Alpaca

Financial Operations Principal

Alpaca

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Spark

About the role

  • Supervise, review, and file FOCUS reports (Form X-17A-5) with FINRA and the SEC
  • Monitor net capital levels to ensure required minimums are maintained
  • Ensure timely filing of financial statements and supplemental reports, including annual audited financials
  • Oversee financial books and records, including general ledger, trial balance, and subsidiary ledgers
  • Interpret and apply SEC and FINRA rules, particularly SEC Rule 15c3-1 and 15c3-3
  • Ensure compliance with Rule 17a-3 and 17a-4 recordkeeping requirements
  • Respond to regulatory inquiries and exams by FINRA, SEC, or other regulatory bodies
  • Design and maintain internal controls to safeguard customer and firm assets
  • Supervise systems to prevent and detect errors or fraud in financial reporting
  • Supervise financial operations, reconciliations, and back office ledger entries
  • Oversee clearing and settlement processes and monitor cash and securities movements
  • Supervise margin calculations and manage related risk exposure
  • Coordinate the annual independent audit and act as liaison to auditors, regulators, and clearing firms
  • Advise management on capital adequacy, financing strategies, and financial impacts of new business initiatives

Requirements

  • Series 27 Financial and Operations Principal (Series 27) experience or role context implied
  • Knowledge and ability to interpret and apply SEC Rule 15c3-1 (Net Capital Rule) and Rule 15c3-3 (Customer Protection)
  • Knowledge of Rule 17a-3 and 17a-4 recordkeeping requirements
  • Experience supervising, reviewing, and filing FOCUS reports (Form X-17A-5)
  • Experience monitoring net capital and maintaining minimum net capital levels
  • Experience overseeing financial books and records, general ledger and trial balance
  • Experience supervising reconciliations of firm and customer-related bank accounts and back office ledger
  • Experience with clearing and settlement processes and custody rules
  • Experience supervising margin calculations and risk exposure
  • Experience coordinating independent audits and liaising with auditors, regulators, and clearing firms
  • Ability to supervise financial operations and partner with Operations and Finance teams
  • Comfortable working 100% distributed and remote and reporting to the CFO