Corporate Accountant Analyst

Guggenheim Partners • New York, NY

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Corporate Accountant position at Guggenheim Securities requires a motivated, self-starting individual to join the Finance Team. The primary focus is to assist the accounting department in completing daily and monthly activities accurately and on time. The Accounting Department is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of financial books and records from both a legal entity and management reporting perspective. This role involves detail-oriented tasks such as recording journal entries, performing monthly close procedures, preparing Financial Statements, and other related reporting. The Corporate Accountant will collaborate with internal groups including Product Control, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and Accounts Payable, and will report directly to GS’s Assistant Controller.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance
• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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
• CPA preferred

Responsibilities

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees