Hire Point Recruiting
Senior Accountant
Hire Point Recruiting, New York, New York, us, 10261
Job Overview:
Seeking a highly skilled Staff Accountant to join a dynamic finance and accounting team. This role involves close collaboration with senior leadership, including the CFO and EVP of Finance & Operations, supporting global business operations with a particular focus on activities in China. The position is based at a prominent headquarters in New York City.
Key Responsibilities:Prepare and analyze financial statements, including income statements and balance sheets, on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, along with detailed account reconciliations.Conduct daily account reconciliations, ensuring the integrity of key operational controls and resolving discrepancies between general ledger and sub-ledger systems to maintain accurate regulatory reporting.Oversee daily segregation of fully paid securities and manage weekly calculations of reserve requirements to ensure compliance with capital regulations.Develop supporting documentation and provide technical accounting guidance for audits, including preparing memos on broker-dealer regulations for internal and external auditors.Monitor regulatory updates and recommend changes to processes or controls to ensure adherence to industry regulations, particularly those set by FINRA and the SEC.Handle daily accounting operations, including accounts payable and receivable, vendor reconciliation, revenue tracking, and various special projects as assigned.Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required. Advanced degree or CPA certification preferred.Experience: Minimum of 1 year of experience in financial services or public accounting, with a preference for experience in the securities industry or with a FINRA-regulated broker-dealer.Skills: Strong attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving abilities, and capability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.Language Skills: Proficiency in Mandarin considered an advantage, though not mandatory.
Salary Range:
$90k - $110k
Seeking a highly skilled Staff Accountant to join a dynamic finance and accounting team. This role involves close collaboration with senior leadership, including the CFO and EVP of Finance & Operations, supporting global business operations with a particular focus on activities in China. The position is based at a prominent headquarters in New York City.
Key Responsibilities:Prepare and analyze financial statements, including income statements and balance sheets, on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, along with detailed account reconciliations.Conduct daily account reconciliations, ensuring the integrity of key operational controls and resolving discrepancies between general ledger and sub-ledger systems to maintain accurate regulatory reporting.Oversee daily segregation of fully paid securities and manage weekly calculations of reserve requirements to ensure compliance with capital regulations.Develop supporting documentation and provide technical accounting guidance for audits, including preparing memos on broker-dealer regulations for internal and external auditors.Monitor regulatory updates and recommend changes to processes or controls to ensure adherence to industry regulations, particularly those set by FINRA and the SEC.Handle daily accounting operations, including accounts payable and receivable, vendor reconciliation, revenue tracking, and various special projects as assigned.Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required. Advanced degree or CPA certification preferred.Experience: Minimum of 1 year of experience in financial services or public accounting, with a preference for experience in the securities industry or with a FINRA-regulated broker-dealer.Skills: Strong attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving abilities, and capability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.Language Skills: Proficiency in Mandarin considered an advantage, though not mandatory.
Salary Range:
$90k - $110k