Job description
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
- Price financial instruments
- 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 and so should you
- Strong problem solver with the ability to navigate ambiguity and leverage your resources
- The desire to take ownership of projects and ideas, while being able to identify gaps and other areas of improvement
- The ability to adapt to a dynamic and ever-changing environment – we are in high growth mode and move quickly to achieve business goals
- CPA certification is desirable
- Ability to work on a hybrid schedule out of our Chicago office
Benefits:
- 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
DV is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms. Only search firms with valid, written agreements with DV should submit resumes in response to DV’s posted positions. All resumes submitted by search firms to DV via e-mail, the Internet, personal delivery, facsimile, or any other method without a valid written agreement shall be deemed the sole property of DV, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by DV. DV is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
