Job DescriptionThe Accounting Manager will support the accounting, financial reporting, and control environment for a clearing capital markets broker dealer with a diverse fixed income and securities financing activities. This role will be responsible for managing accounting activities across a range of products and transaction types, including fixed income trading, fixed income underwriting, securities borrowing and lending, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, defeasance transactions, and VRDN remarketing activities.
This position requires strong broker-dealer product knowledge, technical accounting expertise, operational understanding of trade lifecycle events, and the ability to work cross-functionally with front office, operations, treasury, product control, regulatory reporting, and external/internal audit teams. The Accounting Manager will play a key role in ensuring accurate financial reporting, a robust control framework, and operational readiness in a highly regulated environment.
Key Responsibilities:Product and Transaction Accounting Oversight Manage and oversee accounting support for the following products and activities:
- Asset-backed securities (ABS)
- Variable Rate Demand Notes (VRDNs)
- Fixed Income Underwritings
- Securities Borrowing and Lending
- Firm stock borrow / stock loan
- Corporate bonds lending/borrowing activity where applicable
- Repurchase and Reverse Repurchase Agreements
- Other Capital Markets Activities
Core Accounting Responsibilities - Oversee daily, monthly, and quarterly accounting activities for capital markets and broker-dealer products, including trade date and settlement date accounting, accruals, valuations support, and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Review accounting treatment for trading inventory, underwriting positions, financing transactions, and related revenue/expense recognition.
- Ensure completeness and accuracy of accounting for:
- Underwriting fees and deal-related revenue
- Interest income and interest expense
- Repo and reverse repo income/expense
- Mark-to-market adjustments where applicable
- Manage accounting close deliverables, journal entries, substantiations, and account reconciliations for assigned products and legal entities.
- Partner with operations and product control teams to understand end-to-end transaction flows and ensure accounting conclusions aligned with business activity and system processing.
- Support accounting analysis for complex transactions, new products, and non-routine events.
Financial Reporting and Control - Support internal and external financial reporting for the broker-dealer, including legal entity reporting and consolidation inputs, as applicable.
- Maintain strong balance sheet and P&L controls over trading, underwriting, financing, and remarketing activities.
- Review account reconciliations, breaks, aged items, and exception reporting; drive timely remediation and escalation where needed.
- Ensure compliance with internal accounting policies, U.S. GAAP, and broker-dealer control standards.
- Assist in development and maintenance of accounting policies, process narratives, desktop procedures, and control documentation.
- Partner with regulatory reporting teams to support consistency between general ledger balances and broker-dealer regulatory reporting inputs.
Cross-Functional Partnership - Capital markets desk support teams
- Treasury and liquidity teams
- Product control / valuation control
- Internal audit, external audit, and compliance
- Provide accounting support for business initiatives, systems implementations, process changes, and legal entity or product expansion efforts.
- Serve as a key accounting contact for control issues, process improvements, and audit/regulatory inquiries.
Team Leadership and Process Improvement - Manage, coach, and develop accounting staff, including review of work product, prioritization of deliverables, and career development support.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve accounting processes, strengthen controls, and reduce manual effort.
- Drive standardization and documentation across capital markets accounting processes.
- Support a culture of accountability, control discipline, continuous improvement, and effective partnership across finance and the business.
Basic Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance (preferred) or related field, or equivalent work experience
- Six or more years of accounting experience
Preferred Skills/Experience- Prior people management or demonstrated leadership experience
- Strong knowledge of broker-dealer products and transaction flows, particularly fixed income and securities financing products
- Experience supporting month-end close, account reconciliations, control execution, and audit support
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and internal control requirements in a regulated financial services environment
- Advanced Excel skills and experience working with large data sets and accounting/reporting systems
- Hold FINRA Series 27 or be able to pass testing within 4-month window (120 days)
- Experience in a clearing broker-dealer
- Experience accounting for fixed income inventory, underwritings, repo/reverse repo, securities borrowing/lending, defeasance, and remarketing products
- Familiarity with broker-dealer regulatory reporting and legal entity considerations
- Experience working with front office, operations, and regulatory reporting teams in a bank-owned broker-dealer
- Strong technical accounting research and memo-writing skills
- Experience with process automation and systems enhancements
The role offers a hybrid/flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.Benefits:Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members' whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:
- Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
- Basic term and optional term life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Pregnancy disability and parental leave
- 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
- Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
- Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
- Adoption assistance
- Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
Review our full benefits available by employment status here.
The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $111,605.00 - $131,300.00
Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants. 
