Associate, Financial Control & Reporting
Balyasny Asset Management L.P. · Chicago, IL · 6 days ago
HybridAccountingFull-time
About the role
The employee will assist with the month end close processes of management company entities, including preparing journal entries, supporting working papers, and balance sheet reconciliations.
Responsibilities
- Research, document, and implement new technical accounting standards.
- Research and develop accounting policies for new transactions.
- Prepare monthly projections to actively monitor regulatory capital levels and prepare regulatory filings.
- First reviewer of financial statements from our third party provider, including preparing financial statement tie-outs to ensure accuracy.
- Provide support to the auditors and be responsive to questions and requests.
- Documenting accounting policies and procedures.
- Key player in developing and driving process improvement and automation initiatives.
- Collaborate with Accounts Payable, Payroll, Financial Planning & Analysis, Compliance, Tax and Legal teams.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills.
- Process improvement oriented.
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Energetic with a team player mentality.
Education, Training & Experience
- 2-3 years of accounting experience, public experience preferred.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
- Proficient with MS office & AI tooling preferred.
- Hedge Fund and investment manager experience preferred.
- US GAAP and IFRS experience.