Audit & Financial Reporting Lead — Global Entities

DV Trading LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus eligibility

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care Options

Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D

Voluntary LTD, Life & AD&D insurance

Flexible Vacation policy

Retirement plan with employer match

Job summary

DV Trading LLC in Chicago is seeking an experienced Audit & Financial Reporting Manager to lead external audits and multi-entity financial statements, ensuring GAAP/IFRS compliance and strong internal controls.

You will coordinate with auditors, prepare schedules and footnotes, and mentor teams across Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Compliance, and Trading to improve reporting processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• 5–10 years of audit, accounting, or financial reporting experience.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and IFRS.
• Demonstrated experience preparing or reviewing audited financial statements and footnote disclosures.
• CPA or equivalent qualification preferred.
• Experience with broker-dealers or financial institutions preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage annual financial-statement audits for the firm's U.S. and international entities.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for external auditors and coordinate audit requests across internal teams.
• Develop and manage audit timelines, deliverables, open-item lists, and completion deadlines.
• Prepare complete financial statements, including footnotes and supporting disclosures, under U.S. GAAP, IFRS, and applicable local reporting requirements.
• Prepare and review audit schedules, account reconciliations, roll-forwards, lead sheets, and supporting documentation.
• Review trial balances and accounting records to identify errors, unusual balances, or required adjustments before the audit begins.
• Research and document complex accounting matters under U.S. GAAP and IFRS.
• Prepare technical accounting memoranda and support the firm's accounting conclusions.
• Coordinate audit support across Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Compliance, Operations, and Trading teams.
• Review consolidations, intercompany balances, related-party transactions, foreign-currency activity, and multi-entity reporting.
• Assist with accounting for trading positions, derivatives, investments, revenue, expenses, and financial instruments.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation and strengthen financial-reporting controls.
• Track proposed audit adjustments and ensure that approved entries are accurately recorded.
• Improve and standardize audit and financial-reporting processes across the firm's entities.
• Support regulatory examinations and other financial or accounting reviews, as needed.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Audit & Financial Reporting

GAAP/IFRS knowledge

Multi-entity accounting

Regulatory reporting familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field

CPA or equivalent qualification

Job description

DV Trading LLC in Chicago is seeking an experienced Audit & Financial Reporting Manager to lead external audits and multi-entity financial statements, ensuring GAAP/IFRS compliance and strong internal controls.

You will coordinate with auditors, prepare schedules and footnotes, and mentor teams across Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Compliance, and Trading to improve reporting processes.