headquartered in Chicago, the DV Group of financial services firms has grown to more than 350 people operating throughout North America and in Europe. Since spinning out of a large brokerage firm in 2016, DV Trading has rapidly scaled as an independent proprietary trading firm utilizing its own capital, trading strategies, and risk management methodologies to provide liquidity to worldwide financial markets and hedging opportunities to commodity producers and users. Now, DV group affiliates include two broker dealers, a cryptocurrency market making firm, and a bourgeoning investment adviser.
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Fund Accountant to join our dynamic Accounting team, playing a pivotal role in the analysis and reporting functions for DV Private Investment Funds. The successful candidate will ensure the accuracy and integrity of both internal and externally provided data, contribute to regulatory filings and audits, and prepare detailed analyses and reports for internal stakeholders.
Job Responsibilities:Execute daily, monthly, and quarterly accounting procedures for private funds, including:
Account for capital activity (subscriptions and redemptions)Calculate and/or monitor expense accrualsProcess expense paymentsAccount for fund incomeProcess and/or monitor corporate actionsPrice financial instrumentsReconcile cash and portfolio positions to custody/broker recordsVerify and calculate Net Asset Value (NAV) provided by the administrator
Review financial statements and compute performance feesPrepare accounting information for regulatory and investor reportingSupport and coordinate tax compliance with external providersAssemble supporting documentation for fund auditsInvestigate discrepancies between accounting and administrator recordsAssist in related duties and projects, as neededRequirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance with at least 5 years of relevant accounting experienceAbility to collect, clean, and interpret large data sets across multiple systems to provide insightful analysisAdvanced Excel knowledge and skills (including Power Query); SQL and/or Python a plusA tech forward approach to managing day to day tasks - we love to automate and make things more efficient and so should youStrong problem solver with the ability to navigate ambiguity and leverage your resourcesThe desire to take ownership of projects and ideas, while being able to identify gaps and other areas of improvementThe ability to adapt to a dynamic and ever-changing environment - we are in high growth mode and move quickly to achieve business goalsCPA certification is desirableAbility to work on a hybrid schedule out of our Chicago office
Founded more than 15 years ago and headquartered in Chicago, the DV Group of financial services firms has grown to more than 350 people operating throughout North America and in Europe. Since spinning out of a large brokerage firm in 2016, DV Trading has rapidly scaled as an independent proprietary trading firm utilizing its own capital, trading strategies, and risk management methodologies to provide liquidity to worldwide financial markets and hedging opportunities to commodity producers and users. Now, DV group affiliates include two broker dealers, a cryptocurrency market making firm, and a bourgeoning investment adviser.
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Fund Accountant to join our dynamic Accounting team, playing a pivotal role in the analysis and reporting functions for DV Private Investment Funds. The successful candidate will ensure the accuracy and integrity of both internal and externally provided data, contribute to regulatory filings and audits, and prepare detailed analyses and reports for internal stakeholders.
Job Responsibilities:Execute daily, monthly, and quarterly accounting procedures for private funds, including:
Account for capital activity (subscriptions and redemptions)Calculate and/or monitor expense accrualsProcess expense paymentsAccount for fund incomeProcess and/or monitor corporate actionsPrice financial instrumentsReconcile cash and portfolio positions to custody/broker recordsVerify and calculate Net Asset Value (NAV) provided by the administrator
Review financial statements and compute performance feesPrepare accounting information for regulatory and investor reportingSupport and coordinate tax compliance with external providersAssemble supporting documentation for fund auditsInvestigate discrepancies between accounting and administrator recordsAssist in related duties and projects, as neededRequirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance with at least 5 years of relevant accounting experienceAbility to collect, clean, and interpret large data sets across multiple systems to provide insightful analysisAdvanced Excel knowledge and skills (including Power Query); SQL and/or Python a plusA tech forward approach to managing day to day tasks - we love to automate and make things more efficient and so should youStrong problem solver with the ability to navigate ambiguity and leverage your resourcesThe desire to take ownership of projects and ideas, while being able to identify gaps and other areas of improvementThe ability to adapt to a dynamic and ever-changing environment - we are in high growth mode and move quickly to achieve business goalsCPA certification is desirableAbility to work on a hybrid schedule out of our Chicago office