Senior Accounting Analyst at Belvedere Trading 

Belvedere Trading Group, a growing proprietary trading firm located in downtown Chicago, is looking for a Senior Accounting Analyst to join their dynamic team. This individual will work directly with the Head of Accounting in addition to other members of the accounting group and Belvedere's overall Operations department.  The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of month-end close, daily P&L postings, and interest allocation adjustments. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is analytical, enjoys a fast-paced environment and is driven to learn and grow within the prop trading industry.
 

What you’ll do

• Maintain books and records for our trading subsidiaries, including daily P&L postings and management reporting, clearing balance reconciliations and credit utilization management
• Accrue and reconcile fees collected daily via clearing firm with external exchange fee files
• Work closely with our trade operations team to reconcile internal trades and assist in the accuracy of related reporting
• Complete and facilitate month-end close of each trading entity by completing complex account reconciliations, including intercompany balancing, interest, dividend and brokerage accruals, other accrued expenses, prepaid amortization and month over month analytics
• Assist with creating, implementing and enforcing accounting policy and procedures while adhering to GAAP 
• Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditures

What you’ll need

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or related discipline
• 5 – 7 years of accounting experience within propriety trading or related business
• Self-starting team player who can work in a fast-paced dynamic environment with minimal supervision
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with superior Excel skills

Who we are

Belvedere Trading is a leading proprietary trading firm proudly headquartered in downtown Chicago. Our traders work hard to provide liquidity to the market through their market making activities and are the masters of a diverse set of commodities, interest rate, exchange-traded fund (ETF), and equity index options. You name it, we trade it. This wouldn’t be possible without the dedicated efforts of our technology teams who utilize and perfect our innovative technology solutions.

Not sure what this means? No sweat. Our in-house learning and development team, Belvedere Trading University (BTU), will teach you most everything you need to know.

Our Stance

Belvedere is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing a non-discriminatory employment environment for its employees. Discrimination against employees and applicants due to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, military, and veteran status is prohibited. Belvedere encourages initiatives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity to all applicants and employees. Belvedere is committed to providing a positive environment in which team members are treated with respect, dignity, and courtesy. Our firm believes in a dynamic culture of inclusion and diversity, where people thrive on individual and organizational characteristics, values, experiences, and backgrounds.

Please note that Belvedere Trading does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Any unsolicited resumes will become the property of Team Belvedere. No phone calls, please.