Accountant
Palo Alto, CA - USA
Job Summary
Salary: Up to $130000
Seattle Search Group is partnering with a well-established private family office to identify a Staff Accountant. This is a unique opportunity to support a sophisticated multi-entity environment while working closely with an experienced accounting team responsible for the financial operations of a family office and its related entities.
The ideal candidate enjoys a variety of accounting responsibilities with a strong emphasis on full-cycle accounts payable while also supporting general ledger accounting reconciliations cash management and special projects. This role offers broad exposure to family office accounting in a highly collaborative service-oriented environment.
- Manage the full-cycle accounts payable process utilizing electronic approval workflows.
- Maintain general ledger activity for multiple entities.
- Prepare monthly bank credit card and investment account reconciliations.
- Record journal entries and intercompany transactions.
- Assist with month-end close and financial reporting.
- Coordinate annual 1099 reporting and vendor maintenance.
- Support year-end tax reporting and accounting schedules.
- Monitor cash activity and assist with treasury-related tasks.
- Maintain organized accounting records and electronic documentation.
- Assist with entity administration banking relationships and various accounting projects.
- Partner with the Controller to improve accounting processes and operational efficiencies.
- Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance.
- 1-4 years of accounting experience.
- Strong full-cycle Accounts Payable experience.
- Experience with general ledger accounting and reconciliations.
- QuickBooks Online and experience preferred.
- Strong Excel skills.
- Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.
- Service-oriented with a no task too small mentality.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.
- Salary up to $130000
- Opportunity to gain broad family office accounting experience.
- Diverse responsibilities supporting multiple entities.
- Small collaborative accounting team with direct exposure to leadership.
- Stable long-term opportunity in a private family office environment.
- High-impact role with excellent variety and exposure beyond traditional corporate accounting.