Staff Accountant recruitment

Job Description:

Spot Trading, LLC, founded in 1999, is a proprietary trading firm based in Chicago’s financial district. We trade options on equities and broad market indices. We have distinguished ourselves amongst our peers in the industry by developing world-class trading technology, an innovative trading model, and a collaborative culture. Our team is comprised of a wide variety of talented professionals, including traders, equity research analysts, financial engineers, technologists, and financial analysts.

Spot’s unique culture of teamwork encourages awareness across functional teams and fosters an environment where new ideas are continually shared, debated, and implemented. We recognize that the input of many different disciplines results in the success of our trade.

The passion, integrity and expertise of our team of professionals have driven the success of the firm since its inception. Along with our ongoing pursuit of excellence and adaptability to the changing marketplace, these will continue to be keys to our future success.

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Requirements:

• Perform general accounting duties including accounts payable, journal entries, and reconciliation of general ledger accounts

• Responsible for bank and credit card reconciliations

• Responsible for fixed assets and related depreciation schedules

• Assist with the preparation of daily trading PL reports

• Assist with the month-end close process and financial reporting

• Maintain key vendor and expense summary reports

• Assist with the preparation of regulatory and audit documentation

• Support with the annual financial and regulatory audits

• Ad-hoc projects and reports as requested

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

• CPA or CPA candidate preferred

• 1 – 2 years accounting experience preferred, but recent graduates with previous internship experience are encouraged to apply

• Responsible and self-motivated with a strong work ethic

• Excellent problem solving, research and analytical skills

• Effective communication and organization skills

• Detail oriented and ability to work in a highly productive environment

• Intermediate to advanced MS Excel skills

• Working knowledge of SQL is a plus

• Experience with general ledger software is preferred

• Ability to take on projects which may not be accounting related

Job Keywords: Staff Accountant