The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  DE Shaw is hiring a External Auditor in Arvada, CO.

• Role description

  Reconciliations, forecasts, and the occasional fire drill fill the week of an External Auditor at DE Shaw. The offer reads simply — internship, $83,000 - $124,000, 4 years, and a mid-level role where ownership is not a perk but the point.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Run the internship close for a mid-level ledger you fully own
  • Develop cash flow models and monitor liquidity for the Arvada, CO team
  • Tighten the revenue-recognition policy as new finance deals get complex
  • Trim days off the AP cycle without straining a single vendor
  • Track every finance expense back to a source document
  • Reconcile the internship benefits invoice against enrollment line by line

  What You'll Bring

  • Strong rapport-building skills and a genuinely positive presence
  • A DE Shaw mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow
  • Track record that proves you can quietly-excellent ship under deadline pressure
  • Flexibility to adapt your approach as business needs evolve
  • Comfort being the newest person in the room and the loudest in the notes
  • The diplomacy to align stakeholders who don't agree yet
  • Strong working knowledge of Account Reconciliation and Oracle NetSuite

  People choose DE Shaw because we pair relentlessly curious technology with a team that genuinely cares, right here in Arvada. Feedback flows in every direction, so good ideas reach the table no matter who voices them.

  We frame the offer around growth: $83,000 - $124,000 today, mentorship now, benefits always, and the flexibility to live well in CO.

  We re-validated this opening today; DE Shaw is still on the lookout.

  Got 3 of finance experience itching for a new home? This is the door.

• Required skills

  • Power BI
  • Account Reconciliation
  • Audit Sampling
  • General Ledger
  • Oracle NetSuite
  • Tableau
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Public Speaking

• Benefits & perks

  • Team Building Events
  • Employer-paid health premiums
  • Peer-to-peer recognition
  • Stretch assignments and rotations
  • Spot Bonuses
  • Training Budget
  • No-meeting Fridays
  • Earned wage access
  • Tenure-based rewards
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Free snacks and beverages
  • Free Meals

• Apply before 2026-08-04

  Submit your application for this Internship finance position.