Accountant (Family Office)

Family Office in Midtown, Manhattan is seeking an Accountant for a full-time position!

Responsibilities:

• Perform daily bookkeeping activities for multiple individuals, trusts and legal entities, including transaction entries and reconciliations
• Generate reports for tax department for tax return preparation
• Support Payroll Manager as needed for household payroll processing.
• Track and process payments related to real estate operations, private investments, household expenses, charitable donations and gifts
• Initiate and process domestic and international wires
• Assist with capital call and distribution processing for private equity fund investments, including calculating each member's pro-rata contribution, identifying funding sources, and initiating wire transfers for review and approval by CFO
• Tracking real estate expenditures and capital improvements.
• Reconcile bank accounts, credit cards, and investment activity
• Track and maintain accurate classifications of credit card expenses
• Maintain organized accounting files in accordance with internal policies
• Assist with ad hoc accounting tasks

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degreee
• Degree in Accounting is preferred
• 8+ years of bookkeeping or accounting experience
• Strong understanding of bookkeeping and general ledger fundamentals
• Experience processing wires and payments, including confirmation of wire instructions
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and multiple entities simultaneously
• Team player with excellent communication skills
• Prior experience in a family office a plus
• Experience using Archway or similar family office accounting systems
• Prior use of QuickBooks and Quicken a plus