Financial Accountant

<p>Optiver is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Financial Accountant to join our growing Finance team in London. This role is well-suited to a qualified accountant with early post-qualification experience who is keen to deepen their technical accounting knowledge in a fast-paced, high-performance environment. The successful candidate will support core accounting and reporting processes while working closely with senior team members across the business.</p> <p><strong>What you'll do&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>Support the month-end and year-end close processes for multiple entities, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting</li> <li>Prepare and post journal entries for trading and servicing entities, including trading-related balances, intercompany transactions, accruals, prepayments, leases, and fixed assets</li> <li>Perform balance sheet substantiation and reconciliations, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of general ledger records</li> <li>Assist with the preparation of expense allocations, profit-sharing calculations, and transfer pricing calculations, including related journal entries</li> <li>Prepare statutory financial statements in compliance with IFRS</li> <li>Support year-end audit processes, liaising with external auditors and responding to audit queries in a timely manner</li> <li>Contribute to technical accounting research, accounting policy documentation, and the implementation of new accounting standards</li> <li>Liaise with Tax to support compliance with transfer pricing policies and other regulatory requirements</li> <li>Support cash and treasury activities, including bank reconciliations</li> <li>Own VAT accounting and VAT return preparation, ensuring accurate and timely indirect tax reporting and compliance</li> <li>Coordinate corporate tax compliance activities with external advisors and support employment tax reporting requirements in partnership with Payroll</li> <li>Assist with the documentation, implementation, testing, and ongoing monitoring of internal controls and financial governance processes</li> <li>Collaborate with Tax, Treasury, Middle Office, Risk, Procurement, and other stakeholders on business initiatives and finance-related projects</li> <li>Drive continuous improvement in data quality, process optimisation, automation, and the adoption of AI-enabled tools</li> </ul> <p><strong>Who you are</strong></p> <ul> <li>Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA preferred)</li> <li>1+ years of post-qualification experience in corporate accounting</li> <li>Highly motivated, detail-oriented, and able to handle multiple priorities in a complex finance environment</li> <li>Have a willingness to embrace new challenges and drive continuous improvement across finance processes as both Optiver and the role evolves, using AI and automation where appropriate</li> <li>Strong communication and analytical skills</li> <li>Financial services experience is advantageous</li> <li>NetSuite experience is a plus</li> </ul> <p><strong>Who we are</strong></p> <p>At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.</p> <p><strong>What you'll get</strong></p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="197">You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="550">In addition, you’ll receive:</p> <ul> <li>A performance-based bonus structure, enabling all of our employees to benefit from our global profit pool.</li> <li>27 paid vacation days plus all UK public holidays.</li> <li>Daily breakfast and lunch, along with support on commuting expenses.</li> <li>Private medical insurance, pension scheme, and ClassPass fitness membership.</li> <li>Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events.</li> <li>International transfer opportunities for global career growth.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>How to apply</strong></p> <p>Apply directly via the form below. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via our&nbsp;<a href="https://optiver.com/contact-eu-recruitment/">recruitment inquiry form</a>.</p> <p>Please note:</p> <ul> <li>We do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role</li> <li>We cannot accept applications via email</li> </ul> <p><strong>Diversity statement</strong></p> <p>Optiver is committed to <a href="https://optiver.com/diversity-statement/?_gl=1*bh82o8*_up*MQ..&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMItNH9v-THiQMVyJZQBh1Kbw3YEAAYASABEgI0z_D_BwE">diversity and inclusion</a>.</p>