Sr. Accountant, Family Office

Why Join Us

Career Growth: Advance your career with opportunities for leadership and personal development.

Culture of Excellence: Be part of a supportive team that values your input and encourages innovation.

Competitive Benefits: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that looks after both your professional and personal needs.

Total Rewards

Our Total Rewards package underscores our commitment to recognizing your contributions. We offer a competitive and fair compensation structure that includes base pay and performance-based rewards. Compensation is based on skill set, experience, qualifications, and job-related requirements. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, wellness programs, retirement plans, and generous paid leave.

A Day In The Life

• Support the operations of the family businesses through full-cycle accounting, including accounts payable processing, journal entries, reporting and data analysis, and monthly closing of books.
• Assist with maintaining books and records to adhere to accounting principles, practices, and procedures in accordance with GAAP, IFRS, company policies, and industry practices.
• Maintain and adhere to accounting principles, practices, and procedures in accordance with GAAP, IFRS, company policies, and industry practices.
• Ensure confidentiality of information is maintained at all times.
• Achieve accuracy and timeliness in recording financial data within management expectations, company policy, and accounting standards.
• Provide high levels of customer service to both internal and external customers.
• Seek ways to improve departmental processes and procedures in terms of quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Maintain standard operating procedures for crucial accounting processes and update them periodically.
• Account for certain family entities, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, and general ledger.
• Prepare journal entries, including recurring entries, for month-end close, including making materiality decisions on close entries.
• Develop knowledge of systems, including Microsoft Dynamics 365 (Acct System), Dooap (AP), and Concur (Expense Reporting), Spreadsheet Server (Reporting), Power BI (Reporting), as well as Microsoft Office Suite with advanced Excel skills.
• Assist with system implementations and/or projects.
• Incorporate AI and automation into accounting workflows, contributing to process improvements and operational efficiency.
• Generate process improvement ideas and lead initiatives to improve processes and procedures in terms of quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Analyze, generate, and process intercompany entries needed to adjust or reallocate expenses between business units.
• Prepare, review, and/or post intercompany billing timely.
• Review the reasonableness of balance sheet and income statement accounts in order to determine that all necessary entries have been recorded accurately.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts in a timely fashion and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner.
• Compare the actual results to the budgeted results and provide variance explanations.
• Create complex financial statement schedules using advanced technical knowledge.
• Analyze monthly and year-end financial data to ensure that it is recorded accurately.
• Support and act as a backup to other team functions in areas such as accounts payable, general ledger accounting, purchase cards, intercompany, etc.
• Assist with creating complex financial statement schedules using advanced technical knowledge.
• Support and act as a backup to other team functions in areas such as accounts payable, general ledger accounting, purchase cards, intercompany, etc.
• Assist in reviewing and/or preparing ancillary audit schedules, audit footnotes, tax schedules, and tax forms.
• Serve as subject matter expert for the general ledger and financial control processes.
• Research and apply accounting policy to complex issues, communicating appropriately to senior management.
• Research and resolve accounting transaction questions and other customer/vendor issues in a timely manner.
• Coordinate and communicate actions between the Friedkin-affiliated companies.
• Maintain checklist and other logs to ensure completeness of financials.
• Other critical reporting, special projects, and ad hoc duties as assigned.

What We Need From You

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from a four-year College or University required.
• 3-6 years of progressively responsible experience in an accounting environment is required or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Public accounting experience is a plus.
• Family Office accounting experience is preferred.
• Strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build successful relationships with internal and external partners.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Expertise in Excel and Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365, Spreadsheet Server, Power BI and Concur.
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) active or working towards certification.

Physical and Environmental Requirements

• On a daily basis, analyze and interpret data, communicate, and remain in a stationary position for a significant amount of the work day and frequently access, input, and retrieve information from the computer and other office productivity devices.
• The associate must frequently move up to 10 pounds and occasionally move up to 25 pounds.
• The associate must move about the office and around the corporate campus.

Travel Requirements

• 10% Occasionally required to travel to other sites, including out-of-state, where applicable, for business.