Accounting and Finance Intern
Job title: Intern (Fall 2023)
Job Type: Paid, Full or Part-Time
Location: Washington, D.C. (In-Person)
Application Deadline: July 15, 2023
Start Date: August 21, 2023
Position Summary:
This is a position designed for undergraduate or graduate students interested in exploring the cutting edge of financial services regulation, innovation, and public policy. In working at Patomak, individuals will increase their overall knowledge of how financial markets operate and are regulated. Interns receive the opportunity to investigate different portions of the financial sector and gain valuable workplace skills for longer-term career success. For undergraduates, the work may prove instructive for a future master’s degree (e.g., M.B.A.), J.D., or Ph.D.
While Patomak’s Fall internships run from August 21 – December 1, Patomak can accommodate alternate schedules, if necessary.
Responsibilities may include:
- Research various financial sector trends in the U.S. and globally.
- Monitoring and summarizing actions taken by financial regulators related to financial markets and new technologies.
- Providing project management support, including drafting reports and presentations; editing client deliverables for format, grammar, and spelling, and checking footnote citations; drafting and circulating memoranda related to interactions with clients and potential clients; and completing other tasks commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Skills and qualifications:
- Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- At least one year of completed undergraduate coursework. Additional coursework is preferred, but not required.
- Recommended minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
- All-hands-on-deck mentality befitting a collaborative work environment.
- Proactive and curious; ability to quickly get up to speed on new topics and regulatory priorities.
- Strong writing and editing experience.
- Proficient with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Experience with R, Python, or STATA is a plus.
- Keen attention to detail.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- Positive attitude and desire to learn.
If interested, please send a cover letter and resume to jobs@patomak.com. In the cover letter, please clearly indicate your interest in the Fall 2023 internship.
Manager (Risk Management & Compliance)
This is a position for a financial services risk management or compliance professional at the Manager level to work on regulatory, risk management, and compliance issues confronting clients who are asset managers, banks, swap dealers, broker-dealers, exchanges, and other financial services firms such as fintech companies. Issues handled by the Manager will also involve cryptocurrencies, swaps, and investment products. This position will work on projects to help clients manage regulatory and business risk and enhance their compliance programs.
Job title: Risk Management & Compliance Manager
Job Type: Full time
Location: Washington, DC or New York City
About the Firm:
Patomak Global Partners is a leading financial sector consulting firm that applies the insights of senior-level industry experts to advise clients on complex and cutting-edge strategy and compliance and risk management challenges.
We are experiencing high growth and are looking for individuals that are self-starters and eager to learn from the best in the industry. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with senior industry and regulatory experts. Day to day interaction with former senior government officials and industry leaders will provide a unique and transformational professional experience.
Patomak is seeking a mid-level professional with a good understanding of SEC/FINRA and/or CFTC/NFA rules and regulations. In this manager role, you would apply your knowledge of these rules and regulations to compliance and risk programs in light of regulatory expectations and best practices and identify opportunities for clients to enhance their compliance and risk programs, business models, and operations. You will also advise on potential transactions and assist clients in managing regulatory and business risk.
This position offers you the opportunity join a high performing team in a fast-paced work environment. You will be leading cutting edge projects and work on new challenges to the industry specific to risk and compliance.
What’s Great:
- Exceptional compensation and excellent work culture
- Growing, profitable company
- Broad exposure and learning opportunities
- Global client base ranging from the biggest banks in the world to the newest fintech firms
- Professional team of coworkers who are experts in their specialties
Overview of the Job Duties:
- Aid in the day-to-day management of multiple compliance projects including assessing current compliance programs against rules and regulations, conducting control and data testing to determine effectiveness, and designing and implementing an internal controls framework
- Participate and lead reviews of clients’ governance framework, operations, trade, and communication surveillance systems
- Develop project plans and timelines for completing deliverables
- Draft and deliver written reports and agreed-upon deliverables to the client
- Closely collaborate with Senior Directors and Managing Directors on business development, engagement staffing, and delivery
Skills and Desired Qualifications:
- Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills
- Experience leading teams focused on identifying or overcoming compliance challenges facing leading financial companies
- Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- Excellent project management skills
- “All-hands-on-deck” mentality befitting a collaborative work environment
- Pro-active and curious; ability to quickly get up to speed on new topics, regulatory priorities, and rules and regulations
- Flexible in adapting to new job duties and client demand
- Keen attention to detail
- Ability to work well in a team environment
- Positive attitude and desire to learn
Education and/or Relevant Experience:
5+ years of risk management or compliance experience (e.g., consulting firm, law firm, financial firm) and/or service in a financial government agency (e.g., SEC, CFTC).
Demonstrated subject matter expertise in one or more of the following:
- Securities (SEC / FINRA) rules and regulations as applicable to broker dealers, security based swap dealers, or investment advisers
- Commodities (CFTC / NFA) rules and regulations as applicable to swap dealers or futures commission merchants
- Banking regulations particularly capital and risk management rules.
- Regulatory examinations, investigations, and enforcement experience at a regulator or consulting firm.
- Advanced degree preferred but not required
Associate (Risk Management & Compliance)
This is a position for a financial services compliance professional at the Associate level to work on regulatory and compliance issues confronting clients who are asset managers, banks, broker dealers, exchanges, and other financial services firms such as fintech companies. Issues handled by the Associate will also involve cryptocurrencies, swaps, and investment products. This position will work on projects to help clients manage regulatory risk and enhance their compliance programs.
Job title: Risk Management & Compliance Associate
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Washington, DC or New York City
About the Firm:
Patomak Global Partners is a leading financial sector consulting firm that applies the insights of senior-level industry experts to advise clients on complex and cutting-edge strategy and compliance and risk management challenges.
We are experiencing high growth and are looking for individuals that are self-starters and eager to learn from the best in the industry. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with senior industry and regulatory experts. Day-to-day interaction with former senior government officials and industry leaders will provide a unique and transformational professional experience.
Patomak seeks a mid-level professional with a good understanding of SEC/FINRA and/or CFTC/NFA rules and regulations. In this associate role, you would apply your knowledge of these rules and regulations to compliance and risk programs in light of regulatory expectations and best practices and identify opportunities for clients to enhance their compliance and risk programs, business models, and operations.
This position offers you the opportunity to join a high-performing team in a fast-paced work environment. You will be leading cutting-edge projects and working on new challenges to the industry specific to risk and compliance.
What’s Great:
- Exceptional compensation and excellent work culture
- Growing, profitable company
- Broad exposure and learning opportunities
- Global client base ranging from the biggest banks in the world to the newest fintech firms
- Professional team of coworkers who are experts in their specialties
Overview of the job duties:
- Assess client’s compliance programs against rules, regulations, and supervisory expectations,
- Conduct testing to determine controls effectiveness
- Design and implement enhanced internal controls framework
- Review clients’ governance framework, operations, and trade and communication surveillance systems
- Prepare written reports and other deliverables for the client
- Closely collaborate with Managers, Senior Directors, and Managing Directors on business development and project execution
Skills and Desired Qualifications:
- Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working with teams focused on identifying or overcoming compliance challenges facing leading financial companies
- Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- “All-hands-on-deck” mentality befitting a collaborative work environment
- Proactive and curious; ability to quickly get up to speed on new topics, regulatory priorities, and rules and regulations
- Flexible in adapting to new job duties and client demand
- Keen attention to detail
- Ability to work well in a team environment
- Positive attitude and desire to learn
Education and/or Relevant Experience:
3-5 years of risk management or compliance experience (e.g., consulting firm, law firm, financial firm) and/or service in a financial government agency (e.g., SEC, CFTC).
