Corporate Accountant Analyst

Job Description:

Guggenheim Securities

About the Position

The Corporate Accountant position requires a motivated individual who is a self-starter to join the Finance Team. The primary focus of the position to aid the accounting department completing daily and monthly activities in a timely and accurate manner. The Accounting Department is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of financial books and records from a legal entity and management reporting perspective. The Corporate Accountant will work on many detail-oriented activities such with recording journal entries, monthly close procedures, Financial Statement preparation and other related reporting. This individual will liaise with other internal groups such as Product Control, FP&A, Tax, Treasury and Accounts Payable. The Corporate Accountant will report to GS’s Assistant Controller.

Essential Job Functions

• Assist with the preparation of financial statements, financial reports, special analyses, and information reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis both to internal and external constituents
• Participate in annual audits with external and internal auditors
• Work with Regulatory team on SEC and FINRA reporting requirements (e.g., FOCUS reports, Form 17-H, etc.)
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations and variance analysis MTD/YTD on an account level basis and legal entity level
• Work closely with business unit controllers and other members of the GS Finance team on monthly closes and other issues
• Aid Accounting Department with timely completion of the general ledger close for assigned legal entities at month/year end with overall review of assigned entities

Preferred Qualifications

• Corporate accounting experience preferred
• Workday  experience preferred
• Broker-dealer audit or accounting and reporting experience a plus
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Accurate in written work product to a high degree
• An analytical mindset and orientation
• Professionalism to work with confidential and sensitive information
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Successful experience working with senior business leaders
• Comfort level and demonstrated ability to work independently
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Able to take initiative and critically analyze processes and work flow and advocate for improvement
• Function well in a growth-environment and dynamic culture
• Strong problem solving skills
• Financial services industry experience preferred
• Detail-oriented, hands-on, analytical, commitment to highly accurate quality work product; above average computer proficiency, particularly excel
• Strong work commitment and personal ownership of assigned tasks
• Experience with OneStream software a plus; understanding of ledger database structure and organizational hierarchies strongly preferred

Basic Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance. CPA preferred
• 2-4 years’ experience in a corporate accounting or similar relevant experience
• Knowledge of US GAAP pronouncements; experience and ability to apply standards in practice
• Monthly/annual close experience with GL systems, Workday preferred

Work Location 

• Currently, this role is expected to be in the ­­­­New York office at least 3 days per week. 

Salary

• Annual base salary between $100,000 – $110,000
• The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for this position. Actual base salaries may vary depending on factors such as location and experience. The range listed reflects base salary only, and the total compensation package may include other components such as incentive compensation.

About Us:

Guggenheim Securities is the investment banking and capital markets business of Guggenheim Partners, a global investment and advisory firm. Guggenheim Securities offers services that fall into four broad categories: Advisory, Financing, Sales and Trading, and Research. Guggenheim Securities is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Houston.

For more information, please visit GuggenheimSecurities.com, follow us on LinkedIn or contact us at GSLateralRecruiting@guggenheimpartners.com or 212.518.9200.

Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“GS”) does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications. GS considers any resume or application to be unsolicited if (a) received from an entity or individual without a current recruiting agreement with GS or (b) submitted to anyone at the firm other than through the process set forth in the recruiting agreement between GS and the submitting entity or individual, and GS will not pay a fee to any entity or individual for such submission.