Analyst - Financial Operations

The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development firm with more than $70 billion in investment capital as of September 1, 2025, and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since our founding in 1988, our firm has earned an international reputation for successful investing based on innovation, careful risk management, and the quality and depth of our staff. We have a significant presence in the world's capital markets, investing in a wide range of companies and financial instruments in both developed and developing economies. We have offices in India based out of Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

WHAT YOU'LL DO DAY-TO-DAY :

The Financial Operations group is an integral part of our global operations. If hired, you will support one or more of the functions mentioned below.

Compliance - The Compliance group is responsible for implementing and enforcing policies and procedures across multiple regulatory requirements, where you will be assisting front office trading desks by conducting thorough research on the firm's positions and applicable regulations for each asset class across jurisdictions through the deployment of advanced data analytics and data visualization techniques like statistical analysis, predictive modelling, clustering, etc. on tools like Power BI, and others; Perform regulatory filing obligations, requiring complex quantitative and qualitative analysis of the firm's short position and long ownership reports across US, UK, EU, Japan, etc. jurisdictions, and in monitoring and implementing controls designed to ensure compliance with global regulations by deploying various data analytics and visualization techniques; Conducting thorough analysis on the fundamental research data collected by the trading groups through their interactions with external industry experts / consultants around various market sectors to avoid potential trading while in possession of material non-public information; Assisting with long-term projects to maintain the firm's high standards of compliance with new and existing regulations.

Financial and Regulatory Reporting / Management Company Accounting - In this role, you will collaborate with a number of senior stakeholders at the time of new fund launches, assist in setting up of complex fund structures and transactions, conduct historical as well as projected analyses of fund performance, technical accounting analysis for complex financial instruments, and handle bespoke requests from various internal and external stakeholders. You will work closely with the office of the Chief Operating Officer (COO), the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), business unit (BU) heads, government regulators, and portfolio managers to provide key performance metrics to facilitate effective decision-making through insightful reporting, analyses, and recommendations within the MCA team. This involves P&L analysis, expense allocation, budgeting, cash management, financial and regulatory reporting, finalization of audits for global management company entities. Additionally, the above roles will involve handling change management processes while understanding and analyzing changes in the firm's businesses and incorporating these changes into the firm's financial reporting infrastructure. Furthermore, you will drive technology projects to develop reporting and analysis tools (including Power BI, Power Query and Alteryx), streamline workflows, and enhance user experience. Finally, you will also be involved in staying abreast of developments in technical accounting, primarily US GAAP, UK GAAP, and HK GAAP to provide accounting guidance, adopt new accounting standards, and maintain the firm's accounting policy manual.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR :

The ideal candidate should hold-

Basic qualifications :

• A CA (Chartered Accountancy) degree with 0 to 3 years of work experience in the Financial Services industry, or a large audit firm

Interested candidates can apply through our website :

https : / / www.deshawindia.com / recruit / jobs / Ads / Link / AnaFinopNov25

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The Firm offers excellent benefits, a casual, collegial working environment, and an attractive compensation package. For further information about our recruitment process, including how applicant data will be processed, please visit https : / / www.deshawindia.com / careers.

Members of the D. E. Shaw group do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of sex, race, colour, caste, creed, religion, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.

Skills Required

Predictive Modelling, Alteryx, Power Bi, Clustering, Power Query, Statistical Analysis