Jobs · Finance · Illinois

Senior Accountant

Trading Technologies · Chicago, IL · 3 wk ago
HybridFinance$100k–$115k/yrFull-time

About the role

Trading Technologies is a global capital markets technology company operating across the U.S., EMEA and APAC. We are looking for a Senior Accountant who brings strong technical fundamentals and a genuine interest in how things work — someone who understands the process behind the numbers and is always looking for ways to improve it. This role sits within our global finance team and covers core accounting responsibilities across multiple jurisdictions, including month-end close, reconciliations, and audit support.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in redesigning financial processes to identify inefficiencies and automate routine tasks such as journal entries and account reconciliations.
  • Leverage tools such as Power Automate, Power BI, or other AI models to streamline processes and drive efficiency.
  • Prepare complex journal entries to support period-end close.
  • Perform account reconciliation reviews to ensure compliance with accounting policies and US GAAP, with a focus on identifying and resolving process gaps and inefficiencies.
  • Conduct variance analysis on actuals vs. prior periods, providing clear and actionable commentary to management.
  • Support the consolidated U.S. audit and statutory audits for the UK and French entities, serving as a primary point of contact for external auditors.
  • Manage local accounting firms to ensure compliance with local filing requirements and deadlines across all jurisdictions.
  • Actively identify inefficiencies in current accounting workflows and propose and implement scalable improvements, including automation opportunities.
  • Support the evaluation and implementation of close management tools (e.g., FloQast) to centralize task ownership and reduce manual reconciliation work.
  • Document and maintain SOPs for all key accounting processes, ensuring institutional knowledge lives in systems, not people.
  • Act as a business partner, sharing accounting expertise across global departments. Collaborate with FP&A, legal, HR, and other business stakeholders to ensure accurate internal management and external reporting during close.
  • Liaise with international counterparts to ensure consistency in accounting treatment across the global entity structure.
  • Support integration activities related to acquisitions and new business lines as the company continues to grow.

Requirements

Essential Skills & Experience:

  • CPA or equivalent certification.
  • 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience, including Big 4 public accounting experience or a blend of Big 4 and industry.
Desirable Skills & Experience:
  • Experience in a publicly traded company and/or public accounting firm.
  • Experience in a high-growth technology or financial services company.
  • Experience supporting M&A integration or post-acquisition accounting.
  • Proficiency with NetSuite or similar enterprise accounting systems; advanced Excel skills.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with keen attention to detail.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Organized, adaptable, and capable of managing multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced environment.
  • Highly accountable, proactive, and change-oriented.

Skills

  • CPA or equivalent certification.
  • 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience, including Big 4 public accounting experience or a blend of Big 4 and industry.
  • Desirable: Experience in a publicly traded company and/or public accounting firm, experience in a high-growth technology or financial services company, experience supporting M&A integration or post-acquisition accounting, proficiency with NetSuite or similar enterprise accounting systems, advanced Excel skills, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with keen attention to detail, excellent written and verbal communication skills, organized, adaptable, and capable of managing multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced environment, highly accountable, proactive, and change-oriented.

Benefits

Competitive Benefits & Perks:

  • Health & Financial Security: Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Accounts (HSA), 401(k) retirement plan, Pre-tax transit and parking benefits, Time Off & Flexibility: 22 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year, with the option to roll over unused days, One dedicated day per year for volunteering, Two professional development days per year to allow uninterrupted professional development, An additional PTO day added during milestone anniversary years, Robust paid holiday schedule with early dismissal.
  • Work-Life Support & Resources: Budget for tech accessories, including monitors, headphones, keyboards, and other office equipment, Backup child and pet care, as well as tutoring services, Milestone anniversary bonuses, Wellness & Lifestyle Perks: Stipend and subsidy contributions toward personally-owned cell phones, Contributions for gym memberships and health/wellness initiatives, Discounted healthcare premiums, Healthy meal delivery program subsidies.

Trading Technologies (www.tradingtechnologies.com) is a global capital markets platform services company providing market-leading technology for the end-to-end trading operations of Tier 1 banks, brokerages, money managers, hedge funds, proprietary traders, Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs), commercial hedgers, and risk managers. With its roots in listed derivatives, the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company delivers “multi-X” solutions, with “X” representing asset classes, functions, workflows, and geographies. This multi-X approach features trade execution services across futures and options, fixed income, foreign exchange (FX), and cryptocurrencies, augmented by solutions for data and analytics, including transaction cost analysis (TCA); quantitative trading; compliance and trade surveillance; clearing and post-trade allocation; and infrastructure services. The award-winning TT platform ecosystem also helps exchanges deliver innovative solutions to their market participants and technology companies to distribute their complementary offerings to Trading Technologies’ clients. Trading Technologies (TT) is an equal-opportunity employer. Equal employment has been, and continues to be, a required practice at the Company. Trading Technologies’ practice of equal employment opportunity is to recruit, hire, train, promote, and base all employment decisions on ability rather than race, color, religion, national origin, sex/gender orientation, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, parental status, veteran, or any other protected status. Additionally, TT participates in the E-Verify Program for US offices.

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