Subject matter expertise in one or more of the following:
- Securities (SEC / FINRA) rules and regulations as applicable to broker dealers, security based swap dealers, or investment advisers
- Commodities (CFTC / NFA) rules and regulations as applicable to swap dealers or futures commission merchants
- Banking regulations particularly capital and risk management rules
- Regulatory examinations, investigations, and enforcement experience at a regulator or consulting firm
- Advanced degree preferred but not required
Strategy & Compliance Intern
Job title: Intern (Fall 2023)
Job Type: Paid, Full or Part-Time
Location: Washington, D.C. (In-Person)
Application Deadline: July 15, 2023
Start Date: August 21, 2023
Position Summary:
This is a position designed for undergraduate or graduate students interested in exploring the cutting edge of financial services regulation, innovation, and public policy. In working at Patomak, individuals will increase their overall knowledge of how financial markets operate and are regulated. Interns receive the opportunity to investigate different portions of the financial sector and gain valuable workplace skills for longer-term career success. For undergraduates, the work may prove instructive for a future master’s degree (e.g., M.B.A.), J.D., or Ph.D.
While Patomak’s Fall internships run from August 21 – December 1, Patomak can accommodate alternate schedules, if necessary.
Responsibilities may include:
- Research various financial sector trends in the U.S. and globally.
- Monitoring and summarizing actions taken by financial regulators related to financial markets and new technologies.
- Providing project management support, including drafting reports and presentations; editing client deliverables for format, grammar, and spelling, and checking footnote citations; drafting and circulating memoranda related to interactions with clients and potential clients; and completing other tasks commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Skills and qualifications:
- Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- At least one year of completed undergraduate coursework. Additional coursework is preferred, but not required.
- Recommended minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
- All-hands-on-deck mentality befitting a collaborative work environment.
- Proactive and curious; ability to quickly get up to speed on new topics and regulatory priorities.
- Strong writing and editing experience.
- Proficient with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Experience with R, Python, or STATA is a plus.
- Keen attention to detail.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- Positive attitude and desire to learn.
If interested, please send a cover letter and resume to jobs@patomak.com. In the cover letter, please clearly indicate your interest in the Fall 2023 internship.
Manager (Risk Management & Compliance)
This is a position for a financial services risk management or compliance professional at the Manager level to work on regulatory, risk management, and compliance issues confronting clients who are asset managers, banks, swap dealers, broker-dealers, exchanges, and other financial services firms such as fintech companies. Issues handled by the Manager will also involve cryptocurrencies, swaps, and investment products. This position will work on projects to help clients manage regulatory and business risk and enhance their compliance programs.
Job title: Risk Management & Compliance Manager
Job Type: Full time
Location: Washington, DC or New York City
About the Firm:
Patomak Global Partners is a leading financial sector consulting firm that applies the insights of senior-level industry experts to advise clients on complex and cutting-edge strategy and compliance and risk management challenges.
We are experiencing high growth and are looking for individuals that are self-starters and eager to learn from the best in the industry. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with senior industry and regulatory experts. Day to day interaction with former senior government officials and industry leaders will provide a unique and transformational professional experience.
Patomak is seeking a mid-level professional with a good understanding of SEC/FINRA and/or CFTC/NFA rules and regulations. In this manager role, you would apply your knowledge of these rules and regulations to compliance and risk programs in light of regulatory expectations and best practices and identify opportunities for clients to enhance their compliance and risk programs, business models, and operations. You will also advise on potential transactions and assist clients in managing regulatory and business risk.
This position offers you the opportunity join a high performing team in a fast-paced work environment. You will be leading cutting edge projects and work on new challenges to the industry specific to risk and compliance.
What’s Great:
- Exceptional compensation and excellent work culture
- Growing, profitable company
- Broad exposure and learning opportunities
- Global client base ranging from the biggest banks in the world to the newest fintech firms
- Professional team of coworkers who are experts in their specialties
Overview of the Job Duties:
- Aid in the day-to-day management of multiple compliance projects including assessing current compliance programs against rules and regulations, conducting control and data testing to determine effectiveness, and designing and implementing an internal controls framework
- Participate and lead reviews of clients’ governance framework, operations, trade, and communication surveillance systems
- Develop project plans and timelines for completing deliverables
- Draft and deliver written reports and agreed-upon deliverables to the client
- Closely collaborate with Senior Directors and Managing Directors on business development, engagement staffing, and delivery
Skills and Desired Qualifications:
- Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills
- Experience leading teams focused on identifying or overcoming compliance challenges facing leading financial companies
- Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- Excellent project management skills
- “All-hands-on-deck” mentality befitting a collaborative work environment
- Pro-active and curious; ability to quickly get up to speed on new topics, regulatory priorities, and rules and regulations
- Flexible in adapting to new job duties and client demand
- Keen attention to detail
- Ability to work well in a team environment
- Positive attitude and desire to learn
Education and/or Relevant Experience:
5+ years of risk management or compliance experience (e.g., consulting firm, law firm, financial firm) and/or service in a financial government agency (e.g., SEC, CFTC).
