Hiring: Senior Accountant - Asset Management Company: DRW Location: Chicago, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 11:41:26 Target Skills & Keywords : Derivatives, Equities, Fixed Income, Microsoft Excel About the job Experience: •6 years of hedge fund accounting experience gained at a fund administrator, investment manager, or fund. Required Skills: •Review and validate monthly and quarterly NAV packages prepared by third-party fund administrators; investigate and resolve breaks ahead of sign-off. •Prepare monthly and quarterly investor reporting, performance figures, and management reporting packages and ad-hoc reporting as needed. •Support preparation of annual financial statements and footnotes under US GAAP and/or IFRS, and act as a day-to-day contact for external auditors through the year-end audit. •Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, expense allocations, and management/performance fee calculations, including equalization, series accounting, and crystallization mechanics where applicable. •Review investor-level allocations, capital activity (subscriptions, redemptions, transfers), and partner capital statements. •Support valuation and accounting for less liquid and Level 3 positions, including pricing evidence, documentation, and fair value hierarchy classification. •Contribute to process documentation and identify opportunities to improve and automate the accounting close as the platform scales. •Serve as a day-to-day point of contact for administrators and auditors - Partner with Back-office, Treasury, Investor Relations, Legal, Business Management and the investment team to support the growth of the business and ad hoc analysis. Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree in accounting •4–6 years of hedge fund accounting experience gained at a fund administrator, investment manager, or fund. •Hands-on NAV preparation and review experience across a book of funds, including reconciliations, fee calculations, capital allocations, and investor reporting. •Practical experience accounting for derivatives, including margin, collateral, and settlement. •Exposure to alternative investment strategies is a plus. •Solid functional working knowledge of fund structures: master-feeder, standalone, parallel funds, and management company entities, across both US and offshore/UK vehicles. •Strong command of US GAAP and IFRS as applied to investment companies (ASC 946 or equivalent). •Multi-currency accounting and FX translation experience. •Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with large data sets across multiple source systems. •Strong attention to detail, a high degree of ownership over your work, and the ability to manage competing deadlines in a fast-moving environment. Compensation: •$120,000 - $150,000 / year •We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!