FAMILY OFFICE CONTROLLER / CPA - DETROIT SUBURBS, MI
PREVIOUS PRIVATE FAMILY OFFICE EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
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Summary
Administer all accounting activities. Preparing financial reports to support preparation of tax returns for one consulting company, one private foundation, six family trusts and twelve investment companies. In addition, provide tax documents necessary for the preparation of the owner’s personal tax returns. Report directly to owner and provide monthly, quarterly and annual income summaries. The Family Office is located in Southfield, Michigan. The office consists of the owner, corporate attorney, business manager, two executive assistants and the controller.
Job Responsibilities
- Prepare daily cash activity reports and monitor cash balances.
- Maintain general ledgers for business and personal transactions.
- Reconcile accounts for business and personal.
- Track trades for business and personal accounts.
- Generate monthly, quarterly and annual reports of income and realized and unrealized gains.
- Prepare trial balance and supporting works papers for tax return preparation for all business entities.
- Organize tax documents for preparations of owner’s personal tax return.
- Maintain asset valuation list.
- Track asset investments including transfers, redemptions and withdrawals.
- Communicate with investment companies.
- Correspond with taxing authorities.
- Responsible for some office administration.
- Identify issues and assist in resolution with the help of team members.
Required Education, Experience and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting
- Six (6) or more years of experience with financial and accounting reporting
- Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and management about the finances of the business and justify certain financial recommendations
- Attention to detail
- Skills to make accurate calculations and estimates
- Good understanding of international finance
- Organization and project management
Other Preferred Requirements
- Proficient with computers
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Knowledge of federal tax regulations
- Proficient with QuickBooks and Excel
Send resume in a Word format attachment to ben@harperjobs.com
REAL ESTATE / PROPERTY ACCOUNTANT (APARTMENTS) - BINGHAM, FARMS, MI
Harper Associates is retained for this search.
Our client, a privately held real estate organization, is expanding. They have an extensive multi-state portfolio in Multi-Family Housing and Commercial Properties.
Bachelor Degree in Accounting is Required with 2-4 years of experience in real estate asset or portfolio management, or real estate accounting or finance. Based in-office at Corporate Headquarters.
Primary Functions:
- Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations (i.e. cash, assets and liabilities) and analytically review operational information (i.e. expense classification and budgetary adherence).
- Post journal entries to assure financials are properly stated on a monthly basis.
- Provide timely and accurate financial information to property managers and ownership on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
- Provide input with preparation of annual and monthly budgetary information for related entities.
- Prepare annual financial information with tax/audit preparers to assure timely filing of all audit and tax returns.
- Review classification of all expenses and revenues for each property.
- Review cash balance on a regular basis to assure timely payment of all liabilities.
- Assure timely payment of mortgages and other liabilities.
- Assist with preparation of financial information related to financing/refinancing, lender reporting, and lender compliance.
- Prepare replacement reserve draws.
- Enter fixed assets on a quarterly basis.
- Review job cost invoices/postings for accuracy to budget.
- Assist with special projects as assigned.
Performance Standards:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Be a team player
- Detail oriented with strong analytical abilities
- Ability to adapt to new tasks with little notice
- Ability to read and interpret accounting reports and business correspondence
- High degree of initiative and independent judgement
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Awareness ability to meet deadlines including but not limited to monthly, quarterly and annual financial information.
- Ability to multi-task and set priorities.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor Degree (minimum) Higher (preferred) in accounting.
- Approximately 2-4 years of experience in real estate asset or portfolio management, or real estate accounting, finance or investing or relevant accounting experience.
- Proven track record of high performance in prior work experience
- Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, and presentation software
- Experience with industry specific software (Yardi preferred)
Send resume in a Word format attachment to: ben@harperjobs.com
