# Financial Accountant [Optiver](https://www.jorb.ai/firms/optiver.md) · London · United Kingdom · [Accounting & Finance](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/accounting-finance.md) Optiver is hiring a Financial Accountant in London. Posted 2026-05-11; applications close 2026-07-10. **Apply**: https://optiver.com/working-at-optiver/career-opportunities/8465845002/?gh_jid=8465845002 Posted 9d ago. ## Role details ## What you'll do - Support the month-end and year-end close processes for multiple entities, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting - Prepare and post journal entries for trading and servicing entities, including trading-related balances, intercompany transactions, accruals, prepayments, leases, and fixed assets - Perform balance sheet substantiation and reconciliations, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of general ledger records - Assist with the preparation of expense allocations, profit-sharing calculations, and transfer pricing calculations, including related journal entries - Prepare statutory financial statements in compliance with IFRS - Support year-end audit processes, liaising with external auditors and responding to audit queries in a timely manner - Contribute to technical accounting research, accounting policy documentation, and the implementation of new accounting standards - Liaise with Tax to support compliance with transfer pricing policies and other regulatory requirements - Support cash and treasury activities, including bank reconciliations - Own VAT accounting and VAT return preparation, ensuring accurate and timely indirect tax reporting and compliance - Coordinate corporate tax compliance activities with external advisors and support employment tax reporting requirements in partnership with Payroll - Assist with the documentation, implementation, testing, and ongoing monitoring of internal controls and financial governance processes - Collaborate with Tax, Treasury, Middle Office, Risk, Procurement, and other stakeholders on business initiatives and finance-related projects - Drive continuous improvement in data quality, process optimisation, automation, and the adoption of AI-enabled tools ## Who you are - Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA preferred) - 1+ years of post-qualification experience in corporate accounting - Highly motivated, detail-oriented, and able to handle multiple priorities in a complex finance environment - Willingness to embrace new challenges and drive continuous improvement across finance processes as both Optiver and the role evolve, using AI and automation where appropriate - Strong communication and analytical skills - Financial services experience is advantageous - NetSuite experience is a plus ## Who we are 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. ## What you'll get 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. In addition, you’ll receive: - A performance-based bonus structure, enabling all of our employees to benefit from our global profit pool. - 27 paid vacation days plus all UK public holidays. - Daily breakfast and lunch, along with support on commuting expenses. - Private medical insurance, pension scheme, and ClassPass fitness membership. - Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events. - International transfer opportunities for global career growth. ## How to apply Apply directly via the form below. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via our recruitment inquiry form. Please note: - We do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role - We cannot accept applications via email ## Diversity statement Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. ## Applying to this role This Financial Accountant role at Optiver runs through the firm's own careers portal and expects a CV and cover letter written specifically for the posting, not a portable submission carried across firms. Jorb AI's application agent tailors a CV and cover letter from your background to this posting and tracks the role alongside the rest of your applications. [Tailor this application](https://www.jorb.ai/signup?ref=job-atom&firm=optiver&job=6a020b8da5ca8c0da34795eb) --- Updated: 2026-05-20 Canonical: https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/6a020b8da5ca8c0da34795eb