Options Accounting Associate

Job Title: Options Accounting Associate

Corporate Title: Associate

Department: Finance

Location: Jacksonville, FL

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $80K and $100K/year* (see below footnote for additional compensation and benefits information).

Company overview

Nomura is a financial services group with an integrated global network. By connecting markets East & West, we service the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through our four business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking) and Banking.

Driven by the insights of some 28,000 people worldwide, we put our clients at the center of everything we do, delivering unparalleled access to, from and within Asia. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com

Aon’s Benefit Index®, Nomura’s benefits rank #1 amongst our competitors

Department Overview:

Nomura's Finance department manages the company's financial operations and provides financial guidance to support business decision-making. The team collaborates with senior leadership, business units, and stakeholders to develop effective financial strategies, providing guidance on financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis to align financial operations with business objectives. Nomura's Finance team specializes in financial reporting, accounting, tax, treasury, and capital management, known for providing exceptional service to clients. With a strong track record and commitment to innovation and global reach, Nomura's Finance department is well-positioned to continue driving growth and success in the financial industry. 

Role Description:

• Month-End Close Activities:  Downloading and verifying bank statements, reconciling exchange accruals, managing exchange daily files, and updating payment-for-order-flow (PFOF) accruals.
• Reconciliations:  Reconciling billing system data with exchange invoices, daily and monthly exchange data, and PFOF actuals across multiple counterparties.
• Journal Entry Preparation:  Preparing and booking journal entries for accruals, actuals, connectivity fees, and other charges, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and Peoplesoft uploads.
• Supporting Reports:  Preparing, refreshing, and e-mailing preliminary and final reporting files (P&L, tiers, AOS/Precision, and client billing).
• Other Key Procedures: Refreshing kickout files, updating OCC files, uploading rules to billing system, reconciling unclaimed wires, and ensuring alignment with exchange fee schedules and updates.

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• 4+ years of experience in Financial Services organization in an Accounting role
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance from accredited college/university
• Strong accounting technical skills
• Experience with Options products is required  
• Ability to research US GAAP independently
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Organized and able to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Excellent analytics, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Advanced in MS Office particularly in Excel
• Data Visualization tools are a plus

Nomura Leadership Behaviours

• Explore Insights & Vision: Identify the underlying causes of problems faced by you or your team and define a clear vision and direction for the future.
• Making Strategic Decisions: Evaluate all the options for resolving the problems and effectively prioritize actions or recommendations.
• Inspire Entrepreneurship in People: Inspire team members through effective communication of ideas and motivate them to actively enhance productivity.
• Elevate Organizational Capability: Engage proactively in professional development and enhance team productivity through the promotion of knowledge sharing.
• Inclusion: Foster a culture of inclusion and psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).

* base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, corporate and functional title and duties, job-related knowledge and advanced degrees, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired in the U.S., employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors”.

**US FINANCE ONLY** Applicants f or this position in the Finance Division of NHA must be currently
authorized to work f or any employer in the United States. The Finance Division is not sponsoring or taking
over sponsorship of employment visas f or this posit ion at this time

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer