Associate – Accounting Operations

Job Description

Options Accounting Associate | Nomura

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Nomura, located in Jacksonville, FL. Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network, connecting markets East & West to serve individuals, institutions, corporates, and governments across its wealth management, investment management, wholesale, and banking divisions. The Finance department manages the company’s financial operations, providing essential guidance and support for business decision-making, specializing in financial reporting, accounting, tax, treasury, and capital management. This role is crucial for ensuring accurate financial records, reconciliations, and reporting specifically related to options products within this comprehensive finance function.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person Jacksonville, FL
• Pay: $80000–$100000 yearly
• Team: Finance Department
• Mission: Owns the accounting, reconciliation, and reporting of options products, ensuring accuracy and compliance for Nomura’s financial operations.
• Tech Stack: Peoplesoft, MS Office (Excel), Data Visualization tools

What You’ll Actually Do
• Month-End Close Activities: Download and verify bank statements, reconcile exchange accruals, manage exchange daily files, and update payment-for-order-flow (PFOF) accruals.
• Reconciliations: Reconcile billing system data with exchange invoices, daily and monthly exchange data, and PFOF actuals across multiple counterparties.
• Journal Entry Preparation: Prepare and book journal entries for accruals, actuals, connectivity fees, and other charges, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and Peoplesoft uploads.
• Supporting Reports: Prepare, refresh, and email preliminary and final reporting files (P&L, tiers, AOS/Precision, and client billing).
• Other Key Procedures: Refresh kickout files, update OCC files, upload rules to billing system, reconcile unclaimed wires, and ensure alignment with exchange fee schedules and updates.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance from an accredited college/university, with strong accounting technical skills and an ability to research US GAAP independently.
• Experience: 4+ years of experience in an Accounting role within a Financial Services organization, with required experience with Options products.
• Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, organized and able to manage multiple projects and deadlines, excellent analytics, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and advanced proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel.
• Bonus: Experience with Data Visualization tools is a plus.