Accountant - Family Office - New York City

New York, New York Permanent USD100,000 - USD125,000 per year View Job Description
The Accountant will be responsible for day-to-day accounting and cash functions for multiple entities and individuals. Individual must be a self-study with public accounting experience and exposure to audit and/or tax.
  • Unique opportunity for an accounting professional!
  • Growth opportunities in an established family office.

About Our Client

Our client is a single-family office based in New York City. This client manages the wealth of a known American businessman.

Job Description

The key responsibilities of this role include the following:

  • Perform daily reconciliation and review of prior day's cash transactions, including those from bank websites.
  • Prepare and process partnership capital calls and distributions.
  • Post transactions and maintain general ledgers for individuals, trusts, private foundations, partnerships, and corporations, including securities purchases, charitable donations, real estate transactions, loan payments, and K-1 activity.
  • Prepare daily cash transactions, monitor cash activity and liquidity, and coordinate with banking institutions.
  • Reconcile monthly bank and brokerage accounts, including downloading online statements and tax documents from websites.
  • Gather vendor information and prepare Form 1099s.
  • Prepare year-end work papers for bookkeeping and tax purposes and complete 1099 reconciliations for the internal tax team to assist in preparing tax returns.



MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

The ideal candidate will posses the following qualities:

  • 5-7 years of public accounting experience or combination of public and private
  • Prior Family Office experience a plus
  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting; Master's or working towards CPA preferred.
  • Knowledge of Accounting software programs
  • Familiarity with private equity and investments in general
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite particularly Excel
  • Able to work independently and as part of a small team environment
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to be on-site 5 days/week

What's on Offer

  • Health/vision/dental insurance
  • 401k match
  • Gym membership
  • Opportunities for growth
  • Learn directly from the Controller
  • Flexible work/life balance
Contact
Logan Siffringer
Quote job ref
JN-112024-6581755

Job summary

Sector
Accounting
Sub Sector
Accountant/Bookkeeper
Industry
Financial Services
Location
New York
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Logan Siffringer
Job Reference
JN-112024-6581755