Company Background:

Interactive Brokers is a direct-access electronic trade execution and clearing broker for active traders, institutional investors, financial advisors and introducing brokers. The firm allows its customers to trade securities, commodities and foreign exchange in 14 major currencies on over 80 market centers in 18 countries around the world. The firm employs fully automated real-time risk management systems that monitor and control customer positions in equities, options, futures and forex across multiple account types and currencies. Interactive Brokers self-clears equities and equity-based derivatives in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. The business is in a stage of rapid growth.

Interactive Brokers is part Interactive Brokers Group, based in Greenwich, Connecticut. The Group companies, with over $4.6 billion in capital, are market-makers and brokers in equities and exchange-listed equity derivative products around the world. Interactive Brokers Group plays a leading role in trading and brokerage worldwide, executing, clearing, settling and accounting for over 960,000 trades per day. The Group’s options volume makes up approximately 11% of listed equity options world wide.[i]

Job Description:

The senior accountant role will be a key position for daily accounting processes and coordination of month-end close. It will require a highly organized, strong analytical thinker, who enjoys daily accounting challenges and is persistent in getting to the right answer.

Responsibilities:

• Perform standard weekly and monthly closing procedures.
• Prepare, review and post manual and automated accounting entries.
• Identifying, researching and resolving differences between projected and actual cash settlements.
• Preparing month-end account reconciliations.
• Ad-hoc Reporting and Analysis – Internal, External and Regulatory.
• Doing whatever needs to be done to move a dynamic, fast growing business forward.

Qualifications:

• Good understanding of technology & automation is a strong plus.
• Very high level of attention to detail is a must.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, along with multitasking capabilities are a must.
• Proficiency in Excel is a must.
• Must be a self-starter and not require constant supervision.
• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Science or Engineering.
• Up to 7 years experience.
• Financial services industry experience a plus.
• Prior experience with Oracle Financials a plus.

[i] Information on the company can be found at: www.interactivebrokers.com

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
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