Finance Manager - Canada

Alpaca is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, 24 / 5 trading, and more. Ourrecent Series C funding round brought our total investment to over $170 million, fueling our ambitious vision.

Amongst our subsidiaries, Alpaca is a licensed financial services company, serving hundreds of financial institutions across 40 countries with our institutional-grade APIs. This includes broker-dealers, investment advisors, wealth managers, hedge funds, and crypto exchanges, totalling over 6 million brokerage accounts.

Our global team is a diverse group of experienced engineers, traders, and brokerage professionals who are working to achieve our mission of opening financial services to everyone on the planet . We're deeply committed to open-source contributions and fostering a vibrant community, continuously enhancing our award-winning, developer-friendly API and the robust infrastructure behind it.

Alpaca is proudly backed by top-tier global investors, including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Unbound, SBI Group, Derayah Financial, Elefund, and Y Combinator.

Our Team Members :

We're a dynamic team of 230+ globally distributed members who thrive working from our favorite places around the world, with teammates spanning the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, the UK, and beyond!

We're searching for passionate individuals eager to contribute to Alpaca's rapid growth. If you align with our core values—Stay Curious, Have Empathy, and Be Accountable—and are ready to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.

Your Role :

This is an opportunity to join a Fintech startup at an exciting time and become a core influencer in the company as we launch our Canadian Broker-Dealer.

The Controller, Financial Operations (Canada) is a key role in the finance team, responsible for overseeing the company’s financial and operational compliance with Canadian brokerage regulations. You will be responsible for the daily financial operations, regulatory reporting, and internal controls for the Canadian entity.

Key Responsibilities :

• Financial Oversight and Reporting :
• Oversee and own the preparation and filing of the monthly MFR (Monthly Financial Report) and support the bridge from internal reporting to the General Ledger and Form 1.
• Conduct analysis on fails, inventory, client receivables / deficiencies, borrow fees, and FX P&L.
• Lead the preparation of IFRS financial statements and notes for quarterly and annual reporting.
• Manage GST / HST / QST filings and intercompany accruals, invoices, and netting.
• Ensure adherence to CIRO rules on margin, client positions, and financing arrangements, including securities borrowing / lending.

Daily Operations and Control :

Risk Management and Compliance :

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Alpaca is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

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