Lead Capital Markets Accountant

• Serve as a senior technical accounting resource for Investment Banking and Equity Capital Markets activities, providing authoritative guidance on complex or novel accounting matters
• Develop, document, and defend accounting conclusions related to major transactions, new product initiatives, regulatory interpretations, and policy changes under U.S. GAAP, SEC, and broker‑dealer frameworks
• Provide technical oversight and challenge for broker‑dealer regulatory reporting, including customer reserve and other compliance reports, ensuring conclusions withstand audit and regulatory scrutiny
• Act as a key accounting partner to Investment Banking, Trading, Product, Legal, and Risk teams during structuring, execution, and post‑trade analysis of complex activities
• Lead accounting assessment and review of judgmental financial statement and regulatory disclosures to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with applicable guidance
• Perform targeted analytical review of significant ledger movements and externally disclosed balances, focusing on root cause analysis and accounting integrity
• Support the financial close process through high‑impact recalculations and validations related to complex financial attributes and ledger recognition
• Serve as a primary point of contact for internal and external audit inquiries related to various capital markets and broker‑dealer accounting matters

5+ years of Finance, Accounting, Analytics, Financial Reporting, Accounting Reporting or Risk Reporting experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

• Experience in capital markets accounting, broker-dealer finance, US-GAAP technical accounting, or audit/advisory
• Demonstrated experience forming and supporting accounting conclusions in complex, judgmental areas under U.S. GAAP, SEC, and FINRA frameworks
• Direct exposure to investment banking, trading, or broker‑dealer activities within a large financial institution or equivalent environment
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license
• FINRA Series 99 and/or Series 27 (or prior exposure to BD regulatory environments)
• Experience with broker‑dealer regulatory reporting, including customer reserve or net capital–related matters
• Generative and / or Agented AI experience (including general tools like MS CoPilot, Tachyon, etc.)
• Strong analytical and automation skills (Excel, Alteryx, Axiom, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools)