Accountant- Financial Services

Vaco by Highspring; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring, a financial services organization in Jacksonville, seeks an experienced Accountant to support month-end close, financial reporting, and reconciliations tied to exchange fees and options trading. You will maintain accruals, run PFOF accounting, and ensure GAAP compliance as part of a fast-paced team.

The role emphasizes data analysis, process improvements, and collaboration across business functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 4+ years of accounting experience in a financial services environment.
• Experience accounting for or supporting options trading products.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and U.S. GAAP.
• Ability to independently research and apply accounting guidance.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including data analysis and reconciliation functions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end close activities, including downloading and validating bank statements and preparing accruals.
• Reconcile exchange-related accruals and maintain daily exchange reporting files.
• Update and track Payment for Order Flow (PFOF) accruals and related accounting records.
• Prepare supporting schedules and documentation for financial reporting activities.
• Reconcile billing system data to exchange invoices and fee schedules.
• Perform daily, monthly, and ad hoc reconciliations of exchange and trading-related activity.
• Analyze variances and investigate discrepancies across multiple counterparties and data sources.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of financial records through detailed account analysis.
• Prepare and post journal entries for accruals, actual expenses, connectivity fees, exchange charges, and other operating expenses.
• Ensure transactions are recorded in compliance with U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies.
• Support ERP uploads and accounting system maintenance, including PeopleSoft-related processes.
• Generate, refresh, and distribute recurring financial and operational reports, including P&L reporting, billing reports, and client-related reporting packages.
• Maintain billing system rules and fee schedules to ensure accurate invoicing.
• Support ongoing accounting operations, including wire reconciliations, exception reporting, and exchange fee updates.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls, and reporting efficiency.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

PeopleSoft

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Accountant - Financial Services

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Accountant to join a dynamic financial services organization. This role will play a key part in the month-end close process, financial reporting, reconciliations, and accounting activities related to exchange fees, options trading, and billing operations.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong accounting foundation, experience within financial services, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working with complex financial data, improving processes, and partnering across various business functions.

Key Responsibilities

Month-End Close & Financial Reporting

• Support month-end close activities, including downloading and validating bank statements and preparing accruals.
• Reconcile exchange-related accruals and maintain daily exchange reporting files.
• Update and track Payment for Order Flow (PFOF) accruals and related accounting records.
• Prepare supporting schedules and documentation for financial reporting activities.

Reconciliations & Analysis

• Reconcile billing system data to exchange invoices and fee schedules.
• Perform daily, monthly, and ad hoc reconciliations of exchange and trading-related activity.
• Analyze variances and investigate discrepancies across multiple counterparties and data sources.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of financial records through detailed account analysis.

Accounting & Journal Entries

• Prepare and post journal entries for accruals, actual expenses, connectivity fees, exchange charges, and other operating expenses.
• Ensure transactions are recorded in compliance with U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies.
• Support ERP uploads and accounting system maintenance, including PeopleSoft-related processes.

Reporting & Operational Support

• Generate, refresh, and distribute recurring financial and operational reports, including P&L reporting, billing reports, and client-related reporting packages.
• Maintain billing system rules and fee schedules to ensure accurate invoicing.
• Support ongoing accounting operations, including wire reconciliations, exception reporting, and exchange fee updates.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls, and reporting efficiency.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 4+ years of accounting experience within a financial services environment.
• Experience accounting for or supporting options trading products.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and U.S. GAAP.
• Ability to independently research and apply accounting guidance.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including data analysis and reconciliation functions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred

• Experience with PeopleSoft or similar ERP systems.
• Exposure to exchange fee accounting, brokerage operations, or capital markets environments.
• Experience using data visualization and reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms.

By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions.

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail].

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application.

For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.

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• California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

the individual's skill sets, experience and training;

licensure and certification requirements;

office location and other geographic considerations; and

other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).