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# Senior Accountant at Hudson River Trading

- **Company:** Hudson River Trading
- **Location:** New York NY, United States
- **Posted:** 2026-09-25
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-26
- **Apply:** https://www.hudsonrivertrading.com/careers/job/?gh_jid=8223639

## Job description

Hudson River Trading (HRT) is seeking a Senior Accountant with a background in financial services to join our Legal Entity Control team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to learn various accounting functions within the company such as corporate fund accounting, expense management, corporate structure management, and internal and external financial reporting preparation and analysis. In addition, you will collaborate closely with developers to design and implement tools and reports related to various accounting, tax, and financial reporting processes.

## Responsibilities

- Perform daily and month-end responsibilities associated with both regulated and non-regulated entities
- Perform month-end closing procedures consisting of financial statement preparation, cash reconciliations, recording income/expense accruals, recording intercompany transactions, and preparing capital allocation schedules
- Collaborate with Tax, Legal, Treasury, and Payroll teams on the management of global intercompany relationships
- Assist in preparing monthly consolidated financial statements, including consolidation of various overseas entities
- Prepare financial reports for U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys
- Work with our Tax department to provide relevant information around various tax provisions and filings
- Work alongside our Treasury group in a cash management and forecasting capacity
- Perform accounting research on an as-needed basis and provide informed recommendations to management for proper treatment of specific transactions
- Assist in the creation and design of automated reports requested by management
- Test and utilize automated tools for reconciliation and profit reports. Automated tools can include utilizing Workday Financial Reporting, Unix commands, SQL queries, and running scripts in Python

## Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in accounting, excellent understanding of GAAP
- CPA license required
- 2 - 4 years of experience at a Big 4 firm, reputable public accounting firm, or internal corporate accounting in the financial services industry
- Strong Excel skills; VBA/SQL and Workday Financials experience preferred
- Hands-on experience with command-line tools, basic coding, and AI assistants (e.g., Claude Code, Codex) for professional or personal automation
- Partnership or investment accounting experience preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must be detail-oriented and able to multitask with strong time management skills

The estimated base salary range for this position is 100,000 to 130,000 USD per year (or local equivalent). The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role will also be eligible for discretionary performance-based bonuses and a competitive benefits package. Culture

Hudson River Trading (HRT) brings a scientific approach to trading financial products. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development. Our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading.

At HRT we welcome a variety of expertise: mathematics and computer science, physics and engineering, media and tech. We’re a community of self-starters who are motivated by the excitement of being at the cutting edge of automation in every part of our organization—from trading, to business operations, to recruiting and beyond. We value openness and transparency, and celebrate great ideas from HRT veterans and new hires alike. At HRT we’re friends and colleagues – whether we are sharing a meal, playing the latest board game, or writing elegant code. We embrace a culture of togetherness that extends far beyond the walls of our office.

Feel like you belong at HRT? Our goal is to find the best people and bring them together to do great work in a place where everyone is valued. HRT is proud of our diverse staff; we have offices all over the globe and benefit from our varied and unique perspectives. HRT is an equal opportunity employer; so whoever you are we’d love to get to know you.

Please be advised: Use of AI tools during interviews or assessments is strictly prohibited, unless otherwise instructed or agreed upon. We employ various methods to evaluate the authenticity of candidate responses. If we determine that AI assistance was used during any stage of the hiring process, we reserve the right to immediately disqualify your candidacy or rescind any job offers extended.

## About Hudson River Trading

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Hudson River Trading (HRT) is a multi-asset class quantitative trading firm that builds automated trading algorithms to provide liquidity on global markets.
- **Entity Type**: Private (no public ticker; no external funding rounds disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: New York City, New York, USA
- **Founded**: 2002
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed (current owner is Jason Carroll)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Financial services – algorithmic trading and market making.
- **Target customers**: Institutional market participants, exchanges, and liquidity consumers (B2B). The firm trades on over 200 markets worldwide.
- **Mission/purpose**: “We are thoughtful market leaders, committed to the health and longevity of global markets.” [hudsonrivertrading.com](https://www.hudsonrivertrading.com/)

## Products & Services
- **Automated Trading Algorithms**: Proprietary models developed by mathematicians, physicists, and software engineers to execute trades across equities, futures, options, and other asset classes. Emphasis on statistical analysis and high-performance infrastructure.
- **Market Making**: HRT provides two-sided liquidity on electronic exchanges, holding about 25% of capital overnight with an average holding time of roughly five minutes (distinct from stereotypical high-frequency trading firms). [wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River_Trading)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: In Q1 2021, HRT generated approximately **$1.2 billion** from trading, amid heightened market volatility (Bloomberg report). [wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River_Trading)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors (private, founder-owned). Member of the Principal Traders Group (Futures Industry Association). Acquired competitor Sun Trading in 2018.
- **Growth Signals**: Employs over 800 people across offices in New York, Chicago, Austin, Boulder, London, Singapore, Shanghai, Mumbai, and Dublin. Continues to hire aggressively for roles in software engineering, algorithmic development, and research (130+ open roles as of mid-2026 per career page). [hudsonrivertrading.com/careers](https://www.hudsonrivertrading.com/careers/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Advanced technology stack**: HRT’s distributed system is on the Pareto frontier of latency and throughput, giving researchers and engineers a unique platform for fast experimentation.
- **Collaborative culture**: Unlike many prop trading firms, HRT emphasizes shared R&D and cross-team cooperation (“the best ideas are born in a shared research and development environment”).
- **Ethical stance**: Internal code of ethics that exceeds regulatory requirements; transparent market participation (<1% of trading in dark pools).
- **Diversified strategies**: Multi-asset, multi-timeframe trading reduces single-point risk and enables resilience.

## Strategic Focus
- **Talent acquisition**: Actively recruiting from top math, computer science, and physics programs, as well as experienced engineers from big tech (Wall Street Journal noted HRT’s efforts to attract talent from Silicon Valley).
- **Global expansion**: Continued office openings in Asia and Europe to access more markets and liquidity pools.
- **Infrastructure investment**: Ongoing development of low-latency, high-throughput systems to maintain a competitive edge in algorithmic trading.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: HRT describes itself as “a small tech company with a big impact” – a community of curious, collaborative problem-solvers. Core values include automation & efficiency, make it better, togetherness, and inclusivity. [hudsonrivertrading.com/life-at-hrt](https://www.hudsonrivertrading.com/life-at-hrt/)
- **Hybrid/remote policy**: Majority of teams adopt an even split between in-office and remote work; some roles require full-time presence. Relocation assistance is available.
- **Perks & benefits**: Company-paid medical/dental (no premiums), 401k/pension matching, generous parental leave (via Progyny), caregiver support (Vivvi), fitness centers/reimbursement, daily catered meals, coffee bar, and regular social events (company trips, happy hours, volleyball tournaments).
- **Engineering environment**: Strong emphasis on C++, Python, OS internals, CPU architecture, and networking. Engineers work on everything from high-frequency trading engines to research infrastructure.

## Sources
1. [hudsonrivertrading.com](https://www.hudsonrivertrading.com/) – Company overview, mission, and philosophy.
2. [hudsonrivertrading.com/careers](https://www.hudsonrivertrading.com/careers/) – Job types, locations, and role descriptions (Algo Developer, Software Engineer, Algo Software Engineer).
3. [hudsonrivertrading.com/life-at-hrt](https://www.hudsonrivertrading.com/life-at-hrt/) – Benefits, culture, diversity & inclusion, work environment.
4. [wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River_Trading) – History, business model, trading statistics (5% of US trading in 2014, Q1 2021 revenue, acquisition of Sun Trading).

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