Accountant at Human Capital Advisors in Washington, DC

Human Capital Advisors has been retained to support a prominent, private family office in their search for a motivated and trustworthy Accountant to support a broad range of financial, investment, and operational activities. This is a highly valued role working closely with the family office's Controller and Vice President of Finance to manage the financial life of a dynamic and entrepreneurial family with broad interests across business, philanthropy, real estate and lifestyle assets.

The Opportunity

The Senior Accountant will work with the VP of Finance and Controller to manage the payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable and financial reporting for a single family office serving the family’s first, second, and third generations (G1, G2 and G3). The role is hands-on and highly detailed, with direct exposure to investment performance reporting, trust and estate structures, real estate and construction projects and private aviation.

Core Responsibilities

Support the preparation of recurring accounting and financial reporting deliverables (monthly dashboards, quarterly cash flow / net worth / investment performance reporting, etc.)

• Maintain a repository of all pertinent financial information on the secure family office share drive (bank statements, capital account statements, investment performance updates, etc.)
• Assist with maintaining Addepar investment performance software

Maintain Quickbooks Online including:

• Proper classification of expense transactions / maintenance of chart of accounts
• Recording journal entries
• Reconciliation of bank statements (monthly), prepared for review and sign-off by the Controller
• Preparation of monthly P&L

Accounts Payable

• Conduct detailed review of invoices and liaise with invoice approvers and vendors
• Monitoring family office email inbox for invoices and proposals - maintain an organized electronic repository of all invoices and proposals on the family office share drive
• Assist with maintaining construction budgets
• Closely monitor home and private aviation operating expenses
• Prepare and print checks from Quickbooks Online, assembling supporting invoices/proposals for review and signature by an authorized approver
• Prepare wire transfers and ACH payments for vendors and submit for review/approval by the VP of Finance and/or Controller

Assist with payroll processing (as needed)

Miscellaneous Tasks

• Maintain comprehensive tax document trackers for all individuals and entities and regularly upload tax documents to the family’s outside tax advisors’ secure online portal
• Develop and maintain Quickbooks Online accounts for all of the family’s trusts
• Detail review of all monthly debt statements (mortgages, margin lines of credit, hard asset loans, etc) and record in a comprehensive debt binder
• Other duties as assigned in support of the finance team

Qualifications:

Experience/Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 1 to 3 years of accounting, fund accounting or investment accounting experience
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Familiarity with QuickBooks Online or similar accounting software/ERP systems

Desired Personality Traits

• Honest, discreet and trustworthy with unwavering integrity
• Hard working, very organized/detail-oriented, great attitude and able to deftly manage competing priorities across multiple individuals and entities while consistently meeting recurring deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proactive and an excellent team player
• Comfortable working with highly confidential personal and financial information for the family

Preferred Experience

• Public accounting experience
• Experience in a family office or investment management environment
• Experience with trust accounting

This is more than an accounting role — it is a chance to contribute and grow at the highest level of trust and strategy in a values-driven, entrepreneurial environment while engaging in meaningful work that blends accounting and finance work with a sense of purpose and professionalism. The role is based in Washington, DC with a variable hybrid weekly schedule based on organizational needs. The role has a compensation range of $70,000 to $100,000, plus bonus and offers an attractive benefit package.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Washington, DC 20004