Accounting Intern (Term-Time, Part-Time)
About the Role
About Akuna:
Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge 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.
Our Founding Partners 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 operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London, and Singapore.
What you’ll do as an Accounting Intern at Akuna:
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:
- Perform daily bank reconciliations
- Support month-end close, including journal entries and account reconciliations
- Investigate discrepancies and propose solutions before escalating to your manager
- Maintain organized accounting records and supporting documentation
- Support external audits
- Take on ad hoc projects across the Finance team as they arise
Qualities that make great candidates:
- Currently pursuing a degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (sophomore standing or above preferred)
- Solid grasp of basic accounting principles and financial statements <span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,&q