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Staff Accountant
Company | DRW |
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Location | Chicago, IL, USA |
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Salary | $75000 – $110000 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting required; CPA preferred
- Strong experience creating reports in Excel
- Strong knowledge of GAAP
- Strong organization skills and detail orientation
- Ability to prioritize, multitask and effectively manage changing priorities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Responsibilities
- Perform daily General Ledger functions such as cash and trading account reconciliation, booking depreciation, and income and expense accruals to support month-end close
- Assist with preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP
- Respond to requests from regulators and external auditors
- Maintain high level of data integrity of financial information amongst complex accounting and back office systems
- Analyze detailed trade information and reconcile data between internal trade systems and external statements
- Participate in month-end close process over several legal entities
- Lead ad-hoc projects and create ad-hoc reports as needed
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience working with Great Plains or other accounting software preferred