Corporate Controller

About Clear Street:

Clear Street is modernizing the brokerage ecosystem. Founded in 2018, Clear Street is a diversified financial services firm replacing the legacy infrastructure used across capital markets.

We started from scratch by building a completely cloud-native clearing and custody system designed for today’s complex, global market. Clear Street’s proprietary prime brokerage platform adds significant efficiency to the market, while focusing on minimizing risk, redundancy, and cost for clients. Our goal is to create a single source-of-truth platform for every asset class, in every country, and in any currency.

By combining highly-skilled product and engineering talent with seasoned finance professionals, we’re building the essentials to compete in today’s fast-paced markets.

The Role: 

• Manage all general day-to-day accounting functions and month-end close for multiple legal entities.
• Assist with preparation of all regulatory reporting requirements for the company’s registered broker-dealer and securities-based swap dealer including daily net capital, customer/PAB reserve computations, FOCUS, SSOI, OBS, etc.
• Supervise accounts payable, payroll, and monthly accruals while ensuring proper segregation of duties and internal controls are in place.(Staff of 4).
• Assist with completion and review of monthly global consolidation including intercompany eliminations, equity pickups, and foreign currency revaluations.
• Assist with completion of annual audits including providing necessary documentation, support, and explanations to the company’s external auditors.
• Manage shared services expense allocations for affiliates in accordance with expense sharing agreements.

Requirements:

• At least eight (8) years of professional experience in financial regulatory reporting at a registered broker-dealer.
• At least three (3) years of experience managing a small team in finance/accounting.  
• Automation of processes including working with data teams to build out reporting.
• In-depth experience with SEC Rules 15c3-1 and 15c3-3 as they pertain to a clearing broker dealer including capital deductions and securities haircuts.
• Ability to work in a flat management structure to achieve overall team goals.
• A willingness to be hands on when needed, but also possess the ability to delegate responsibilities and supervise staff.
• Demonstrated experience with a large multi-currency general ledger system (NetSuite is a plus).
• Experience using advanced excel functions such as xlookups, sumifs, and pivot tables to effectively summarize and manage large and complex datasets.
• Exceptional attention to detail ensuring accuracy of financial records and reconciliations.

We Offer:  

The Base Salary Range for this role is $130,000 - $170,000. This range is representative of the starting base salaries for this role at Clear Street. Where a candidate falls in this range will be based on job related factors such as relevant experience, skills, and location. This range represents Base Salary only, which is just one element of Clear Street's total compensation. The range stated does not include other factors of total compensation such as bonuses or equity.

At Clear Street, we offer competitive compensation packages, company equity, 401k matching, gender neutral parental leave, and full medical, dental and vision insurance. Our belief has always been that we are better as a business when we are all together in person. As such, beginning on January 2, 2023, we are requiring employees to be in the office 4 days per week. In-office benefits include lunch stipends, fully stocked kitchens, happy hours, a great location, and amazing views.

Our top priority is our people. We’re continuously investing in a culture that promotes collaboration. We help each other through challenges and celebrate each other's successes. We believe that modern workplaces succeed by virtue of having high-performance workforces that are diverse — in ideas, in cultures, and in experiences. We put in the effort to make such a workplace a daily reality and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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