Finance & Accounting - Intern (US)

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Citadel

Finance & Accounting - Intern (US)

New York, NY
Internship
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    If you aspire to:

    • Work on a fast-paced, dynamic, and intellectually challenging team
    • Develop your skills and solve some of the most complex business problems in our industry
    • Add value by identifying and implementing technology and process-improvement opportunities, while demonstrating an intellectual curiosity and passion for innovation

    If you've got an interest in:

    • Learning about financial markets and products
    • Working in a dynamic, fast-paced, and highly rewarding environment
    • Gaining exposure to best-in-class systems and processes

    If you've proven you have/are:

    • Seeking a degree in Accounting or Finance
    • Willingness to work part-time in conjunction with academic quarters
    • Advanced knowledge of Excel
    • High energy level and a strong work ethic
    • Extremely detail and process-oriented
    • Intellectually curious
    • Adaptive, flexible style - able to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
    • Demonstrated high level of initiative
    • Impeccable integrity

    Placement Opportunities for Our 11-Week Program:

    Corporate Accounting

    • Perform audits of Travel and Expense reports through Concur in accordance with Citadel's Expense Reimbursement policy
    • Support the accounting team on various cash receipt and disbursement related tasks
    • Assist the team with the close process and various monthly journal entries

    Fund & Broker-Dealer Accounting

    • Assist with regulatory reporting for broker-dealer entities
    • Assist with monthly closes and periodic financial reporting
    • Assist with counterparty compliance monitoring and reporting
    • Drive process improvements, among other projects
    • Assist with overseeing the accounting books and records
    • Oversee the calculation of fund and investor level NAVs and returns

    Financial Reporting

    • Support the Financial Reporting team in the preparation and review of quarterly and year-end financial statements
    • Assist the team in the management of the external audits
    • Support the financial statement publication process
    • Engage with stakeholders throughout the financial statement process
    • Research accounting questions under U.S. GAAP and IFRS

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    In accordance with applicable law, the base salary range for this role is $2,200 to $2,300 per week.

    About Citadel

    Citadel is one of the world's leading alternative investment managers. We manage capital on behalf of many of the world's preeminent private, public and nonprofit institutions. We seek the highest and best use of investor capital in order to deliver market leading results and contribute to broader economic growth. For over 30 years, Citadel has cultivated a culture of learning and collaboration among some of the most talented and accomplished investment professionals, researchers and engineers in the world. Our colleagues are empowered to test their ideas and develop commercial solutions that accelerate their growth and drive real impact.

  • Industry
    Financial Services
  • Fun Fact
    We are one of the largest alternative investment managers in the commodities markets. Our investments are based on our deep understanding of commodity market fundamentals. We express our investment views through financial derivatives, physical supply and offtake, and financing.
  • About Us

    For over 35 years, we’ve been helping the world’s preeminent institutions identify the highest and best uses of capital. Our innovative investment strategies and market-leading technology, backed by a global network of elite quantitative researchers, provide exceptional risk-adjusted returns that help our partners succeed.

    With more than $67 billion in investment capital as of early 2026, Citadel is the world’s most successful hedge fund manager by net gains since inception. We operate at the intersection of finance and technology to capture undiscovered opportunities across global markets.

    Citadel does business in every major financial hub, principally operating through five primary investment strategies—Equities, Fixed Income & Macro, Commodities, Credit & Convertibles, and Global Quantitative Strategies—and provides essential liquidity to the broader economy through its market-making affiliate, Citadel Securities.