About Akuna:
Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data driven solutions, and automation. We specialize in providing liquidity as an options market-maker – meaning we are committed to providing competitive quotes that we are willing to both buy and sell. To do this successfully, we design and implement our own low latency technologies, trading strategies, and mathematical models.
Our Founding Partners first conceptualized Akuna in their hometown of Sydney. They opened the firm’s first office in 2011 in the heart of the derivatives industry and the options capital of the world – Chicago. Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, Singapore and London.
What you’ll do as a Financial Controller at Akuna:
Akuna is seeking a Financial Controller to join our Finance department. We are looking for a proactive, self-starter who can work independently in a dynamic environment to achieve both individual and team goals. This position will work closely with other team members from Finance, Compliance, Trade Operations and Procurement. As Akuna continues to expand by opening new offices and entering new markets, this position will continue to gain exposure and experience within international accounting and the trading industry. In this role, you will:
- Monitor, maintain and improve accounting control procedures
- Supervise the work of the accounting team
- Manage the completion of the month-end close process for numerous entities
- Maintain complete and accurate accounting records including General Ledger, Income Statement, and Balance Sheet reporting
- Prepare and file monthly, quarterly and annual reports for banks, regulators and other third parties
- Prepare and review monthly, quarterly and annual transfer pricing and tax computations
- Participate in budgeting process
- Coordinate financial audits and tax returns filings with outside public accounting firms
Qualities that make great candidates:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or similar
- 5+ years of professional accounting experience and experience in managerial role
- Experience leading the finance team of a trading company or public accounting experience in the financial services (trading entities) industry
- Excellent communication and analytical skills
- Proficient in MS Office software, specifically intermediate to advanced Excel skills
- Ability to multitask and prioritize to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Detail-oriented with a strong commitment to preparing accurate work
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What We Do
Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on cutting-edge technology, data driven decisions and automation. Our core competency is providing liquidity as an options market-maker – meaning we provide competitive quotes that we are willing to both buy and sell. To do this successfully we design and implement our own low latency technologies, trading strategies and mathematical models.
Our Founding Partners first conceptualized Akuna in their hometown of Sydney. They opened the firm’s first office in 2011 in the heart of the derivatives industry and the options capital of the world – Chicago. Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, and London.
We are the leading options market-maker to successfully enter the industry in recent years with sustainable growth. By providing more liquidity to the markets through rapid innovation, we have the advantage of youth in remaining nimble and agile in an ever-changing competitive landscape.
Akuna has no clients or external investors, we trade only with the company’s capital. We have dozens of employee-shareholders and this number continues to grow.
We are really proud of what we have accomplished since inception, but even more excited for all that lies ahead of us. We are still building, accessing new markets, trading new products, and creating new strategies, giving you the opportunity to be involved in shaping the future of Akuna. Indeed, the great majority of Akuna’s growth profile is ahead of us.
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