Senior Derivative Accountant

Ripple Ripple · Fintech · Chicago, IL +1 · Managed Services

Senior Derivative Accountant responsible for the end-to-end technical accounting lifecycle of derivative instruments and hedging relationships for a portfolio of clients, including documentation, effectiveness testing, journal entries, and disclosures under ASC 815 and IFRS 9.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own end-to-end derivative accounting for interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps, FX forwards, options, and commodity derivatives across multiple client portfolios.
  2. Prepare and review hedge documentation — designation memos, risk management objectives, and formal effectiveness testing under ASC 815 and IFRS 9.
  3. Execute quantitative and qualitative effectiveness assessments (regression analysis, dollar-offset, hypothetical derivative method) on both a prospective and retrospective basis.
  4. Prepare journal entries and financial statement disclosures related to hedging activities and answer client inquiries about our deliverables
  5. Apply critical judgment on hedge accounting elections — fair value hedges, cash flow hedges, net investment hedges, and de-designation scenarios.

Skills

Required

  • CPA
  • Derivative instruments
  • Hedge accounting
  • ASC 815
  • IFRS 9
  • Technical accounting
  • Financial statement disclosures
  • Client communication

Nice to have

  • Advanced degree in Accounting or Finance
  • Hedge accounting platforms (Ripple Treasury, Chatham Financial, Reval, FIS Quantum, or similar)

What the JD emphasized

  • CPA required
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with derivative instruments and hedge accounting
  • Deep technical fluency in ASC 815 and IFRS 9