Foreign Subsidiary Finance Director

About Bridgewater

Bridgewater Associates is a premier asset management firm, focused on delivering unique insight and partnership for the most sophisticated global institutional investors.

Our investment process is driven by a tireless pursuit to understand how the world’s markets and economies work — using cutting edge technology to validate and execute on timeless and universal investment principles.

Founded in 1975, we are a community of independent thinkers who share a commitment for excellence. By fostering a culture of openness, transparency, and inclusion, we strive to unlock the most complex questions in investment strategy, management, and corporate culture.

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Our Culture

Bridgewater’s unique success is the direct result of our unique way of being. We want an idea meritocracy in which meaningful work and meaningful relationships are pursued through radical truth and radical transparency. We require people to be extremely open, air disagreements, test each other’s logic, and view discovering mistakes and weaknesses as a good thing that leads to improvement and innovation. It is by continually striving together for the highest levels of truth and excellence that we create meaningful work and meaningful relationships. Within this culture, Diversity and Inclusion is a top priority because it is essential to finding the best talent in the world, enabling our idea meritocracy, and creating an environment where all types of people can thrive. We have a full-time team as well as affinity networks that work on these issues - If you would like to learn more, please let your Bridgewater recruiter know.

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Finance Function

Bridgewater’s Finance Department seeks to drive sustainable shareholder value by controlling, safeguarding, and optimizing use of the firm’s financial resources. This responsibility is fulfilled by providing strategic partnership, insight and independent perspective along with the delivery of high-quality financial reporting, forecasting and analysis while maintaining effective and efficient operational control. The Finance Function is critical to all facets of Bridgewater’s business; dedicated to continually making the firm better - strategically, financially, and operationally.

About Your Role

The Finance director plays a critical role in support to Bridgewater’s foreign growth initiative by being a strategic partner to the business leaders while leveraging both internal and external resources to deliver against operational and strategic goals.  The role will require holding a clear picture of the financials, ability to manage across all financial functions, project manage key initiatives as well as drive transformational activities within BW finance.

You will drive the following responsibilities:

Own wing-to-wing Finance responsibilities of a foreign subsidiary leveraging internal functional leads, key stakeholders, and external SME’s.

• Ability to own operational and tactical responsibilities independently including:
  • Own and drive the financial planning & analysis process partnering with leadership.
  • Run payroll activities including associated tax and regulatory fillings.
  • Ensure proper cash management optimizing for operational needs and tax implications.
  • Oversee the P2P process liaising between the business, vendors, legal & security teams.
  • Partner with the Corporate Accounting team to ensure the books and records are accurate and support annual audit activities.
  • Partner with the tax team to ensure the foreign subs are executing in line with the strategy as laid out by the Head of Tax.
  • Ensure all regulatory submissions are performed timely and accurately.
• Independently act as a strategic partner to the business leaders
  • Leverage financial expertise as well as subject matter experts to shape and identify creative solutions to deliver on business goals while ensuring alignment with the firms objectives and controls.
  • Project manage complex financial transactions in foreign jurisdictions.
• Be a transformational leader that can help shape BW’s finance organization.
  • Assist in evaluating as is activities and shape the future design for how best to manage foreign subsidiaries.
  • Drive efficiencies across operational activities as well as the broader finance team.

You will be a click for the role if you:

• Have strong communication skills with the ability to navigate at all levels and depths.
• Have experience in managing multiple finance functions (accounting, payroll, treasury, tax, etc.)
• Ability to roll up your sleeves and own tactical activities while also being able to pivot and own strategic activities in an independent manner.
• Can lead cross-functional and/or departmental teams with influence in an indirect manner.
• Strong project management skills to manage complex problems start to finish with efficiency.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 7-10 years of work experience in fields spanning multiple finance disciplines including: operational finance, FP&A, accounting, tax, treasury and P2P.
• Proactive in nature – ask questions and take initiative to improve current processes and metrics
• Experience forming well synthesized, structured recommendations from financial information to help drive informed and quality decisions
• Highly organized individual with keen attention to detail, including ability to meet deadlines
• Bachelor’s degree ideally in Finance or Accounting with a strong academic track record

Physical Requirements

For most of our roles, Bridgewater offers remote work flexibility, with most employees required to work on campus as their principal work location, a minimum of two days (and in some cases three days) per week with the option to work offsite on other days.

Compensation

The wage range for this role is $150,000-$385,000 inclusive of base salary and discretionary target bonus. The expected base salary for this role is between 70% - 90% of this wage range.

Why Choose Bridgewater?

It takes all types to make Bridgewater great. We seek a diverse group of innovative thinkers and push them to engage in rigorous and thoughtful inquiry. We develop people through an honest examination of their abilities and performance, enabling personal growth and professional development. We strive to provide you opportunities that will challenge you and unlock your potential.

In this role, you will grow with us by:

• Taking ownership of increasingly complex systems and processes.
• Taking on oversight and mentorship responsibilities to grow talent as you gain experience.
• Opportunities to grow your career across Bridgewater depending on your strengths, weaknesses, and experience.

One of our core priorities at Bridgewater is to enable our employees to build a great life and career, and we believe our benefits are an important extension of that philosophy. As such, currently Bridgewater offers a competitive suite of benefits including:

• Health insurance with 100% premium covered and access to additional concierge medical services
• 401(k) plan with generous employer match
• Paid time off, including fully paid parental leave and a competitive PTO package
• Workplace flexibility and access to back up childcare
• Financial assistance for family building support, including adoption and egg freezing
• Workplace wellness, including on-site gyms, free meals and healthy snacks , and meditation rooms
• An engaged and active community that includes many company events, affinity networks, and extracurricular interest groups
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Bridgewater reserves the right to change its current benefits program at any time, in a manner that is consistent with applicable federal and state regulations

This job description is not a contract and confers no contractual rights, privileges, or benefits on any applicant or potential applicant. Bridgewater has the right to change any and all terms of this job description, including, but not limited to, job responsibilities, qualifications and benefits. Nothing in this job description constitutes an offer or guarantee of employment. Please note that we do not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

Bridgewater Associates, LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer