Senior Fund Accountant - Family Office

Dagen; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Dagen, a family office, seeks a Senior Accountant to advance reporting from Sage and collaborate on AI-driven improvements to the accounting function. The role requires handling confidential information and reporting to the Chief Financial Officer.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree (CPA preferred) with at least two years of relevant experience in financial services or family offices, and demonstrates strong organizational and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or higher and CPA (or pursuing) with at least 2 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in financial services or family office preferred.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and integrity.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Update processes to create more efficient workflows.
• Assist with internal controls to safeguard assets and segregation of duties.
• Identify opportunities to automate using AI tools and implement workflows.
• Design financial reporting for multiple entities.
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual close and prepare statements.
• Track investments' acquisitions and dispositions.
• Manage cash, liquidity reviews, and reconcile bank/brokerage statements.
• Record monthly activity in the GL and manage AP, accruals, expenses.
• Oversee vendor relationships and timely payments.
• Research open items from reconciliations and follow up.
• Review, reconcile, and record journal entries.
• Identify, collect, remit chargeback packages.
• Handle ad hoc projects.

Skills

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Prioritization

Attention to detail

Discretion & integrity

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Learning new software/tools

Urgency & initiative

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

CPA designation

Tools

Sage Intacct

Box.com

Job description

A family office is seeking an exceptional professional to serve as the Senior Accountant within the Family Office. This role requires keeping all family information strictly confidential. The initial focus of the role will be to continue to build out critical reporting from Sage, our general ledger, and partner with the team in identifying and deploying AI workflows to improve how the accounting function operates. This position ultimately reports to the Chief Financial Officer.

Responsibilities:

• Update accounting processes to create more efficient and effective workflows
• Assist with creating, modifying and documenting standardized internal controls that enhance segregation of duties and general safeguarding of assets
• Identify opportunities to automate accounting processes using AI tools, and partner with the team to design and implement those workflows
• Assist with creating and designing financial reporting for multiple entities
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes for multiple family office entities and prepare monthly financial statement packages
• Track, record, and reconcile the acquisition and disposition of investments
• Oversee cash management, including liquidity reviews, routinely update cash projections, and reconcile bank and brokerage account statements for various entities
• Record monthly activity of multiple entities in the general ledger, including cash activity, accounts payable, accruals, and expenses
• Manage relationships with third-party vendors while ensuring accurate and timely payments
• Research open items identified during the reconciliation process and provide follow-up as necessary
• Review, reconcile, and record journal entries
• Identify, collect, and remit chargeback packages
• Perform other ad hoc projects as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation, and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
• Experience in financial services(hedge fund, private equity, asset management, or family office)
• Demonstrate superb organizational, multitasking, and prioritization abilities
• Exhibit close attention to detail and a commitment to excellence in all tasks
• Display a high sense of urgency, initiative, and prioritization in addressing tasks and responsibilities
• Demonstrate proactive approaches to problem-solving, displaying strong decision-making capabilities
• Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset
• Exhibit the ability to handle confidential information with discretion and integrityStrong aptitude for learning and adapting to new software tools and technologies
• Prior experience with Sage Intacct and exposure to Box.com is beneficial, but not required