Senior Treasury Associate

PDT Partners, a quantitative investment manager, seeks an analytical, creative, and collaborative Finance and Treasury professional to join our Finance, Accounting and Treasury (“FACT”) team.  This is a great opportunity to hone existing analytical skills, while diving deeply into the financial operations of a global hedge fund.  Responsibilities will range from daily counterparty exposure and margin analysis, monitoring and thinking strategically about financing costs of the funds, and being involved in the setup of new products, counterparties, and funds.  The Senior Treasury associate will work closely with the team, including the Treasurer and head of FACT, the Chief Financial Officer, and with our fund operations, legal and compliance, investor relations, and operational risk management groups.

Why join us?  PDT Partners has a stellar 25+ year track record and a reputation for excellence. Our goal is to be the best quantitative investment manager in the world—measured by the quality of our products, not their size.  PDT’s extremely high employee-retention rate speaks for itself.  Our people are intellectually exceptional, and our community is close-knit, down-to-earth, and diverse.

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily margin process, including counterparty margin requirements, understanding margin rules and methodologies and helping to negotiate new rates with counterparties
• Analyze and optimize financing costs across counterparties
• Liaise with the prime brokers, custodian bank, and other counterparties
• Help manage the broker relationship and coordinate with different groups to produce a broker scorecard
• Lead FACT on new product launches and integration into existing PDT systems
• Analyze, understand, and manage FX exposure for the funds
• Work with and lead FACT on ad hoc projects to improve on inefficiencies or optimize processes in the group 

 Qualifications          

• 4 – 8 years finance or risk management experience, preferably at a top-tier investment bank (e.g., trading desk, risk management group, or capital markets)
• Superb problem-solving ability
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Collaborative
• Strong organizational and execution skills
• Highly-proficient in Excel
• Knowledge of SQL, Python, or Tableau would be helpful (not necessary) 

Education:     

• Bachelor’s degree from an excellent academic program. 

The salary range for this role is between $140,000 and $180,000. This range is not inclusive of any potential bonus amounts.  Factors that may impact the agreed upon salary within the range for a particular candidate include years of experience, level of education obtained, skill set, and other external factors.