Senior Accountant

Job Description

At EisnerAmper, we look for individuals who welcome new ideas, encourage innovation, and are eager to make an impact. Whether you’re starting out in your career or taking your next step as a seasoned professional, the EisnerAmper experience is one-of-a-kind. You can design a career you’ll love from top to bottom – we give you the tools you need to succeed and the autonomy to reach your goals.

EisnerAmper is seeking a Senior accountant to join our Family Office Services team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is client service oriented, creative and tech savvy.

You will provide outsourced accounting and Controller services for a variety of clients with a focus on high-net-worth individuals and families, their personal businesses, joint ventures, and investments.

The Senior accountant continues the development of their technical knowledge and ability to handle multiple assignments in preparing for advancement in the Firm and the community. You will be responsible for the daily progress of each engagement and have an increasing number of clients assigned over time. Performance is judged based on the quality of work, application of accounting knowledge, ability to meet deadlines, client service and budgets.  This is predominately a remote based position.

What it Means to Work for EisnerAmper:

• You will get to be part of one of the largest and fastest growing accounting and advisory firms in the industry

• You will have the flexibility to manage your days in support of our commitment to work/life balance

• You will join a culture that has received multiple top “Places to Work” awards

  • We believe that great work is accomplished when cultures, ideas and experiences come together to create new solutions

  • We understand that embracing our differences is what unites us as a team and strengthens our foundation

  • Showing up authentically is how we, both as professionals and a Firm, find inspiration to do our best work

  • Numerous Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DE&I) efforts

What Work You Will be Responsible For:

• The Senior accountant actively participates in the day-to-day accounting services of assigned clients. This includes, but is not limited to accounts payable, accounts receivable, processing and posting payroll, posting of journal entries, research and corrects account discrepancies, communicates with vendors and other related functions. The scope of service will vary depending upon the engagement assigned.

• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations.

• Prepare brokerage investment summaries and analyses.

• Record private equity and hedge fund activity including K-1 activity.

• Prepare the monthly closing of the books and the preparation of internal financial statements.

• Work with different clients at the same time / Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Demonstrates the ability to recognize non-routine accounting, investment and tax issues and, after research, suggest solutions.

• Maintain client files / supporting documentation.

• Assist others with projects.

• Daily interaction with staff, Partners and clients.

• Assist in the coordination of quarterly tax estimates and year-end tax return preparation.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or another discipline with college-level coursework in accounting is preferred.

• 2+ years of accounting and/or bookkeeping including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, general ledger and financial reports.

Preferred/Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with accounting systems including QuickBooks Online (Certified QuickBooks Online preferred), BILL and Expensify. .

• In depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products (predominately Excel).

• Ability to work with and develop team members in-person and remotely.

• Team player with strong communication and analytical skills

• Strong time management and organizational skills

• Broad based accounting knowledge

• High attention to detail

• Capabilities to multi-task and be responsiveness to others including clients, vendors and other staff

• Ability to work independently

We strongly believe in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, EisnerAmper is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or protected veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under federal, state, or local law.

About our Outsourced Services Team:

The EisnerAmper Outsourcing group brings our team’s specialized knowledge of accounting directly into the offices of a wide range of partners. When we work with a client, we become part of their business, and we don’t take that lightly. Armed with cutting-edge industry technology and outsourcing practices, we’re given the tools to both provide best-in-class service and constantly grow as professionals.

Through our team-based culture of creativity and collaboration across all levels, we hold each other accountable to always look for new innovative ways to grow as a group, better serve our clients, and advance in our careers.

Because we are a rapidly growing group, EisnerAmper Outsourcing employees have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the business and its direction. Everyone has a voice to bring new ideas to the table, which are backed by the confidence, expertise, and global reach of the larger firm.

About EisnerAmper:

EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting, tax, and business advisory firms, with nearly 4,000 employees including 400 partners across the world. We combine responsiveness with a long-range perspective; to help clients meet the pressing issues they face today and position them for success tomorrow.

Our clients are enterprises as diverse as sophisticated financial institutions and start-ups, global public firms, and middle-market companies, as well as high net worth individuals, family offices, not-for-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures across a variety of industries. We are also engaged by the attorneys, financial professionals, bankers, and investors who serve these clients.

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