Flow Traders is looking for a Financial Analyst to join our growing Finance team. This is a unique opportunity to join a leading proprietary trading firm with an entrepreneurial and innovative culture at the heart of its business. We value quick-witted, creative minds and challenge them to make full use of their capacities.
About the team
Our Finance Team at Flow Traders continuously seeks opportunities for improving its systems and methods, developing new ways to monitor and track data, and increasing transparency. Additionally, we manage and report on the firm’s results, staying up to date on new regulations and accounting standards and actively sharing knowledge of new developments within the global organization.
Our Amsterdam-based Finance Team is made up of 6 colleagues: two Financial Analysts, two Finance Administrators, one Group Controller and the Global Head of Finance, to whom the rest of the team reports. There are also Finance colleagues present in our London, Hong Kong, Singapore, and New York offices.
What you will do
The main duties are listed below, but please do keep in mind that this role may also involve a significant amount of ad hoc work.
- Assist in preparation of accurate and IFRS and ESG compliant financial statements and related disclosures
- Develop and implement accounting models and reporting schedules in the financial statements
- Assist in the monthly financial accounting and reporting process, including reconciliations, journal entries and internal/external reporting preparation
- Support external audit requests during quarterly, half-year and annual reporting cycles
- Assist with various daily operational finance functions including process automation
- Interface with the risk and operations teams to support the balance sheet and P&L accounting of our trading activities
- Effectively communicate and collaborate with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders
- Pro-actively identify and address both tactical and strategic accounting and reporting initiatives
- Develop and implement accounting models and reporting schedules in the financial statements
What you need to succeed
- University degree, preferably in Accounting or Finance
- Accounting qualification preferable, RA/ACA/CA/CPA or equivalent
- Financial services experience advantageous
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability and drive to develop solutions for complex business problems
- Desire to strive for operational excellence
- Interest in data analytics
- Excellent analytical skills
Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders.
