Accounting Manager

Position: Accounting Manager for a Wealth Management/Family Office.

Responsibilities:

• Creating and maintaining books and records for various individual/personal entities, including investment vehicles
• Managing all accounts payable related functions, including:  - Reviewing and processing invoices/payments - Preparing budgets and providing budget to actual analysis - Preparing bank reconciliations and manage banking relationship - Implement expense tracking and allocation - Collecting receipts from domestic employees, reconciling credit card statements
• Managing payroll and benefit process related to partners’ domestic employees
• Maintain ledgers for alternative assets that track performance, K‐1 attributes, and tax basis
• Collaborate with tax professionals in preparation of filings (partnerships, individuals, and trusts) and on tax planning initiatives
• Coordinating with trust and estates attorneys on various on-going and ad-hoc initiatives
• Preparation of consolidated reporting incl. personal investments, financial statements, net worth statements, budgets, etc.
• Provide financial updates on a monthly, quarterly and ad hoc basis
• Provide support in the management of personal residences and other personal matters
• Research accounting issues that arise from investment transactions
• Assist in the completion of subscription documents for new investments and account documents for new brokerage and bank accounts
• Develop, implement, and maintain financial controls and guidelines.
• Identify areas for process improvements and automation
• Propose and implement solutions to support cost reduction and reporting enhancement
• Point person on special projects and ad-hoc requests
• Work closely with executive assistants on other projects/matters

Qualifications

• Individual must have 5+ years of experience in a similar role o Financial Reporting or tax o CPA is a must o Project management experience is a plus o Proficiency in Microsoft Office products is required o Highly proficient in QuickBooks
• Prior experience working for or with a family office, hedge fund, private equity fund, public accounting firm or administrator
• Ability to maintain highest level of confidentiality is critical
• Ability to multi‐task while maintaining high level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to respond to changing priorities in a time‐sensitive environment
• Ability to problem solve independently and propose innovative solutions
• Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing