Accounting Manager | Finance

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics Physics and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries push through them and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness creativity intellectual honesty and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design develop and deploy technologies that change our world fund start-ups across industries and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.

Jump Trading is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to join its EU and APAC Finance team based in London. The team owns financial statutory and regulatory reporting across 20 legal entities in Europe and Asia-Pacific with NetSuite as the group ERP. This is a senior London-based role with a European focus. The successful candidate will take ownership of the statutory and management reporting for a portfolio of the groups European operating entities partner closely with local third-party accountants and auditors and broaden the teams coverage of its core European entities. The role also contributes to the teams ongoing finance automation agenda. It suits a technically strong self-directed accountant who is comfortable owning entities end to end and working across borders and time zones.

What Youll Do:

• Own the monthly close balance sheet reconciliations and management reporting for a portfolio of European operating entities including German entities reporting under local HGB and other EU local-GAAP frameworks
• Prepare statutory financial statements and lead audit coordination for the assigned entities working directly with external auditors and local third-party bookkeepers
• Reconcile local statutory books to the group NetSuite ledger investigating and resolving GAAP and currency translation differences between local and group reporting
• Manage intercompany recharges settlements and related reconciliations across the European entity perimeter
• Broad EU coverage. Build working knowledge across the wider European entity book to provide cover and continuity ensuring key EU entities are supported by more than a single team member
• Contribute to the teams finance automation and AI initiatives applying new tools to reconciliations reporting and close processes to improve efficiency and quality
• Work with group controllership tax treasury and local advisors to ensure accurate timely and compliant reporting
• Other duties as assigned or needed

Skills Youll Need:

• Qualified accountant (ACA ACCA CPA or equivalent) with 5 years of relevant post-qualification experience
• Strong statutory accounting background with hands-on experience owning multiple legal entities ideally across more than one European jurisdiction
• Familiarity with European local-GAAP reporting; experience with German HGB is a distinct advantage
• Experience with a major ERP and strong Excel; comfort adopting new technology and automation tools
• Proven experience managing external audits and partnering with third-party accountants
• Reliable and predictable availability

Benefits include:

• Private Medical Vision and Dental Insurance
• Travel Medical Insurance
• Group Pension Scheme
• Group Life Assurance and Income Protection Schemes
• Paid Parental Leave
• Parking and Commuter Benefits