Financial Controller
Optiver is a global technology- and research-driven proprietary trading firm and market maker providing liquidity across financial markets, including through an active 24/7 Digital Assets desk.
About Optiver
Founded in Amsterdam in 1986, Optiver uses its own capital, quantitative research and proprietary technology to continuously quote, price and trade financial instruments across global markets. Its activities include listed derivatives, cash equities, ETFs, bonds, foreign currencies and digital assets; its Digital Assets desk operates crypto options market-making strategies across major venues with follow-the-sun coverage.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will manage allocated monthly-close activities across multiple entities, prepare IFRS-compliant reporting, and explain financial movements. You will design repeatable, controlled workflows using data, automation, and AI-enabled tools; prepare statutory accounts and audit materials; own technical accounting topics; and contribute to finance automation projects.
Requirements
- Qualified accountant, preferably ACA, ACCA, or RA
- At least 1–2 years of post-qualification corporate-accounting experience
- Bachelor's or master's degree, preferably in finance or accounting
- Technical accounting and financial-reporting knowledge, including IFRS
- Interest or practical experience using tools, data, and AI-assisted workflows
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a complex finance environment
- Effective stakeholder communication
- Financial-services experience is advantageous
Responsibilities
- Own allocated monthly-close activities for multiple entities
- Translate transactions and positions into IFRS-compliant financial reporting
- Design, build, and operate repeatable reporting workflows
- Prepare and improve management reporting and explain balance-sheet and P&L movements
- Prepare statutory financial statements and audit deliverables
- Build, document, test, and improve financial-reporting controls
- Identify and implement workflow improvements using data, automation, and AI agents
- Review junior colleagues' work as you develop
- Own allocated technical accounting topics end to end
- Contribute to finance automation and strategic projects
Benefits
- Performance-based bonus structure
- 25 paid vacation days in the first year, increasing to 30 from the second year
- Training opportunities
- Health-insurance discounts
- Fully paid first-class commuting expenses
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and barista coffee
- In-house physio and chair massages
- Organized sports, leisure activities, and Friday afternoon drinks
- Access to conferences and tech events
