Senior Accountant

Full job description

The Crosby Company is a family office responsible for wealth management and preservation for multiple branches and generations of a single family. The Crosby Company provides middle and back office services to various individual businesses including Curatorial, Foundations, Investments, Trust, Tax and Private Real Estate.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Fiduciary Controller or Head of Fiduciary Finance, the Senior Accountant has accounting and reporting responsibilities for assigned groups of entities that may include trusts, individuals and partnerships, as well as responsibility for assigned general ledger accounts spanning all entities. The position requires the ability to work with all levels of management and staff and produce complete and accurate work on a timely basis.

POSITION DUTIES / ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Perform general ledger accounting for partnership, individual, trusts and other entities, including, but not limited to:

Preparation and recording of general ledger entries

Preparation of monthly general ledger account reconciliations, including timely resolution of exceptions

Review of trust transactions for appropriate recording and classification as principal or income events

Preparation and reconciliation of monthly income allocations on partnerships

Prepare appropriate partnership, client and other financial reporting for internal and external purposes, including, but not limited to:

Quarterly balance sheets, income statements, equity roll forwards, cash flows and supporting schedules for partnerships

Quarterly client statements for trusts, individuals, and disregarded entities

Quarterly tax basis reporting packages for partnerships

Quarterly aggregated balance sheets and cash flow reporting for certain groups of individuals and key trusts

Ad hoc requests from management and business partners

Review disbursements for proper entity, vendor, portfolio, descriptions, account coding, trust accounting and invoice support.

Participate in or lead testing and execution of financial transactions that are complex and involve multiple departments

Liaison with internal and external stakeholders including tax, trust and operations

Monitor and actively participate or lead implementation of internal accounting controls

Utilize systems for optimal process and reporting efficiencies. Seek to continually make accounting process more efficient. May participate in system conversion or implementation projects or annual software upgrades.

Participate in special projects providing accounting subject matter expertise

Develop, document and maintain accounting policies and procedures

Manage audit requests for external and internal audits and control reviews, including the preparation of the GAAP financial statements if required