Senior Accountant
Contract to Hire
Beverly, MA
55-60/hr

Must Haves:

• Able to be on-site 5 days a week
• 5+ years experience
• Bachelors in Accounting
• Strong excel skills
• Quickbooks Proficiency

• Family office/public accounting

The Senior Accountant is responsible for the day-to-day bookkeeping, period-end close, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation across all family office entities. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized, discreet, and comfortable managing multiple sets of books on a recurring close calendar. Experience with Intuit Enterprise Suite (IES), multi-entity accounting, and trust or family office accounting is highly desirable.

Primary Responsibilities

Bookkeeping and Transaction Processing

* Maintain the books and records for multiple family office entities, including corporations, investment LLCs, a family foundation, trusts, and individuals.

* Download and categorize daily cash and credit card transactions.

* Record payroll activity and reconcile payroll processing reports to the general ledger.

* Record intercompany entries and cost allocations across entities; reconcile intercompany balances.

Reconciliations, Period Closing and Financial Reporting

* Perform monthly reconciliations of bank, credit card, and brokerage accounts.

* Reconcile payroll and intercompany accounts as part of the monthly closing.

* Investigate and resolve discrepancies, unusual transactions, and reconciling items.

* Record monthly, quarterly, and annual closing entries.

* Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.

Vendor and Office Administration

* Manage office subscriptions and track renewal dates.

* Responsible for maintaining the master file of vendor ACH and wire instructions in accordance with internal controls

* Collect and maintain Forms W-9; prepare and process Forms 1099.

Other

* Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required

* Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.

* 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including full-cycle bookkeeping and independent ownership of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close.

* Proficiency with QuickBooks Online; experience managing multiple company files.

* Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

* Working knowledge of Forms W-9 and 1099 reporting requirements.

* Experience with multi-entity accounting, including intercompany entries and allocations, and payroll reconciliation.

* Demonstrated understanding of internal controls and segregation of duties over cash.

* Demonstrated discretion in handling confidential financial and personal information.

Preferred

* Experience in a family office, private wealth, trust company, or public accounting (private client) setting.

* Experience with Intuit Enterprise Suite or multi-entity consolidation.

* Familiarity with investment, partnership, trust, and private foundation accounting.

Systems

QuickBooks Online, Intuit Enterprise Suite, Microsoft 365