North Star Staffing Solutions

This role provides technical expertise regarding accounting issues, SEC reporting and regulatory information and research. Areas of duties include providing technical assistance on major transactions and product development, reviewing SEC disclosure and regulatory reporting information, communicating practices and procedures for proper financial control, working on implementation of new or revised accounting standards, ensuring compliance with Corporate Controllers accounting and governance policies and procedures, ensuring the monthly close is effective by analyzing the income statement/balance sheet/yields, ensuring compliance with GAAP, monitoring of system conversations, and working with Internal/External Auditors and Federal Reserve/OCC regulators on exams. This role applies extensive specialized knowledge and acts as an internal consultant or final authority in area of expertise.

Job Requirements & Qualifications:

Maintain regular interaction with the front office and finance personnel regarding technical accounting
matters and discuss/review new products for controller group approval.
Technical accounting matters generally consist of consolidation, transfer accounting, fair value,
derivative determination and balance sheet netting.

Document highly technical accounting policy memorandums that are concise and clear for senior
management and Corporate Accounting Policy review.
Financial review of three institutional broker- dealers
Day to day management of ledger entries and providing accounting insight to business, operations, and
finance personnel
Provide product and accounting training to the larger controller group of Securities
Represent Securities within applicable industry groups and accounting related industry
initiatives.
Perform corporate level SEC and Regulatory reporting relevant to products within business lines inclusive
of the FCM business, GFS business, ABF Trading, Credit Trading, Repo Trading, Sec Lending, and Rates
portfolios
Obtain (if not already held) appropriate licensure for broker-dealer reporting
Management of other team members and responsible for the work product and efficiency of the team.

Basic Qualifications:

5+ years accounting experience and 3+ years
management experience.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Previous oversight of or audit of broker-dealer or 
• banking financial statements
• Ability to compile and review broker-dealer financial 
• statements including regulatory reporting of monthly 
• and annual reporting requirements
• Strong technical accounting experience/understanding 
• required in some or all of the following:
• Consolidation
• Financial instrument transfers
• Derivatives and hedging
• Fair value
• Ability to research and document GAAP issues in clear 
• and concise memorandums
• Strong computer skills required
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to lead, organize, and manage projects
• beginning to end that require coordinated efforts 
• across multiple functions (e.g., legal, operations, 
• front-office, finance, corporate, etc.)

Qualifications:

• General ledger experience to facilitate review
• MBA/CPA or equivalent 
• SEC & Regulatory Reporting and Accounting Policy 
• Experience 
• Broad Capital Markets product knowledge throughout the 
• industry inclusive of investment banking, asset-backed 
• financing, non-market equity investments, etc.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Visa Requirements: U.S. Citizens / Green Card Holder

All your information will be kept confidential
according to EEO guidelines.

If you meet the requirements of this unique
opportunity, we encourage you to explore how you can
make a difference by applying now. Simply contact
Angelique Elijah by sending an attached Word version
of your most recent resume to get started.