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Location: Chicago, IL (onsite 4X a week)
About Us :
Founded 19 years ago and headquartered in Chicago, the DV Group of financial services firms has grown to more than 450 people operating throughout the world. Since spinning out of a large brokerage firm in 2016, DV Trading rapidly scaled as an independent proprietary trading firm utilizing its own capital, trading strategies, and risk management methodologies to provide liquidity and hedging opportunities to financial participants, commodity producers and counterparties worldwide. DV Group affiliates also include two broker dealers, an introducing broker in commodities, a cryptocurrency market making firm, and several investment advisory firms.
Overview :
DV Trading is expanding its accounting leadership team and seeking an Assistant Controller (path to Controller) to own the end-to-end fund-accounting function for our 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 :
- Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycle for multiple private funds, ensuring timeliness and precision.
- Account for capital activity (subscriptions and redemptions).
- Calculate and/or monitor expense accruals.
- Process expense payments.
- Account for fund income.
- Process and/or monitor corporate actions.
- Reconcile cash and portfolio positions to custody/broker records.
- Verify and calculate Net Asset Value (NAV) provided by the administrator.
- Serve as primary liaison with auditors, administrators, custodians, and tax advisors; drive issue resolution and process improvements.
- Review financial statements and compute performance fees.
- Prepare accounting information for regulatory and investor reporting.
- Support and coordinate tax compliance with external providers.
- Assemble supporting documentation for fund audits.
- Investigate discrepancies between accounting and administrator records.
- Assist in related duties and projects, as needed.
Requirements :
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance with at least 5 years of relevant accounting experience
- Ability to collect, clean, and interpret large data sets across multiple systems to provide insightful analysis
- Advanced Excel knowledge and skills
- A tech-forward approach to managing day to day tasks – we love to automate and make things more efficient
- Strong problem solver with the ability to navigate ambiguity and leverage resources
- Desire to take ownership of projects and ideas, and identify gaps and opportunities for improvement
- Ability to adapt to a dynamic and high-growth environment
- CPA certification is desirable
- Ability to work on a hybrid schedule out of our Chicago office
- Discretionary bonus eligibility
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
- Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary LTD, Life & AD&D insurance
- Flexible vacation policy
- Retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness Programs
Annual compensation range $120K - $150K base + discretionary bonus eligibility
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Accounting/Auditing
Industries
Financial Services, Capital Markets, and Investment Banking
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