Demonstrated subject matter expertise in one or more of the following:
- Securities (SEC / FINRA) rules and regulations as applicable to broker dealers, security based swap dealers, or investment advisers
- Commodities (CFTC / NFA) rules and regulations as applicable to swap dealers or futures commission merchants
- Banking regulations particularly capital and risk management rules.
- Regulatory examinations, investigations, and enforcement experience at a regulator or consulting firm.
- Advanced degree preferred but not required
Associate (Risk Management & Compliance)
This is a position for a financial services compliance professional at the Associate level to work on regulatory and compliance issues confronting clients who are asset managers, banks, broker dealers, exchanges, and other financial services firms such as fintech companies. Issues handled by the Associate will also involve cryptocurrencies, swaps, and investment products. This position will work on projects to help clients manage regulatory risk and enhance their compliance programs.
Job title: Risk Management & Compliance Associate
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Washington, DC or New York City
About the Firm:
Patomak Global Partners is a leading financial sector consulting firm that applies the insights of senior-level industry experts to advise clients on complex and cutting-edge strategy and compliance and risk management challenges.
We are experiencing high growth and are looking for individuals that are self-starters and eager to learn from the best in the industry. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with senior industry and regulatory experts. Day-to-day interaction with former senior government officials and industry leaders will provide a unique and transformational professional experience.
Patomak seeks a mid-level professional with a good understanding of SEC/FINRA and/or CFTC/NFA rules and regulations. In this associate role, you would apply your knowledge of these rules and regulations to compliance and risk programs in light of regulatory expectations and best practices and identify opportunities for clients to enhance their compliance and risk programs, business models, and operations.
This position offers you the opportunity to join a high-performing team in a fast-paced work environment. You will be leading cutting-edge projects and working on new challenges to the industry specific to risk and compliance.
What’s Great:
- Exceptional compensation and excellent work culture
- Growing, profitable company
- Broad exposure and learning opportunities
- Global client base ranging from the biggest banks in the world to the newest fintech firms
- Professional team of coworkers who are experts in their specialties
Overview of the job duties:
- Assess client’s compliance programs against rules, regulations, and supervisory expectations,
- Conduct testing to determine controls effectiveness
- Design and implement enhanced internal controls framework
- Review clients’ governance framework, operations, and trade and communication surveillance systems
- Prepare written reports and other deliverables for the client
- Closely collaborate with Managers, Senior Directors, and Managing Directors on business development and project execution
Skills and Desired Qualifications:
- Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working with teams focused on identifying or overcoming compliance challenges facing leading financial companies
- Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- “All-hands-on-deck” mentality befitting a collaborative work environment
- Proactive and curious; ability to quickly get up to speed on new topics, regulatory priorities, and rules and regulations
- Flexible in adapting to new job duties and client demand
- Keen attention to detail
- Ability to work well in a team environment
- Positive attitude and desire to learn
Education and/or Relevant Experience:
3-5 years of risk management or compliance experience (e.g., consulting firm, law firm, financial firm) and/or service in a financial government agency (e.g., SEC, CFTC).
Subject matter expertise in one or more of the following:
- Securities (SEC / FINRA) rules and regulations as applicable to broker dealers, security based swap dealers, or investment advisers
- Commodities (CFTC / NFA) rules and regulations as applicable to swap dealers or futures commission merchants
- Banking regulations particularly capital and risk management rules
- Regulatory examinations, investigations, and enforcement experience at a regulator or consulting firm
- Advanced degree preferred but not required
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