External Reporting Accountant

Hudson River Trading (HRT) is looking for a highly motivated accounting professional with a background in financial services to be a contributing member of the External Reporting team. You’ll have a unique and impactful opportunity to collaborate and learn various accounting functions within the company including external financial reporting preparation and analysis. In addition, you will help to build and enhance the current reporting framework and partner with developers to design and implement tools/reports relating to various regulatory and financial reporting processes. In this role, you’ll partner with teams across the firm, including Reg Reporting, Legal, FinStrat, Tax, CR&A, Legal Entity Control, Product Control, Business Development, and Compliance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual financial statements and footnotes for entities across the globe using  US GAAP, IFRS, and any other applicable standards
• Perform ongoing accounting research (US GAAP, IFRS), form conclusions, and write memos related to financial reporting pronouncements utilized by our CFO, Controller, FINOP, and auditors
• Coordinate with various internal stakeholders to prepare financial data relating to ongoing and new external relationships
• Liaise with external parties to provide any scheduled requests or ad-hoc financial data to complete their procedures
• Manage the production of required deliverables for auditors, CFO, Controller, Partners, and other external parties for both scheduled and ad hoc projects
• Identify opportunities to  enhance existing cross functional operational and reporting processes 
• Partner with our regulatory teams, both in the US and abroad, on reporting needs
• Work with relational databases and generate automated reports requested by management

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• 2 - 5 years of accounting experience; Big 4 or large national firm experience preferred
• Deep understanding of US GAAP
• A CPA license will be required (must have passed at least 3 of the 4 sections by the date of application, with intent/requirement to pass the last section) 
• Financial services and/or broker-dealer experience preferred
• VBA/SQL experience and familiarity with Workday Financials preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Strong attention to detail with an analytical aptitude
• Strong understanding of the control environment
• Ability to navigate multiple deadlines under quick turnaround times

Annual base salary range of $95,000 to $130,000. Pay (base and bonus) may vary depending on job-related skills and experience. A sign-on and discretionary performance bonus may be provided as part of the total compensation package, in addition to company-paid medical and/or other benefits.