Family Office Accountant

Family Office Accountant

Posted: 10-Jun-26

Location:

Glenview, Illinois

Type:
Full Time

Sector:
Other

Remuneration:
Compensation will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. Benefits include health insurance, retirement plan participation, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.

Preferred Education:

4 Year Degree

Reports To:

CFO and Family Office Treasurer

This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career accounting professional who wants to grow within a small team in a private, multi-entity family office environment while gaining exposure to real estate, investments, trusts, operating companies, and long‑term family office administration. The role is hands‑on, roll‑up‑your‑sleeves, and requires flexibility, ownership, and a willingness to do what is needed.

• Maintain accurate books and records for multiple entities, trusts, investment accounts, real estate holdings, and/or operating companies.
• Record deposits, expenses, transfers, journal entries, and intercompany activity.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
• Reconcile bank accounts, credit cards, investment activity, and loan accounts.
• Track reimbursable expenses across family members, entities, and related businesses.

• Process vendor invoices, payments, wires, ACH transactions, and checks.
• Review invoices for proper approvals, coding, documentation, and entity allocation.
• Maintain vendor records and payment documentation.
• Assist with credit card coding, receipt collection, and expense categorization.
• Follow established approval procedures for payments, reimbursements, vendor set up, transfers, and documentation. Help maintain strong internal controls and accurate audit trails.

• Prepare basic financial reports, expense summaries, cash flow reports, and account reconciliations.
• Support preparation of schedules for tax accountants, stakeholders, banks, trustees, and advisors.
• Maintain organized digital and physical records for tax, legal, insurance, real estate, and entity files.
• Assist with tracking budgets, capital calls, distributions, charitable giving, and household or property expenses.
• Assist with year‑end tax work papers, 1099 support, K‑1 documentation, charitable contribution records, fixed asset schedules, and other tax‑related requests from outside CPAs.

• Assist with accounting for multiple LLCs, investment entities, trusts, partnerships, and a foundation.
• Support intercompany tracking and year‑end reimbursement calculations.
• Help coordinate information with outside CPAs, attorneys, bankers, insurance advisors, and investment managers.
• Provide hands‑on administrative and operational support for special projects, acquisitions, property management, and broader family office initiatives, including tasks that may fall outside traditional accounting responsibilities.
• Track household, property, vehicle, insurance, maintenance, real estate tax, and other family‑related expenses by entity and property.
• Maintain and organize investment statements, capital call notices, distribution notices, loan statements, and related documentation for reporting and tax purposes.
• Support process improvement and technology initiatives by helping implement, test, and refine workflow automations, AI‑enabled tools, and other systems that improve reporting accuracy, efficiency, and organization across the family office.

• At least 2 to 3 years of accounting, bookkeeping, public accounting, family office, real‑estate, investment, or private company experience.
• Working knowledge of accounting principles and reconciliations.
• Experience with Sage Intacct;  experience is a plus.
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas, sorting/filtering, and basic reporting.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently, follow through, and manage multiple priorities.
• Willingness to take ownership of a wide range of tasks, both analytical and administrative, with a team‑first mindset.
• Demonstrates sound judgment, professionalism, and a strong commitment to…