ANALYST, FINANCIAL REPORTING

Job Description

Ellington is seeking a highly motivated Financial Reporting Analyst to join our team in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting two of Ellington’s publicly traded entities, a credit-focused residential mortgage REIT (NYSE: EFC) and a CLO closed-end fund (NYSE: EARN). The Financial Reporting Analyst will provide support to our accounting/reporting teams through quantitative analysis, data manipulation, and cross-departmental collaboration. This position offers an excellent opportunity to gain comprehensive exposure to the data workflows within a leading investment management firm, supporting two publicly traded entities.

Responsibilities will include: 

• Perform data extraction, transformation, and analysis using SQL and Excel to support public fund accounting/reporting initiatives, including providing data deliverables to external accounting and tax advisors.
• Oversee workflow and process improvement/automation. Validate certain accounting calculations, including loan amortization.
• Develop and maintain reports and dashboards to facilitate data-driven decision-making.
• Collaborate with various departments to gather information and understand data flows within the organization.
• Ensure data integrity and accuracy by implementing and monitoring data quality controls.
• Assist in the automation of data collection and reporting processes to improve efficiency.
• Support the public fund accounting/reporting team in monitoring and reporting regulatory requirements.
• Data integrity monitoring and remediation.
• Design and assist in programming both permanent and ad hoc reports and processes for financial and compliance reporting.

Desirable background:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related fields.
• Proficiency in SQL and Excel for data manipulation and analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across departments.
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Experience in a financial services or investment management environment is preferred.
• Ability to design and enact projects with minimal oversight.
• Experience with accounting or financial data a PLUS

About Ellington

Ellington Management Group, LLC was founded in December 1994 and currently has approximately $14 billion of assets under management in private hedge funds, private debt funds, separately managed accounts, public REITs, and Ellington sponsored CLOs.  Ellington’s core strategies include multi-strategy credit, prepayment and related relative value, traditional mandate, and private credit strategies. Ellington is known for its highly analytical approach to portfolio construction and risk management, including extensive proprietary models that we believe provides us with a distinct competitive advantage over other market participants.

Ellington manages funds and private accounts for both U.S. and non-U.S. investors, including major pension funds, foundations, commercial and private banks, family offices, insurance companies, and funds of funds. Ellington employs approximately 170 people at its offices in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, New York, NY, and London, England. 

More information regarding Ellington can be found at www.ellington.com.  

Ellington Management Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Ellington's policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.