Senior Accountant -VP

DescriptionTo oversee, manage and assist (for more complex items) in our month-end close and regulatory reporting processes. This can include, but is not limited to:Ensuring all month-end journals are booked and balance sheet reconciliations have been completed with reconciling items fully resolved.Ensuring all intercompany transactions are booked appropriately with equal and opposite offsets.Reviewing and accounting for commissions paid to sales staff.Ensuring all treasury activity within a given month not coming through accounts payable is accurately and timely recorded in the general ledger.Ensuring the accurate calculation of principal and interest of all firm positions at month-end, which include a growing and diverse product base.Reviewing the work of junior accounting staff.Assisting in the preparation of month-end financial statements.Calculating month-end haircuts on all inventory positions for regulatory purposes.Assisting in the filing of monthly regulatory reports and related supplemental filings.Assisting in month-end fluctuation analysis and other ad-hoc financial analysis.Participating in the year-end Audit and various regulatory and tax reviews.Helping develop and maintain accounting processes and controls for new products, lines of businesses, etc.Helping build and formalize financial reporting control processes.Helping maintain the propriety of the general ledger.RequirementsExperience· 4-6 years of accounting experience (public accounting – audit, public accounting – tax, or financial reporting/accounting policy/corporate finance in the financial services industry).· Private/Public blend of accounting experience ideal.· Broker dealer experience ideal.Education / License Requirements· Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting or Finance.· Current, active CPA license (preferred).Required Skills, Knowledge, CharacteristicsSkills/KnowledgeKnowledge of US GAAP.Strong Excel skills including PIVOT tables, VLookUps, and SumIF statements.A working knowledge of the securities/ banking industry.Broker dealer experience is a plus.Characteristics critical to success:Strong Communicator –

Someone who can communicate up and down stream in a clear and concise manner.Organized –

Someone who can keep track of multiple processes simultaneously to ensure goals and objectives are achieved.

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