Accountant

Optiver is looking for a versatile, experienced Accountant to join our Finance team in the Chicago office. The right individual is a self-starter and able to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment. The candidate should be able to use their accounting background and analytical skillset to support ongoing accounting needs.

Who we are:

Optiver is a tech-driven trading firm and leading global market maker. As one of the oldest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe. Our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilising force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates.

Optiver Chicago’s culture parallels the energetic city we’re immersed in. Home to the Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Board Options Exchange, and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago has established itself as the trading capital of the US. Active on leading US exchanges, Optiver’s Chicago office trades a wide range of products from listed derivatives to cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign exchange.

What you’ll do:

• Prepare and maintain support for month-end journal entries and close processes (IFRS & U.S. GAAP)
• Prepare reconciliations and tie-outs for balance sheet accounts and income statement accounts
• Prepare complex revenue and expense allocations between various entities and profit centers
• Support cash activities, including the preparation of daily and monthly bank reconciliations
• Maintain support for fixed assets, leases, prepaid expenses, and other balance sheet accounts
• Work together with other members of Finance and Middle Office to reconcile and report daily revenue and trading information
• Prepare technology and other operating expense accruals
• Assist in ongoing development, documentation, and testing of internal controls
• Drive continuous improvement within our finance team processes
• Prepare and maintain audit support throughout the year – liaise with external auditors as needed
• Support finance team and other departments with ad-hoc projects as they arise 

Who you are:

• 2-3 years of experience in corporate accounting
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting 
• CPA certification preferred
• Experience with complex revenue and/or expense allocations 
• Strong proficiency in Excel
• Strong track record of identifying and implementing process improvement
• Excellent communication and analytical skills
• Highly motivated, detailed oriented, able to handle multiple priorities in a fast paced environment
• NetSuite experience is a plus
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required; we will not sponsor individuals for employment authorization for this job opening

What you’ll get:

• Work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries.
• Performance based bonus structure that is unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool fostering a truly collaborative environment to work in.
• Ownership over initiatives that directly solve business problems.  

Alongside this you will get great other benefits such as 25 paid vacation days and market holidays, fully paid commuting expenses and health insurance, daily breakfast and lunch, training opportunities, 401(k) match up to 50% and charitable match opportunities, regular social events and clubs, and many more.

At Optiver, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. Optiver recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or other legally protected characteristics.