Palo Alto, California, United States
Accountant
Job Description:
Staff Accountant – Family Office
Salary: Up to $130,000
The Opportunity
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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's 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 Bill.com 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.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- Salary up to $130,000
- 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.