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title: 'Financial Analyst at Aquatic Capital Management'
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# Financial Analyst at Aquatic Capital Management

- **Company:** Aquatic Capital Management
- **Location:** Chicago, IL
- **Posted:** 2026-10-19
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-02
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/aquaticcapitalmanagement/jobs/8900420002

## Job description

Aquatic was founded with a shared passion for tackling some of the most complex challenges in one of the world’s most competitive arenas—global financial markets. From the very beginning, we have been driven by a deep commitment to applying cutting-edge scientific research and technological innovation to deliver unparalleled performance. Our journey is one of continuous growth and exploration, marked by a spirit of curiosity and relentless drive for excellence.

At Aquatic, we are actively recruiting for a Financial Analyst to join our Finance team in Chicago. The Financial Analyst will assist in all aspects of accounting for our management company and general partner entities and the Funds we manage, including tax, investor reporting, and budgeting/forecasting responsibilities.

You will collaborate closely with Finance, as well as our fund administrator, auditors, and tax advisors. The work is hands-on, detail-oriented, and visible: accurate books and clear analysis give leadership the information it needs to run the firm as it grows. We are building a modern Finance function and expect our team to use AI to work faster and smarter.

## Role Details

- Month-end close for the management company.
- Build and maintain the management company's annual budget and rolling forecasts, and prepare budget-to-actual and variance analyses.
- Review fund administrator books and investor statements, and assist with investor reporting for the funds.
- Invoice, credit card, and expense reimbursement processing through Ramp.
- Assist in regulatory reporting, the year-end fund audit, financial statements, K-1s and K-3s, 1099s, and tax filings for the funds and management company.
- Use AI tools to streamline recurring workflows, analysis, and reporting, applying sound judgment in validating AI output.
- Help implement new tools across Finance, including our transition to an AI-native accounting platform.
- Collaborate with Finance and Operations on ad hoc requests and projects.
- Perform other related duties as necessary or assigned.

Technical Experience

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation preferred.
- 1-3 years of experience working within finance or accounting for a financial services or audit firm.
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and financial planning and analysis (FP&A) processes is a plus.
- Proficiency with AI tools to improve analysis, automate recurring work, and increase productivity is preferred.
- Knowledge of management company accounting, management company taxes, fund accounting, and fund taxes is a plus.
- Exposure to US and international tax or international offices is a plus.
- Experience with investor reporting is a plus.
- Experience auditing hedge funds, doing tax compliance for hedge funds, and/or working directly in a hedge fund is preferred.
- Experience with cloud-based accounting or ERP systems is a plus.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Ramp, and Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services (Administrator) tools is a plus.

Candidate Qualities

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Strong bias for action, accountability, and urgency
- Curiosity and eagerness to adopt new technology, including AI, to continuously improve how work gets done
- Collaborative and focused on delivering results as a team
- Working in office five days a week is preferred

## Compensation

The base salary for this role is anticipated to be between $90,000-$120,000, which is based on information at the time of posting. This position may also be eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as a discretionary bonus, and benefits. Discretionary bonus can be a significant portion of total compensation. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their unique skills, qualifications and relevant experience.

Benefits:

- Benefits: For full-time employees, fully paid medical, dental, and vision for employees and dependents, competitive 401k plan, employer-paid life & disability insurance
- Perks: Wellness programs, casual dress, snacks, lunch, game room, team and company events
- Development: Open environment to maximize learning and knowledge sharing
- Time: Generous PTO, paid holidays, competitive paid caregiver leaves

[Aquatic Capital](https://www.aquatic.com/)

This role represents a unique opportunity to join a quantitative investment manager in its early stage of growth. The firm’s culture will be shaped by collaboration, meritocracy, ambition, and calm determination.

Aquatic is a proud equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.

## About Aquatic Capital Management

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Aquatic Capital Management is a quantitative investment management firm that combines a high-performance research and development platform with disciplined risk management to manage systematic strategies.
- **Entity Type**: Private (no disclosed funding rounds)
- **Headquarters**: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- **Founded**: Year not publicly available
- **Founders**: Jonathan Graham

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Financial Services (systematic quantitative investing)
- Target customers: Institutional investors (B2B)
- Mission or purpose statement: "Building a lasting quantitative investment manager" and "applying science and technology to build the world’s best prediction machine" [aquatic.com](https://www.aquatic.com/)

## Products & Services
- **Systematic Investment Strategies**: The firm manages quantitative strategies across global financial markets, leveraging a proprietary R&D platform for alpha generation and risk management.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Estimated annual revenue in the range of $5–15 million (unverified third-party estimate) [leadiq.com](https://leadiq.com/c/aquatic-capital-management/5dc09ebcfdf36bee53c436ab). Official figures not disclosed.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not disclosed; the firm commits its own capital alongside investors.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of ~100 employees (+3.5% YoY) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aquatic). LinkedIn followers grew +47.7% yearly. Active job postings increased +433.3% yearly, indicating aggressive hiring [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aquatic).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Talent Concentration**: Small, nimble team of best-in-class researchers and engineers in a carefully architected environment optimized for quiet focus and collaboration [aquatic.com](https://www.aquatic.com/).
- **Founder Experience**: Jonathan Graham spent 13+ years at Citadel as a Partner and Senior Managing Director, leading the Global Quantitative Strategies business [aquatic.com](https://www.aquatic.com/).
- **Culture of Meritocracy**: Values diverse backgrounds, collaboration, and steady determination with a flat structure where every voice counts [aquatic.com](https://www.aquatic.com/).
- **Commitment to Carbon Neutrality**: Differentiator for environmentally conscious talent [aquatic.com](https://www.aquatic.com/).

## Strategic Focus
- Continued investment in applied scientific research and development to build a lasting quantitative investment manager [aquatic.com](https://www.aquatic.com/).
- Scaling the team across research, technology, and operations, with active hiring in Chicago, New York, and London [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/aquaticcapitalmanagement).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Casual, relaxed environment designed for deep work and innovation; daily catered meals, happy hours, and office perks [aquatic.com](https://www.aquatic.com/).
- **Work Model**: Offices in Chicago (HQ), New York, and London. Hybrid/remote policy not explicitly stated; roles appear office-based.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive benefits, mentoring and development programs, open source projects, and "Vacation++" policy [aquatic.com](https://www.aquatic.com/).
- **Engineering & Research Focus**: High concentration of technical and research roles (29% technical, 23% research) with a tech stack including Python, C++, PyTorch, Kubernetes, and more [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aquatic).
- **Employee Rating**: 4.4/5.0 (based on 4 reviews) with perfect scores in compensation, culture, and career [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aquatic).

## Sources
1. [aquatic.com](https://www.aquatic.com/)
2. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aquatic)
3. [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/aquaticcapitalmanagement)
4. [leadiq.com](https://leadiq.com/c/aquatic-capital-management/5dc09ebcfdf36bee53c436ab)

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