Job Title:Options Accounting Associate

Options Accounting Associate

Job Code: 14912 Country: US City: Jacksonville Skill Category: Finance Location: Jacksonville, FL The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $80K and $100K/year (see below footnote for additional compensation and benefits information).

Nomura's Finance department manages the company's financial operations and provides financial guidance to support business decision-making. The team collaborates with senior leadership, business units, and stakeholders to develop effective financial strategies, providing guidance on financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis to align financial operations with business objectives. Nomura's Finance team specializes in financial reporting, accounting, tax, treasury, and capital management, known for providing exceptional service to clients.

Role Description:

• Month-End Close Activities: Downloading and verifying bank statements, reconciling exchange accruals, managing exchange daily files, and updating payment-for-order-flow (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, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• 4+ years of experience in Financial Services organization in an Accounting role
• 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
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Organized and able to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Excellent analytics, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Advanced in MS Office particularly in Excel
• Data Visualization tools are a plus

* base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, corporate and functional title and duties, job-related knowledge and advanced degrees, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired in the U.S., employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors".

**US FINANCE ONLY** Applicants for this position in the Finance Division of NHA must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The Finance Division is not sponsoring or taking over sponsorship of employment visas for this position at this time Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer