Accounting Intern (Term-Time, Part-Time)
Job Description
<p><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW39587729 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW39587729 BCX0">About Akuna:</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW39587729 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":240}"> </span></strong></p> <p><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">cutting-edge</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> technology, data driven solutions, and automation. We specialize in providing liquidity as an options market-maker – meaning we are committed to providing competitive quotes that we are willing to both buy and sell. To do this successfully, we design and implement our own low latency technologies, trading strategies, and mathematical models.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559739":300,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Our Founding Partners</span></span><em> </em><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">first conceptualized Akuna in their hometown of Sydney. They opened the firm’s first office in 2011 in the heart of the derivatives industry and the options capital of the world – Chicago. Today, Akuna is proud to </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">operate</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> from </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">additional</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> offices in </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Sydney, Shanghai, </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">London,</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> and Singapore</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559739":300,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">What you’ll do as an Accounting Intern at Akuna:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Akuna is seeking a part-time Accounting Intern to join our Finance team during the school year. This is a hands-on role where you'll work directly with experienced accountants and see how finance operates inside a global trading firm. We're looking for a detail-oriented, proactive student who is eager to learn and comfortable working independently. In this role, you will:</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="12" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Perform daily bank reconciliations</span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="12" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Support month-end close, including journal entries and account reconciliations <span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Sym