Accounting Associate

Job Description

Accounting Associate, Personal CFO – Philadelphia or Atlanta | Corient

The Tone:
This is a full-time, hybrid role located in Philadelphia or Atlanta at Corient, the world’s largest multi-family office and non-bank wealth manager. Corient serves high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, helping them preserve wealth for future generations and support their chosen causes and communities. This Accounting Associate role is crucial in simplifying clients’ financial lives by ensuring meticulous bookkeeping, accurate record-keeping, and timely financial support for their personal assets and transactions within a collaborative team environment.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid – Philadelphia or Atlanta, GA

• Mission: To support high-net-worth clients by providing meticulous accounting and bookkeeping services, simplifying their financial lives and helping to preserve their wealth for future generations.
• Tech Stack: Sage Intacct, Bill.com, Excel, QuickBooks Online

What You’ll Actually Do
• Bookkeeping: Perform daily, weekly, and monthly bookkeeping functions to maintain accurate client financial records.
• Vendor Management: Create and modify vendors, manage W-9 and NDA processes with new vendors, and handle ad hoc communications with suppliers.
• Invoice Processing: Record vendor invoices in accounting systems like Intacct or Bill.com, submit them for review, and process annual Form 1099s where applicable.
• Financial Recording: Post journal entries for various transactions, including cash transfers, payroll, accruals, asset purchases, capital improvements, and specific personal assets.
• Reconciliation & Reporting: Reconcile bank statements, brokerage statements, and credit card statements, including transaction feeds into accounting systems, and provide ad hoc analysis and reporting.
• File Maintenance: Meticulously maintain client files and records in shared network folders and respond promptly to client requests.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• Experience: 0-4 years’ accounting experience with a focus on Accounts Payable, Journal Entries, Bank Reconciliations, and Data Entry.
• Skills: Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and v-lookups; expeditious and accurate data entry skills; effective verbal and written communication; core self-management abilities including time management, organization, and prioritization; detail-oriented, intelligent, and inquisitive approach to problem-solving.
• Bonus: Preferred experience with Sage Intacct, QuickBooks Online, or similar accounting systems; Family Office Experience preferred.