Accounting Intern

Description

As the Accounting Intern, you will partner with the Senior team members to help with the daily operations within the Accounting and Finance Departments. You will have great exposure and opportunities to learn and address multiple business aspects and projects covering accounting, tax, risk, and financial planning. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and organizational skills with the desire to learn and understand all crucial accounting and finance functions of a global proprietary trading firm.

Responsibilities

• Develop expertise in finance and accounting while deepening your understanding of how our business operates, generates revenue, and manages expenses.
• Assist the accounts payable team through the entire payable cycle, including tracking incoming invoices, assisting with the approval process, and ensuring on-time payments are made to vendors.
• Help monitor daily revenue, risk, and working capital movements
• Assist with the preparation of the daily profit and loss reporting of the prior day trading activity
• Assist with the monthly and year end accounting processes, including the annual audit process
• Analyze specific balance sheet accounts in order to propose and record appropriate journal entries
• Execute regular and ad-hoc accounting and finance projects
• Assist with treasury management functions, including initiating cash movement requests, projecting cash and collateral requirements, optimizing cash allocation and credit usage, managing FX exposures, and analyzing potential investments on excess funds

Desired Skills and Experience

• Must be a recent graduate or working towards a Bachelor’s or Masters in Accounting or Finance
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, familiarity with SQL a plus
• Experience with General Ledger software; Microsoft Dynamics, Great Plains a plus
• Basic understanding of financial accounting statements, accounting principles, and GAAP
• Exceptional analytic skills and the ability to understand the impact of an operation’s financial results
• Effectively prioritize workload to meet deadlines and work objectives
• Strong project management, planning, and organization skills, including the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast paced environment
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and communication (verbal and written) skills
• This is an on-site position and will require physical presence at our Chicago, Illinois office.