Senior Accountant – Financial Services Focus

Opportunity

A well-established CPA & consulting firm in Midtown NYC seeks a SUPERVISING SENIOR ACCOUNTANT with 5-7 years of experience to service its regulated clients. Financial services accounting experience and a FINRA Series 27 FinOp license is a plus. Must be willing and able to obtain a Series 27 FinOp license and registration with FINRA within one (1) year.

Company

DFP Partners is a CPA firm, formed in 1952, known for providing expert support to the financial services industry. Our client base includes broker-dealers, investment advisers, privately held funds, and the US subsidiaries of foreign banks. DFP services include accounting, bookkeeping, regulatory registrations, ongoing compliance consulting and advisory.

Role:

  • Oversee the full-cycle general ledger financial close process and related activities
  • Manage monthly close activity including journal entries and account reconciliations
  • Analysis of general ledger activity and journal entries
  • Perform balance sheet analysis; including prepaid expenses, fixed assets, accounts receivables and accrued expenses
  • Preparation of monthly financial statements
  • Prepare monthly/quarterly FOCUS reports
  • Calculate monthly net capital, including calculation of non-allowable assets, haircut charges, aggregate indebtedness, minimum & excess net capital
  • Assist with preparation of regulatory filings for broker-dealers
  • Assist with preparation of annual financial statements
  • Support clients with annual audit and regulatory exams

Requirements:

  • BS/MS Accounting degree
  • CPA license a plus
  • FINRA Series 27 FinOp license a plus; or willingness and ability to obtain Series 27 FinOp license and registration with FINRA within 1 year of hire
  • Working knowledge of QuickBooks and Excel
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