Campus Finance Associate

What Is Bridgewater?

Bridgewater Associates is a premier asset management firm, focused on delivering unique insight and partnership for the most sophisticated global institutional investors. 

Our investment process is driven by a tireless pursuit to understand how the world’s markets and economies work — using cutting edge technology to validate and execute on timeless and universal investment principles. 

Founded in 1975, we are a community of independent thinkers who share a commitment for excellence. By fostering a culture of openness, transparency, and inclusion, we strive to unlock the most complex questions in investment strategy, management, and corporate culture. 

Explore more information about Bridgewater on our website here. 

Our Culture

Our culture is anchored in excellence—meaning constant improvement—and it is deeply tied to our mission. Because markets are objective, competitive, and getting smarter everyday—we need to keep rapidly improving to have any chance of beating them. Truth is our most essential tool for engaging with the markets and constantly improving. Because once you know what's true about your problems and opportunities, you can determine how to get better. Valuing truth means being transparent about your decision-making and mistakes, giving and receiving feedback with humility, and fighting for the best answers over hierarchy, ego, or self-interest. Operating this way is hard—it's only possible because we build meaning in our work and relationships. The meaning comes from the audacity of the mission, and the joy of working alongside people who make you a better version of yourself. The culture, like Bridgewater itself, is always evolving. In 1997 our founder Ray Dalio wrote down his lessons, starting with a Philosophy Statement which remains our foundation. This later evolved into a set of 300+ Principles. , we re-underwrote several of those principles and evolved others, with a specific focus on Meritocracy. Today the culture sits, alongside our people, as our most important edge. When we get it right, it’s the engine that powers everything else.

Finance Function

Bridgewater’s Finance Department seeks to drive sustainable shareholder value by controlling, safeguarding, and optimizing use of the firm’s financial resources. This responsibility is fulfilled by providing strategic partnership, insights and independent perspective along with the delivery of high-quality financial reporting, forecasting and analysis while maintaining effective and efficient operational control. The Finance Function is critical to all facets of Bridgewater’s business; dedicated to continually making the firm better - strategically, financially and operationally. 

Our Finance Associate Opportunity  

We’re seeking analytical stars who are eager to learn Finance and make an impact. You will use and synthesize data to drive decisions and collaborate with key leaders in and outside the department to influence and shape critical decisions and initiatives that support our businesses across the firm.  

With Bridgewater’s culture of meritocracy and continuous evolution, the Finance Associate role is part of an inclusive community that fosters personal and professional development through skills, leadership, and content training as well as cross-pillar projects to hone in on and strengthen individual abilities and skills.  

Our Finance Associates

• Provide key reporting and analytics support, owning the story and not just generating numbers 
• Drive critical processes such as financial analysis and reporting, planning/budgeting, capital funding, company valuation, stress testing financial liquidity, etc. 
• Improve financial management systems and information, contribute to process improvement or savings initiatives, and participate in finance projects 
• Have the potential to grow into future leaders of the department 

Our Search for Candidates 

We are looking for candidates who are: 

• Analytical: Pay attention to detail and have the ability to turn numbers into a story - sorting big from small in data 
• Affinity: Interested in solving complex problems with new and innovative technology 
• Problem Solvers: Nimble, goal-oriented, logical thinkers who are also able to see multiple possibilities  
• Owners: Proactive, reflective, gritty, curious, and not afraid to ask questions 

And Have:

• A 4-year degree from an accredited undergraduate institution with an academic focus or demonstrated interest in finance, accounting, econ, business etc. 
• Strong academic track record 
• Evidence of leadership on or outside of campus 

The anticipated onsite requirement for this role is four days per week at our Westport CT campus.

Compensation

The wage range for this role is $85,000 - 110,000 inclusive of base salary and discretionary target bonus. The expected base salary for this role is between 80% - 90% of this wage range. 

Why Choose Bridgewater?

It takes all types to make Bridgewater great. We seek a diverse group of innovative thinkers and push them to engage in rigorous and thoughtful inquiry. We develop people through an honest examination of their abilities and performance, enabling personal growth and professional development. We strive to provide you opportunities that will challenge you and unlock your potential.

One of our core priorities at Bridgewater is to enable our employees to build a great life and career, and we believe our benefits are an important extension of that philosophy. As such, currently Bridgewater offers a competitive suite of benefits.

Explore more information about Bridgewater’s benefits on our website here.

Bridgewater reserves the right to change its current benefits program at any time, in a manner that is consistent with applicable federal and state regulations.

This job description is not a contract and confers no contractual rights, privileges, or benefits on any applicant or potential applicant. Bridgewater has the right to change any and all terms of this job description, including, but not limited to, job responsibilities, qualifications and benefits. Nothing in this job description constitutes an offer or guarantee of employment. Please note that we do not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

Bridgewater Associates, LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer