Senior Accountant
At a glance
Senior Accounting role at Hudson River Trading. New York · full-time · $100,000–$130,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Close regulated and non-regulated entities each month, preparing statements, reconciling cash, and recording accruals and intercompany activity
- Build capital allocation schedules and help consolidate monthly results across overseas entities
- Coordinate with Tax, Legal, Treasury, and Payroll on global intercompany matters, tax filings, and cash forecasts
- Prepare U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics returns, and research accounting questions for management
- Help design automated accounting reports and test reconciliation and profit tools using the named systems and coding methods
What you bring
- A bachelor's degree in accounting and an active CPA license
- Two to four years in Big Four, another established public accounting firm, or corporate accounting in financial services
- Strong Excel ability, plus practical command-line, basic coding, and automation experience using AI assistants
Who this fits
This role suits a senior accountant with financial-services experience who wants hands-on work across entity close, reporting, tax, treasury, and automation. The position is based in New York.
From the employer
Hudson River Trading (HRT) is seeking a Senior Accountant with a background in financial services to join our Legal Entity Control team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to learn various accounting functions within the company such as corporate fund accounting, expense management, corporate structure management, and internal and external financial reporting preparation and analysis. In addition, you will collaborate closely with developers to design and implement tools and reports related to various accounting, tax, and financial reporting processes.
Responsibilities
- Perform daily and month-end responsibilities associated with both regulated and non-regulated entities
- Perform month-end closing procedures consisting of financial statement preparation, cash reconciliations, recording income/expense accruals, recording intercompany transactions, and preparing capital allocation schedules
- Collaborate with Tax, Legal, Treasury, and Payroll teams on the management of global intercompany relationships
- Assist in preparing monthly consolidated financial statements, including consolidation of various overseas entities
- Prepare financial reports for U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys
- Work with our Tax department to provide relevant information around various tax provisions and filings
- Work alongside our Treasury group in a cash management and forecasting capacity
- Perform accounting research on an as-needed basis and provide informed recommendations to management for proper treatment of specific transactions
- Assist in the creation and design of automated reports requested by management
- Test and utilize automated tools for reconciliation and profit reports. Automated tools can include utilizing Workday Financial Reporting, Unix commands, SQL queries, and running scripts in Python
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, excellent understanding of GAAP
- CPA license required
- 2 - 4 years of experience at a Big 4 firm, reputable public accounting firm, or internal corporate accounting in the financial services industry
- Strong Excel skills; VBA/SQL and Workday Financials experience preferred
- Hands-on experience with command-line tools, basic coding, and AI assistants (e.g., Claude Code, Codex) for professional or personal automation
- Partnership or investment accounting experience preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must be detail-oriented and able to multitask with strong time management skills
The estimated base salary range for this position is 100,000 to 130,000 USD per year (or local equivalent). The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role will also be eligible for discretionary performance-based bonuses and a competitive benefits package.
Culture
Hudson River Trading (HRT) brings a scientific approach to trading financial products. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development. Our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading.
At HRT we welcome a variety of expertise: mathematics and computer science, physics and engineering, media and tech. We’re a community of self-starters who are motivated by the excitement of being at the cutting edge of automation in every part of our organization—from trading, to business operations, to recruiting and beyond. We value openness and transparency, and celebrate great ideas from HRT veterans and new hires alike. At HRT we’re friends and colleagues – whether we are sharing a meal, playing the latest board game, or writing elegant code. We embrace a culture of togetherness that extends far beyond the walls of our office.
Feel like you belong at HRT? Our goal is to find the best people and bring them together to do great work in a place where everyone is valued. HRT is proud of our diverse staff; we have offices all over the globe and benefit from our varied and unique perspectives. HRT is an equal opportunity employer; so whoever you are we’d love to get to know you.
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