Personal Controller / CFO

Black Dragon Capital; Boynton Beach (FL); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Dragon Capital seeks an experienced Personal Controller/CFO to oversee the full scope of a principal’s personal financial affairs in a private office setting. This role combines controller rigor with strategic CFO judgment, handling bookkeeping, statements, cash flow, tax coordination, insurance, and estate matters with outside advisors.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in family offices or private wealth environments, strong QuickBooks proficiency, and familiarity with trusts and complex

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA and/or CFP strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in a family office, personal CFO/controller, private wealth, or public accounting role.
• Strong working knowledge of personal bookkeeping and financial statement preparation (QuickBooks proficiency required).
• Familiarity with trust structures, estate planning concepts, and working alongside trust and estate counsel.
• Excellent cash flow modeling and forecasting skills, including illiquid, capital-call-driven liquidity profiles.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive personal financial plan covering liquidity needs and long-term wealth objectives.
• Model net worth, cash flow projections, and liquidity scenarios tied to fund capital calls and co-investments.
• Prepare periodic personal financial statements for the principal and lenders or advisors.
• Coordinate with CPAs, tax counsel, and attorneys on filings and planning strategies.
• Oversee insurance programs and monitor trust and estate administration support.
• Own the personal cash management process and optimize liquidity across accounts.
• Manage relationships with banks, lenders, and wealth managers; arrange financing as needed.

Skills

Cash flow modelling

Discretion & integrity

Financial reporting

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA/CFP preferred

Tools

QuickBooks

Job description

Personal Controller / CFO

Location:Miami, FL/ Houston, TX(on-site / hybrid)

Reports to:GeneralPartnerType:Full-Time, Direct Hire

Position Summary

A General Partner of a Boca Raton–area private equity firm is seeking an experienced Personal Controller/CFO to oversee the full scope of his/her personal financial affairs. This is a dedicated, single-principal role (family-office style) responsible for personal bookkeeping and financial statements, cash flow and liquidity management, coordination of tax and estate matters with outside advisors, insurance program oversight, trust administration support, and personal financing and banking relationships. Theideal candidate combines the technical rigor of a controller with the strategic judgment of aCFO, andis comfortable operating with a high degree of discretion, accuracy, and confidentiality alongside a principal whose wealth is closely tied to illiquid PE fund interests, carried interest, and co-invest positions.

Key Responsibilities

Personal Financial Planning & Reporting

• Develop andmaintaina comprehensive personal financial plan covering liquidity needs, capital calls, distributions, and long-term wealthobjectives.

• Model net worth, cash flow projections, and liquidity scenarios tied to fund capital calls, carried interest timing, and co-investment commitments.

• Prepare periodic personal financial statements (balance sheet, cash flow, income summary) for the principal's review and for lenders, insurers, or advisors as needed.

• Track performance and valuation of personal investments, including PE fund interests, co-investments, real estate, and other holdings.

Bookkeeping & Financial Statement Preparation

• Maintainaccurate, up-to-datebooks of recordfor all personal accounts, entities, and household expenses using QuickBooks or a comparable platform.

• Reconcile bank, brokerage, and credit accounts monthly; manage bill pay and household/family office disbursements.

• Produce clean, audit-ready personal financial statements andsupportingschedules on a recurring basis.

• Maintain organized records for personal holding entities, LLCs, and investment vehicles used for estate and tax planning.

Tax Coordination

• Coordinate with outside CPAs and tax counsel on personal, entity-level, and trust tax filings, estimated payments, and planning strategies.

• Track K-1s, carried interest allocations, and other PE-related tax items;maintaina filing calendar andgathersupporting documentation.

• Support basic tax-efficient planning considerations (e.g., timing of distributions, charitable giving, entity structuring) in partnership with the principal's tax advisors — not a substitute for licensed tax/legal counsel.

Insurance Oversight

• Evaluate and periodically benchmark personal insurance coverage, including property & casualty, umbrella/excess liability, life, disability, and D&O/personal liability exposure related to fund activities.

• Manage relationships with insurance brokers, ensure adequate coveragelevelsas net worth and asset composition change, and process renewals and claims.

Trust & Estate Administration Support

• Serve as the principal's day-to-day point of contact with trust and estate attorneys, trustees, and administrators.

• Track funding, distributions, and administrative requirements across personal and family trusts;maintainorganized trust documentation.

• Support gifting strategies, entity funding, and periodic estate plan reviews in coordination with legal counsel.

Cash Flow & Treasury Management

• Own the personal cash management process, including forecasting for capital calls, tax payments, large purchases, and recurring obligations.

• Optimizecash positioning across accounts to balance liquidity needs against yield on idle cash.

• Monitor and manage credit lines, margin facilities, and other short-term liquidity tools.

Financing & Banking Relationships

• Manage relationships with private banks, lenders, and wealth managers; negotiate and administer personal credit facilities, mortgages, and capital call financing arrangements.

• Evaluate financing options for large personal purchases, real estate, or co-investment funding needs.

• Prepare financial packages and documentation required for lender underwriting and periodic covenant reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA and/or CFPstronglypreferred.

• 10+ years of experience in a family office, personal CFO/controller, private wealth, or public accounting role, ideally supporting a principal with private equity, carried interest, or complex investment holdings.

• Strong working knowledge of personal bookkeeping and financial statement preparation (QuickBooksproficiencyrequired).

• Solid grasp of individual, trust, and pass-through entity tax concepts sufficient to coordinate effectively with outside CPAs and attorneys (notrequiredto file returns directly).

• Experience evaluating and administering personal insurance programs.

• Familiarity with trust structures, estate planning concepts, and working alongside trust and estate counsel.

• Excellent cash flow modeling and forecasting skills, including comfort with illiquid, capital-call-driven liquidity profiles.

• Established ordemonstratedability to build private banking and lending relationships.

• Exceptional discretion, integrity, and judgment in handling highly confidential financial information.

• Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail; able to work independently and directly with a busy principal.

Location

This role is based in the Boca Raton, Florida area. Candidates should eitherresidelocally or be willing torelocate. Some in-person availability is expected, with a hybrid schedule to bedeterminedbased on the principal's preference and the needs of the role.