IMC

Accounting Manager

IMC • $120K — $160K *
Chicago, IL 60629In-Person
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
3 weeks ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance; CPA certification preferred
  • 5+ years of experience in financial services or technology industry
  • Series 27 and broker dealer regulatory reporting experience a plus
  • Experience with Workday preferred
  • High proficiency in Excel; experience with AI tools is a plus
  • Strong attention to detail and effective oral and written communication skills
  • Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities with proactive mindset

Responsibilities

  • Own the monthly close process ensuring accuracy and consistency
  • Prepare journal entries and reconciliations for multiple entities
  • Assist with accounts payable, receivable, and treasury management
  • Analyze account fluctuations monthly and on an ad-hoc basis
  • Identify automation opportunities to improve efficiency
  • Manage inter-company recharges and allocations
  • Update and maintain procedural documentation
  • Collaborate with mid-office and financial teams for timely reporting
  • Facilitate process improvements to reduce closing cycle time
  • Support various regulatory and financial audits

Benefits

  • Discretionary bonus eligibility
  • Paid leave
  • Comprehensive insurance options
Full Job Description
IMC is looking for an Accounting Manager to join the US Accounting team. The Finance team operates closely with our Trading and Technology teams to manage the liquidity required to run a high-performance organization.

Key Responsibilities

  • Take ownership of the monthly close process by delivering consistent and accurate closings.
  • Prepare monthly journal entries and reconciliations for multiple entities.
  • Assist and back up in the accounts payable. accounts receivable, and treasury management functions.
  • Analyze account fluctuations at the entity level on a monthly and ad-hoc basis.
  • Identify automation opportunities within the accounting and finance functions to implement improvement initiatives and support efficiency improvements.
  • Manage inter-company recharges and allocations.
  • Update and maintain procedural documentation.
  • Collaborate with mid-office, procurement, and financial planning and analysis teams to produce reliable and timely reporting.
  • Facilitate process improvement to reduce closing cycle time.
  • Document and deliver support for various regulatory and financial audits.
  • Assist with annual audit and work with external audit team.
  • Ensure timely, accurate completion of related special project and analysis work and other ad hoc tasks as requested by other senior members of finance.

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance; CPA certification preferred
  • 5+ years of experience in the financial services or technology industry
  • Series 27 and experience with broker dealer regulatory reporting a plus
  • Experience with Workday preferred
  • High proficiency in Excel required, AI tools experience a plus
  • Strong attention to detail and effective communication skills (oral and written) at all organizational levels
  • Strong interpersonal, organizational, problem-solving, and timemanagement skills
  • A proactive attitude and an out-of-the-box thinker who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment


The Base Salary range for the role is included below. Base salary is only one component of total compensation; all full-time, permanent positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and benefits, including paid leave and insurance. Please visit Benefits - US | IMC Trading for more comprehensive information.

Salary Range

$120,000-$160,000 USD

About IMC

IMC Financial Markets, sometimes referred to as IMC Trading, is a proprietary trading firm and market maker for various financial instruments listed on exchanges throughout the world. Founded in 1989 as International Market makers Combination, the company employs over 1100 people and has offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, Sydney, Hong Kong and Mumbai. IMC is a technology-driven trading firm active in over 100 trading venues throughout the world and offering liquidity to over 200,000 securities. IMC makes markets in the major exchange-traded instruments – equities, bonds, commodities, and currencies – on 100 exchanges worldwide and is a significant liquidity provider on the NYSE Arca, NASDAQ, CBOE, BATS, and CME exchanges.
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