Finance and Operations Associate

Prometheum•New York, NY

2d•$70,000 - $80,000•Onsite

About The Position

Since its founding in 2017, Prometheum has leveraged its deep expertise in securities law, blockchain and trading to create a compliant ecosystem enabling all investors to seamlessly transact in digital assets securities (DAS). To date, Prometheum has relied on its strong and diverse team to build multiple broker-dealers traversing novel areas and a large technology stack (intersecting trading, blockchain, compliance, etc.). We continue to grow and are looking for hardworking individuals that can contribute to our already great fintech company culture as we traverse new and exciting areas that require excellent problem solving skills.

Requirements

Strong analytical skills, i.e. comfortable in working through complex position reconciliations across the firm’s general ledger or stock record, bank activity statements, or the blockchain.
Require a Series 99 (or aim to get license within the first 90 days).
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
Intermediate to advanced experience with MS Office applications, or Google equivalent.
Intermediate to advanced understanding of Broker-Dealer back office functions and associated regulatory requirements.
Experience organizing and maintaining business records

Nice To Haves

Experience with Shadow Suite is a plus
Experience and/or in-depth understanding of Digital Assets a plus

Responsibilities

Learn the Firm’s business objectives, building toward a deep understanding of how its operational processes support regulatory obligations, including the custody and safekeeping of customer assets.
Review and document reporting and reconciliation deliverables related to customer or firm cash balances and DAS positions.
Perform ad hoc research and produce detailed reconciliations to analyze any identified discrepancies, and be able to summarize findings to senior management
Prepare and post DAS and Cash journal entries using in-house transaction management systems.
Produce daily and adhoc reporting for account management.
Provide support to Operations, Treasury, and Accounting teams, including assistance with critical month end accounting activities.
With a mindset grounded in continuous improvement, actively contribute to, or lead, cross-departmental projects:
Support the development and documentation of technical business requirements.
Provide business analysis for initiatives and serve as liaison across different departments.
Review and evaluate existing processes to identify improvement or automation opportunities, and for alignment with industry standards where appropriate
Contribute to the development and enhancement of management information reporting.