Staff Accountant
About The Position
DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk. Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets. We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it’s not just what we do that matters–it's how we do it. DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus. As Staff Accountant , you will have an opportunity to rapidly develop your accounting and analysis skills in a fast-paced and technology-driven environment that is made of up a diverse set of trading businesses and other private investments.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting required
- 1-3 years of accounting experience
- Strong knowledge of GAAP
- Strong organization skills and detail orientation
- Ability to prioritize, multitask and effectively manage changing priorities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Nice To Haves
- CPA preferred
- Previous experience working in public accounting or in trading firms, hedge funds, or other similar asset management firms preferred
- Strong experience creating reports in Excel
- Previous experience working with Oracle or other accounting software preferred
Responsibilities
- Perform daily General Ledger functions such as cash and trading account reconciliation, and income and expense accruals to support month-end close
- Assist with preparation of monthly and annual financial statements in accordance with GAAP
- Respond to requests from external auditors
- Maintain high level of data integrity of financial information amongst complex accounting and back office systems
- Analyze detailed trade information and reconcile data between internal trade systems and external statements
- Lead ad-hoc projects and create ad-hoc reports as needed
Benefits
- group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance
- 401k (with discretionary employer match)
- short and long-term disability
- life and AD&D insurance
- health savings accounts
- flexible spending accounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
