Accounting Manager

Our Finance team is looking for an Accounting Manager to co-manage our monthly close and year-end audit, as well as the integrity and completion of financial, regulatory, and ad hoc reporting deliverables. As an Accounting Manager, you will play a key role in the business operations at Optiver, collaborating with team leads across the organization to support growth and efforts for continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate for this role is a highly motivated problem solver, who is not afraid to roll up his or her sleeves, dive into the details, and take on new challenges each day. This candidate should be able to manage multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced and dynamic environment and have a strong desire to make important contributions to our finance function, keeping in mind accuracy, efficiency, and internal controls.

Optiver is a tech-driven trading firm and leading global market maker. As one of the oldest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe. Our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilising force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates.

Optiver Chicago’s culture parallels the energetic city we’re immersed in. Home to the Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Board Options Exchange, and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago has established itself as the trading capital of the US. Active on leading US exchanges, Optiver’s Chicago office trades a wide range of products from listed derivatives to cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign exchange.

• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of our accounting records and manage the month-end close process for seven entities, ensuring timely completion and proper consideration of controls
• Manage ad hoc and regular financial reporting deliverables in both US GAAP and IFRS
• Manage regulatory reporting filings for US broker dealers, monitoring ongoing compliance with net capital rules and regulations
• Prepare, review, and manage financial audit deliverables, collaborate with external auditors
• Prepare reconciliations and analyze trading results and expenses, communicating findings
• Research technical guidance, develop and document accounting policies and procedures
• Build new reports for clarity in review and assist in the maintenance of our accounting systems
• Drive continuous process improvement for accuracy, efficiency, and enhanced controls
• Collaborate with team leads and other regional finance managers on joint projects to support and add value to the business
• Manage, develop, and mentor junior team members

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting and 5+ years of related experience
• Trading/financial services or adjacent industry experience, a plus
• US broker-dealer and UK/EU regulatory reporting experience, a plus
• Extensive experience with financial reporting and audits required
• Strong Excel and analytical skills, must be detail oriented with extensive experience dissecting data, problem solving, and completing challenging reconciliations
• Adaptability to changing/competing priorities, with the reliable and proven ability to produce quality deliverables within tight timeframes
• Ability to communication effectively and collaborate on complex matters
• CPA license and/or Series 27, a plus
• NetSuite, Accrualify, and/or systems integration experience, a plus

• Work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries.
• Performance based bonus structure that is unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool fostering a truly collaborative environment to work in.
• Ownership over initiatives that directly solve business problems.  

Alongside this you will get great other benefits such as 25 paid vacation days and market holidays, fully paid commuting expenses and health insurance, daily breakfast and lunch, training opportunities, 401(k) match up to 50% and charitable match opportunities, regular social events and clubs, and many more.