Corporate Controller - North America

The Role: The Finance organization is responsible for the management and control environment for WorldQuant on a global basis. We are seeking an especially hardworking Controller to join our team based in Old Greenwich, CT.

• Lead all company financial transactions and general accounting activities always keeping accurate governance, risk management, and compliance front of mind
• Understand business processes, express understanding through adept use of workflow diagrams, analyze for problems including control risks, restrictive controls, and process inefficiencies
• Handle monthly quick closes, month-end reporting, flash reporting, and headcount reporting
• Prepare twelve-month detailed bottoms-up full-year expense forecasts and next-year entry rate estimates on a monthly basis
• Analyze data at a detailed root-level, synthesize the results of the analysis, and prepare top-level insightful reports to senior management on expenses actual-to-budget, month-over-month, forecast to entry-rate, and version-to-version
• Develop significant positive relationships with department heads and project managers
• Lead to completion the annual consolidated management company audit, prepare quarterly unaudited consolidated financials
• Become a subject matter expert to all global staff on all global financial activities and US GAAP
• Maintain publication calendar for all internal and external reporting
• Manage, care for, and develop staff

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required
• 10-15 years of relevant experience, 2 of those years in public accounting is a plus
• Active CPA designation required
• Intellectually curious thinker by nature, internally driven, quick learner, who takes the initiative with minimal direction, but knows when to ask for guidance or discuss findings
• Demonstrates strong leadership and organizational abilities while encouraging a collaborative and team-oriented environment
• Recognizes that mistakes are a natural part of growth and champions transparency in dealing with them
• Skilled in leading and running small teams effectively
• Proficient in simultaneously overseeing multiple international multidisciplinary project teams
• Expertise in financial modeling with extensive experience in creating large-scale dynamic models
• Advanced Excel skills are required and will be evaluated as part of the interview process
• Possesses an innate ability to scrutinize financial reports, identify inconsistencies, and diligently analyze underlying details to uncover the root cause of issues.
• Outstanding oral and written English skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts in clear and simple terms.
• Strong knowledge of foreign currency accounting and reporting is a plus
• Prior exposure in an international workforce culture is a plus
• Knowledge of Workday general ledger, human resource systems, and SQL queries are a plus

Our Benefits:

• Core Benefits: Fully paid medical and dental insurance for employees and dependents, flexible spending account, 401k, full paid parental leave, generous PTO with unlimited sick days
• Perks: Employee discounts for gym memberships, wellness activities etc., healthy snacks, casual dress code
• Training: learning and development courses, speakers, team-building off-site
• Employee resource groups