Staff Accountant, Capital Markets

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Requirements:

• 3 years working in public accounting or in the fintech/financial services industries preferred.
• BA/BS in Accounting or related field.
• CPA preferred.
• Basic knowledge/understanding of payment systems and cash reconciliation at a large financial institution.
• Basic knowledge of blockchain technology and the crypto economy.
• Basic knowledge of perpetual and futures contracts.
• Possess excellent analytical skills (MS Excel), business partnering, problem solving and prioritization skills.
• Able to work well in a dynamic environment and be able to recommend and implement process improvements.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong work ethic and team player.
• Experience working in Netsuite, FloQast and G-Suite.
• Basic knowledge of SQL and experience working with Snowflake, Looker or similar analytics tools.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with the management of the Prime Broker, International Exchange and Derivative Exchange team through all aspects of the month-end close and day-to-day accounting operations.
• Prepare journal entries related to customer activity on our prime broker and derivatives platforms, including custodial cash, custodial liabilities, trading revenue and related accruals.
• Prepare journal entries for platform intercompany activity related to our Prime Broker and International Exchange operations.
• Prepare reconciliations for corporate inventory, custodial liabilities and other corporate and custodial accounts.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies and procedures over platform accounting activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to operationalize new areas of the business to facilitate streamlined accounting transactions as assigned.
• Analyze data against business drivers to identify trends / issues.
• Provide support for internal and external audits related to specific areas of responsibility.
• Maintain up-to-date process documentation and procedures as assigned.
• Support ad hoc financial information requests and analyses and other special projects as assigned.