Client Accountant Specialist

About the role

District Partners has been engaged by a top RIA Wealth Management company to fill a Client Accountant Specialist role. This will be a member of the Client Accounting group that provides outstanding service to the firm's clients by maintaining an accurate, complete, and up to date general ledger for a number of clients.

Responsibilities

• Update and maintain ledger accounts, which includes incoming and outgoing wires, ACH debits and credits, outgoing checks for bill payments.
• Record deposits made through the lockbox or directly at the bank.
• Reconcile monthly bank accounts and distribute monthly checkbooks.
• Enter and reconcile Fidelity accounts.
• Submit and monitor payroll, thru Paychex, for client’s corporations/foundations or personal payroll.
• Review quarterly payroll tax returns from Paychex, Form 941s and state UC 2 forms.
• Prepare monthly income and management fee statements for clients.
• Prepare proof and finalize monthly financial statements, checkbooks and cash flows.
• Issue 1099, W2 and 1042 tax forms at year end.
• Work closely with executives to resolve any issues that may arise.

Requirements

• 3+ years of accounting experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field.
• Experience with Datafaction preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Adobe, PowerPoint).

Skills

• Thrives in a fast-paced and dynamic team-based, collaborative environment, and works well with others to resolve conflicts.
• Organized, detail-oriented, able to meet deadlines, while still maintaining flexibility to prioritize and execute to meet client and firm needs and support peak volumes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret financial data effectively.
• Experience managing multiple projects.
• Experience thinking in complex and ever-changing situations.
• Maintains absolute confidentiality of client information and safeguards client and company data; maintains high ethical standard in all practices.