Sr Accountant Analyst-Broker Dealer

Job Description :

RESPONSIBILITIES: The selected candidate will play a key role in maintaining the integrity of  the Firms and their  affiliates general ledger. The primary responsibility of the Senior Accounting Analyst is to account for and provide analytical oversight over the activity and balances of the broker dealer legal entity and its affiliates. Key Opportunities: Join an established, prominent yet rapidly growing leader in the retail brokerage industry. Gain increased exposure to all levels of management through daily interaction with the business channel finance, regulatory reporting, corporate finance, operations and information technology personnel. Ability to improve operating effectiveness by driving change through process improvement and leveraging technology. Substantial opportunity for advancement. Major Responsibilities: Account for the activity of three broker dealers and other affiliated legal entities. Record journal entries to the general ledger and maintain roll-forward schedules and other supporting documentation for activity and balances in related accounts in compliance with regulatory and internal Corporate Policy requirements. Support the entry and analysis during close of adjusting entries related to the Regulatory review of the balance sheet in support of the preparation of the monthly 15c3-1 Focus and month end 15c3-3 reserve calculation. Support the month end close and reporting cycle. Review, analyze and provide variance explanations on current period actual versus forecast, budget and prior period actual basis Support accounting for mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures Work directly with the business channels and Corporate Accounting Policy group to ensure GAAP compliance and organizational policy consistency relating to complex accounting issues. Participate in periodic regulatory reviews. Support Director of Broker Dealer Accounting and Controls and Manager of Broker Dealer Accounting in responding to specific audit requests from external auditors, internal auditors and regulators. REQUIREMENTS: Undergraduate degree in Accounting. Four to seven years of progressive accounting experience. Thorough knowledge GAAP with prior exposure to complex accounting transactions. Extensive knowledge of Excel required, prefer knowledge of back-office applications CPA or CPA candidate. Prior broker dealer industry experience strongly preferred Big 4 public accounting experience preferred MBA or equivalent a plus Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 5:00pm