Options Accounting Specialist — Finance & Reporting

Nomura; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Restricted stock units

Discretionary awards

401(k) eligibility

Paid time off

Job summary

Nomura in Jacksonville, FL seeks an accounting professional to support month-end close, reconciliations, and journal entries in a finance role. You will verify bank statements, manage exchange accruals, and ensure accurate PFOF data alignment with reporting requirements.

You will prepare preliminary and final reports (P&L, AOS/Precision, client billing), refresh kickouts, update OCC files, and analyze data to drive accurate financial statements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance from accredited college/university.
• Strong accounting technical skills.
• Experience with Options products is required.
• Ability to research US GAAP independently.

Responsibilities

• Month-End Close Activities: Downloading and verifying bank statements, reconciling exchange accruals, managing exchange daily files, and updating PFOF accruals.
• Reconciliations: Reconciling billing system data with exchange invoices, daily and monthly exchange data, and PFOF actuals across multiple counterparties.
• Journal Entry Preparation: Preparing and booking journal entries for accruals, actuals, connectivity fees, and other charges, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and Peoplesoft uploads.
• Supporting Reports: Preparing, refreshing, and e-mailing preliminary and final reporting files (P&L, tiers, AOS/Precision, and client billing).
• Other Key Procedures: Refreshing kickout files, updating OCC files, uploading rules to billing system, reconciling unclaimed wires, and ensuring alignment with exchange fee schedules and updates.

Skills

Accounting experience

Strong accounting technical skills

Communication skills

Multitasking / deadline management

Analytical thinking

Excel expert

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

PeopleSoft

Data Visualization tools

Excel

Job description

Nomura in Jacksonville, FL seeks an accounting professional to support month-end close, reconciliations, and journal entries in a finance role. You will verify bank statements, manage exchange accruals, and ensure accurate PFOF data alignment with reporting requirements.

You will prepare preliminary and final reports (P&L, AOS/Precision, client billing), refresh kickouts, update OCC files, and analyze data to drive accurate financial statements.