Staff Accountant [Family Office]

CohnReznick; Florida; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Flexible work environment

Parental leave

Learning & development

Volunteer time off

Job summary

CohnReznick in Jupiter, FL offers a Staff Accountant role within the Family Office team. The position is hybrid, requiring in-person collaboration about 3 days per week, and focuses on owning full-cycle bookkeeping for assigned clients.

You will prepare, review, and reconcile financials while supporting tax and advisory workflows. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of accounting or bookkeeping experience, strong Excel and QuickBooks skills, and the ability to explain financial information to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of bookkeeping or accounting experience.
• Public accounting or family office experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of entity-based accounting and month-end close processes.
• Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with investment activity tracking and tax prep support.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary accounting contact for assigned clients and deliver service with ownership.
• Manage client deliverables, timelines, and work quality.
• Communicate with clients and external advisors to resolve questions.
• Identify missing information and drive resolution with internal controls.
• Oversee full-cycle bookkeeping and prepare/adjust journal entries.
• Review monthly/quarterly statements and cash flow analyses.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Accounting

Excel

QuickBooks Desktop

QuickBooks Online

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

QuickBooks Desktop

QuickBooks Online

Job description

Job Description

As CohnReznick grows, so do our career opportunities. As one of the nation's top professional services firms, CohnReznick creates rewarding careers in advisory, assurance, and tax with team members who value innovation and collaboration in everything they do! CohnReznick helps organizations optimize performance, manage risk, and maximize value through CohnReznick LLP (assurance services) and CohnReznick Advisory LLC (advisory and tax services). Together, the firm provides leaders with deep industry knowledge and relationships, solutions to address clients' unique business goals and risks, and insight on how emerging market forces can drive opportunity. With offices nationwide, the firm serves organizations around the world as an independent member of Nexia.

We currently have an exciting career opportunity for a Staff Accountant to join the Family Office team in our Jupiter office. CohnReznick is a hybrid firm and most of our professionals are located within a commutable distance to one of our offices. This position is considered hybrid which means team members are expected to be thoughtful and intentional in how they create opportunities for in-person collaboration. While the cadence of in-office presence is determined at the team level, our professionals are encouraged to be in the office/together in person on average 3 days a week.

YOUR TEAM.

The Staff Accountant is responsible for owning the full-cycle accounting function for assigned clients. Building on foundational bookkeeping, this role applies accounting judgment, makes adjusting entries, prepares and/or reviews financial reports while serving as initial contact for review of reports with clients. The Staff Accountant ensures books are complete, accurate, reconciled, review-ready, supports internal and external teams, and begins to provide insights into client financial activity.

WHY COHNREZNICK?

At CohnReznick, we're united by a common mission to create opportunity, value, and trust for our clients, our people, and our communities. Whether it's working alongside your peers to solve a client challenge, or volunteering together at the local food bank, there are so many ways to find your "why" at the firm. We believe it's important to balance work with everyday life - and make time for enjoyment and fun. We invest in a robust Total Rewards package that includes everything from generous PTO, a flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, extensive learning & development, and even paid time off for employees to volunteer.

YOUR ROLE.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Act as primary accounting contact for assigned clients, delivering professional, discreet, and highly responsive service while proactively taking full ownership of assigned work
• Take ownership of client deliverables, timelines, and work quality
• Communicate directly with clients, personnel, and external advisors to resolve accounting questions
• Proactively identify missing information, risks, or inconsistencies and drive resolution - works to ensure proper internal controls
• Client cash flow management/projection, maximizing yield on cash accounts, evaluates client existing debt with consideration toward paying down debt or need for additional borrowing
• Understand engagement terms and work performed
• Teamwork is critical to success - collaborate with internal teams (bookkeeping, tax, advisory, etc) to support coordinated deliverables

Accounting & Financial Management

• Oversees full-cycle bookkeeping for clients and engagements
• Prepare and post adjusting journal entries, including accruals, depreciation, amortization, and reclasses
• Analyze general ledgers across personal, operating, and investment accounts
• Reconcile bank, credit card, and investment statements, independently resolving discrepancies
• Track complex intercompany and owner activity (capital, loans, reimbursements, distributions)
• Review monthly and quarterly financial statements, cash flow analysis, and supporting schedules
• Prepare and post fair market value (FMV) adjustment entries for private equity and alternative investments based on client-specific instructions, capital account statements, or investment reporting received from fund managers
• Analyze and reconcile investment activity, including contributions, distributions, income allocations, and ending capital balances to support accurate financial reporting and tax compliance

Tax & Engagement Support

• Prepare detailed workpapers to support individual, gift, trust, entity tax returns, and obtain client tax documents
• Support year-end close and tax planning initiatives
• Oversee preparation of Forms 1099, sales tax, payroll tax, and informational filings as applicable
• Respond to tax team questions by explaining accounting activity and underlying transactions
• Reconcile year-end tax reporting documents, including Forms 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-B, and Schedule K-1s to client accounting records and investment activity

Review & Quality Control

• Review work performed by Bookkeepers for accuracy, completeness, and firm standards
• Ensure books are review-ready prior to senior or manager review
• Maintain audit-supporting documentation and organized client files, including invoices, agreements, and source records, ensuring information in readily available for internal review and external requests

YOUR EXPERIENCE.

• 5+ years of bookkeeping or accounting experience
• public accounting or family office experience preferred
• Strong understanding of entity-based accounting and month-end close processes
• Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel
• QuickBooks Desktop and Online
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to explain financial information to non-accountants
• Preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance preferred, but not required
• Experience working with HNW individuals or multi-entity structures
• Familiarity with investment activity tracking
• Experience supporting tax preparation processes

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In addition, please take a moment to review our Universal Job Standards. Studies have shown that we are less likely to apply to jobs unless we meet every single qualification. At CohnReznick, we are dedicated to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our other roles.

"CohnReznick" is the brand name under which CohnReznick LLP and CohnReznick Advisory LLC and their respective subsidiaries provide professional services. CohnReznick LLP and CohnReznick Advisory LLC (and their respective subsidiaries) practice in an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable law, regulations, and professional standards. CohnReznick LLP is a licensed CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. CohnReznick Advisory LLC provides tax and business consulting services to its clients. CohnReznick Advisory LLC and its subsidiaries are not licensed CPA firms.

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