Description
Senior Accountant
100% Remote
Position Summary
A private investment and family office is seeking a highly experienced Senior Accountant to manage accounting activities across a complex, multi-entity environment.
This is a 100% remote opportunity with occasional in-person meetings at neutral locations. The role will oversee accounting for numerous family-owned entities, investments, and assets, with varying levels of transaction activity.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on accounting professional with strong month-end close, closing entries, reconciliations, and multi-entity accounting experience. The ability to work effectively with outside CPAs, tax professionals, vendors, and other advisors is essential.
Family office experience is ideal but not required. Candidates with backgrounds in public accounting, hedge funds, investment management, private investment firms, or other complex multi-entity environments are encouraged to apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day accounting and general ledger activities across multiple legal entities.
- Prepare and post month-end closing entries and perform account reconciliations.
- Manage monthly and year-end close processes.
- Maintain accurate accounting records across entities with varying levels of activity.
- Track and account for investments, real estate, personal assets, and other holdings.
- Coordinate with outside CPAs, tax advisors, vendors, and other external professionals.
- Provide outside tax professionals with accurate financial information and supporting documentation.
- Assist with tax-related accounting and reporting.
- Research and resolve accounting discrepancies.
- Maintain supporting schedules and documentation for entities, investments, and assets.
- Assist with financial reporting, cash management, and other accounting projects.
- Support the Controller and ownership with special projects and ad hoc financial analysis.
- Maintain a high level of confidentiality when handling sensitive financial information.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
- Strong experience with month-end close, closing entries, and account reconciliations.
- Demonstrated experience working directly with outside CPAs and tax professionals.
- CPA strongly preferred.
- Quicken Desktop experience is required — experience must be with the desktop version of Quicken.
- Strong Excel and accounting systems skills.
- Experience managing accounting for multiple legal entities.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fully remote environment.
- Strong attention to detail, discretion, and professionalism.
Preferred Experience
- Family office accounting.
- Hedge fund or investment management accounting.
- Public accounting.
- Tax accounting or tax-related experience.
- Accounting for real estate, investments, or other non-traditional assets.
- CPA or active CPA license.
Compensation & Work Arrangement
Location: 100% Remote
Travel: Occasional meetings at neutral locations
Compensation: Up to $150,000 base salary, plus bonus potential
Employment Type: Full-Time
We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), marital or familial status, age, physical or mental disability, perceived disability, citizenship status, service in the uniformed services, genetic information, height, weight, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Applications from members of minority groups and women are encouraged.
Pay:$110,000.00 - $150,000.00
