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Connect Search, LLC lists this Accounting Manager opportunity in chicago, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Accounting Manager, Single-Family Office
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Chicago, IL (Downtown) | Hybrid, 1 to 2 days in office | $125K to $150K total comp
Our client is a well-established single-family office in downtown Chicago. A small in-house team works with top outside firms for legal, tax, accounting, and banking.
This is the office's hands-on accounting lead. You will work with a senior finance advisor and with the family directly. You will bring key work in-house from outside firms over time and build processes that last.
What you'll own
Hands-on accounting as work moves in-house from outside firms
Day-to-day point person for the outside accounting, tax, legal, and banking partners
Building financial controls, accounting procedures, budgets, and cash-flow reports
Treasury and bill pay, including a review and clean-up of bank accounts
Tax compliance support: records, deadlines, and knowing when to bring in outside experts
Books and records for trusts, partnerships, a family foundation, and other family entities
One secure, organized home for financial records that are now spread across banks and providers
Picking, setting up, and tailoring a new accounting system
Writing down repeatable processes so records are complete and easy to find
What you bring
5+ years of hands-on accounting
Family office experience, or public accounting work for high-net-worth families
Working knowledge of trusts, partnerships, and foundations
Enough tax background to track compliance and work well with outside CPAs
You like building process where none exists yet
Good judgment, discretion, and ease working directly with principals
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CPA
Accounting system selection or implementation
Exposure to 1041, 1065, 709, or 990-PF returns
Details
Hybrid: about 1 to 2 days a week in the downtown office
Real 40-hour week, lots of flexibility, very family-friendly culture
Pay:
$125K to $150K total comp (base + bonus)
Benefits:
medical, dental, vision, 401(k)
Small team with direct access to decision makers
Interested, or know someone who fits? Apply here or call or text Max at .
Worksite address
chicago, IL, 60290, US
Who can apply
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