Senior Accountant (small company)

The Planet Group; Beverly (MA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Group (United States) seeks a Senior Accountant for a contract-to-hire role in Beverly, MA. You will handle day-to-day bookkeeping, period-end close, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation across family office entities.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience, a Bachelor’s in Accounting, strong Excel skills, and QuickBooks proficiency; experience with multi-entity accounting and IES is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• 5+ years progressive accounting experience with full-cycle close.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks Online; multi-file management.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Knowledge of W-9 and 1099 reporting requirements.
• Experience with multi-entity accounting and intercompany entries.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the books for multiple family office entities and record payroll.
• Record intercompany entries and reconcile balances across entities.
• Perform monthly closings and prepare financial statements.
• Reconcile bank, credit card, and brokerage accounts monthly.
• Manage vendor master files, ACH/wires, and 1099 processing.

Skills

5+ years experience

Strong Excel

QuickBooks Proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

QuickBooks Online

Intuit Enterprise Suite

Microsoft 365

Job description

Senior Accountant
Contract to Hire
Beverly, MA
55-60/hr

Must Haves:

• Able to be on-site 5 days a week
• 5+ years experience
• Bachelors in Accounting
• Strong excel skills
• Quickbooks Proficiency

Preferred:

• Family office/public accounting

Position Overview:

The Senior Accountant is responsible for the day-to-day bookkeeping, period-end close, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation across all family office entities. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized, discreet, and comfortable managing multiple sets of books on a recurring close calendar. Experience with Intuit Enterprise Suite (IES), multi-entity accounting, and trust or family office accounting is highly desirable.

Primary Responsibilities

Bookkeeping and Transaction Processing

• Maintain the books and records for multiple family office entities, including corporations, investment LLCs, a family foundation, trusts, and individuals.
• Download and categorize daily cash and credit card transactions.
• Record payroll activity and reconcile payroll processing reports to the general ledger.
• Record intercompany entries and cost allocations across entities; reconcile intercompany balances.

Reconciliations, Period Closing and Financial Reporting

• Perform monthly reconciliations of bank, credit card, and brokerage accounts.
• Reconcile payroll and intercompany accounts as part of the monthly closing.Investigate and resolve discrepancies, unusual transactions, and reconciling items.
• Record monthly, quarterly, and annual closing entries.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.

Vendor and Office Administration

• Manage office subscriptions and track renewal dates.
• Responsible for maintaining the master file of vendor ACH and wire instructions in accordance with internal controls
• Collect and maintain Forms W-9; prepare and process Forms 1099.

Other

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including full-cycle bookkeeping and independent ownership of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks Online; experience managing multiple company files.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Working knowledge of Forms W-9 and 1099 reporting requirements.
• Experience with multi-entity accounting, including intercompany entries and allocations, and payroll reconciliation.
• Demonstrated understanding of internal controls and segregation of duties over cash.
• Demonstrated discretion in handling confidential financial and personal information.

Preferred

• Experience in a family office, private wealth, trust company, or public accounting (private client) setting.
• Experience with Intuit Enterprise Suite or multi-entity consolidation.
• Familiarity with investment, partnership, trust, and private foundation accounting.

Systems

QuickBooks Online, Intuit Enterprise Suite, Microsoft 365