Accounting Intern

22 hours ago


Chicago, United States TransMarket Group Full time
Who We Are

Founded in 1980 as Aardvark Financial, TransMarket Group (TMG) is a privately held global markets proprietary trading firm in Chicago. We use next-generation technology to capture opportunities around the world and manage risk in financial markets. Our mission is to bless others through the services we provide and through the generous stewardship of the wealth we create.

TMG is a well-established and profitable business as a respected member of the global financial system for over 40 years, but also is like a startup because the potential of our group is at least one order of magnitude greater than what we are currently producing. We have an entrepreneurial culture and collaboratively develop our business with patience and discipline; we work hard, learn constantly, and relentlessly improve our expertise.

Description

As the Accounting Intern, you will partner with the Senior team members to help with the daily operations within the Accounting and Finance Departments. You will have great exposure and opportunities to learn and address multiple business aspects and projects covering accounting, tax, risk, and financial planning. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and organizational skills with the desire to learn and understand all crucial accounting and finance functions of a global proprietary trading firm.

Responsibilities
  • Develop expertise in finance and accounting while deepening your understanding of how our business operates, generates revenue, and manages expenses.
  • Assist the accounts payable team through the entire payable cycle, including tracking incoming invoices, assisting with the approval process, and ensuring on-time payments are made to vendors.
  • Help monitor daily revenue, risk, and working capital movements
  • Assist with the preparation of the daily profit and loss reporting of the prior day trading activity
  • Assist with the monthly and year end accounting processes, including the annual audit process
  • Analyze specific balance sheet accounts in order to propose and record appropriate journal entries
  • Execute regular and ad-hoc accounting and finance projects
  • Assist with treasury management functions, including initiating cash movement requests, projecting cash and collateral requirements, optimizing cash allocation and credit usage, managing FX exposures, and analyzing potential investments on excess funds
Desired Skills and Experience
  • Must be a recent graduate or working towards a Bachelor's or Masters in Accounting or Finance
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, familiarity with SQL a plus
  • Experience with General Ledger software; Microsoft Dynamics, Great Plains a plus
  • Basic understanding of financial accounting statements, accounting principles, and GAAP
  • Exceptional analytic skills and the ability to understand the impact of an operation's financial results
  • Effectively prioritize workload to meet deadlines and work objectives
  • Strong project management, planning, and organization skills, including the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast paced environment
  • Excellent analytical, problem solving, and communication (verbal and written) skills
  • This is an on-site position and will require physical presence at our Chicago, Illinois office.


Benefits

We offer one of the most generous profit sharing programs in the industry because we believe our employees should be able to take part in our rapid growth and success. We are proud to offer more world-class benefits for our full-time employees and their families.

TransMarket Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status.

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