- Provide legal entity controller and financial support for Cantor's entities, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP.
- Liaise with multiple departments to maintain proper accounting practices and financial controls.
- Lead and offer financial support for new transactions and entity structure changes.
- Manage month/quarter-end close processes, including journal entries and waterfall calculations.
- Prepare and review quarterly financial statements for external reporting.
- Perform administrative tasks related to entity operations, such as wire payments and invoice processing.
- Conduct monthly balance sheet substantiation and analytical reporting for broker-dealer/SBSD.
- Initiate process improvements, build controls, and collaborate with IT for system enhancements.
- Assist with internal and external audit inquiries, ensuring compliance.
- Support team, department, and business managers on ad-hoc projects and special initiatives.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting is mandatory.
- CPA certification is a requirement.
- Minimum 2-4 years of experience in financial accounting within a financial services company.
- Experience in a Big Four public accounting firm is preferred.
- Technical expertise in accounting and financial reporting is essential.
- Familiarity with Oracle, ESSBASE, and HFM is an advantage.
- Advanced Excel skills, project management abilities, and multitasking capabilities are required.
- Strong analytical problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and attention to detail are key.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and business writing skills are a must.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- CPA certification
- 2-4 years of financial accounting experience in financial services
- Experience in a Big Four public accounting firm
- Technical expertise in accounting and financial reporting
- Familiarity with Oracle, ESSBASE, and HFM
- Advanced Excel skills
- Project management abilities and multitasking capabilities
- Strong analytical problem-solving, critical thinking, and attention to detail
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and business writing skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment
What We Do
Cantor Fitzgerald is a leading global financial services firm, serving clients from over 30 offices around the world. Founded in 1945 as a securities brokerage and investment bank, the firm pioneered computer-based bond trading, built one of the broadest distribution networks in the industry and became the market’s premier dealer of government securities. Today, Cantor Fitzgerald is known for its strength across a diverse array of businesses, including equity and fixed income capital markets, investment banking, commercial real estate finance and services, prime brokerage, asset management and wealth management, and e-commerce and online ventures. In all its businesses, the firm is an acknowledged leader in developing advanced technologies to expand market access, and help clients achieve their most important financial and strategic objectives. This commitment to client-centered innovation has led to enduring relationships with many of the world’s most demanding institutional investors and corporations. For more information please visit www.cantor.com.
