Accounting Manager

We are looking for a Manager, Family Office Accounting to lead core accounting activities for a complex family office environment in Old Bridge, New Jersey. This position oversees financial operations across multiple entities while delivering accurate reporting, organized records, and decision-ready analysis for leadership and family stakeholders. The role also serves as a key partner on tax support, investment accounting, cash oversight, and day-to-day issue resolution.Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO.Responsibilities:• Direct accounting operations for multiple family office entities, ensuring complete and accurate financial records across a diverse structure.• Lead the monthly close process by reviewing journal entries, account reconciliations, and related schedules to support timely reporting.• Manage the full accounting cycle from daily transaction recording through preparation of tax-supporting workpapers and detailed backup documentation.• Produce financial summaries, analyses, and presentation materials that help leadership and family stakeholders understand results and key activity.• Monitor cash positions, banking transactions, and overall liquidity needs across entities to support effective financial management.• Coordinate closely with outside accountants, tax professionals, and legal advisors to support compliance and resolve accounting matters.• Support tax-related workflows by organizing underlying accounting information, assisting with return preparation needs, and maintaining clear documentation for individuals, partnerships, and related entities.• Oversee accounting and reporting for both traditional and alternative investments, including performance, income activity, and tax-sensitive reporting considerations.• Supervise, mentor, and review the work of two team members while serving as an escalation point for operational and accounting issues.• Partner with the Director of Family Office on special projects, changing priorities, and ongoing process improvement efforts.Requirements of the position:• Strong foundation in accounting principles with the ability to interpret the substance behind financial transactions.• Experience supporting high-net-worth individuals, family offices, partnerships, or similarly complex financial environments is preferred.• Experience managing accounting across multiple entities within a complex organizational structure.• Background in month-end close, general ledger activity, journal entries, and account reconciliations.• Familiarity with tax-related accounting workflows, including allocations, K-1 support, and how financial records connect to tax reporting.• Exposure to investment accounting, including marketable securities and alternative investment activity.• Willingness to remain hands-on with detailed accounting work while balancing oversight responsibilities.• Strong organization, attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing deadlines effectively.