Director - Finance - High Frequency Proprietary Trading Firm

Responsibilities

Overseeing firm's India accounting function for various operating and trading entities, including:

- Directly supervising the India based Accounting Team,

- Preparing month-end closings, including the calculation of NAV and trader bonuses,

- Liaising with internal infrastructure teams on PnL and fee reconciliation processes,

- Global coordination of firm's Group audit

- Local statutory financial reporting

- Tax compliance reporting

- Preparing annual financial statements and ensuring the integrity of firm's internal financial reporting, accounting systems, and capital allocations while working directly with external auditors to test internal financial controls

- Ensuring financial policies and procedures are consistent company-wide and forecasting future controls in accordance with regulatory requirements; reviewing and approving regulatory filings as needed

- Partnering directly with the respective global leaders to oversee tax compliance and strategy, and ensuring controls are in compliance with state, and local regulatory laws

- Collaborating with middle office and post-trade functions to define strategic business workflows and improve accounting efficiencies by enhancing processes/automation, people skills, and technology

- Building and maintaining strong business partnerships for cross-functional projects and decision support

Qualifications

- A bachelor's degree with at least 12+ years of experience working in the financial services and Big 4 industry which include, broker-dealers, exchanges, hedge funds, quant trading firms, and/or asset management firms (public and private companies - buyside and sellside)

- At least 8 years of management experience including people management.

- The ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment and implement process improvement/change; excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Proven experience in leading a team with exceptional management skills and expertise in identifying solutions to design automated solutions to improve financial efficiencies

- Experience in Finance Transformation efforts including offshoring and outsourcing

- Experience in managing ERP systems (e.g. Finance, HR, and other back office systems), cost allocation and billing systems, and data governance

- Working knowledge of Oracle Cloud, Quickbooks, Microsoft Excel, Smartsheet, Tableau, Word, and Google Suite

Benefits

The firm continues to enhance the in-house trading system and strategies that have positioned the firm as a leader in the thriving field of quantitative trading. While the firm offers challenges and rewards rivaling those of any Wall Street firm, it's cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium the firm places on quality of life.

Benefits include:

- Competitive salary and discretionary bonuses

- 5 weeks of paid vacation per year

- Lunch and dinner on a daily basis

- Cab facility within Gurgaon

- Wellness allowance