Senior Accounting Associate 2026

DFO Referrals

$150K — $200K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
  • Minimum of seven years of progressive accounting experience
  • Experience with enterprise general ledger systems such as Intacct, NetSuite, or Oracle
  • Hands-on experience with investment or expense accounting (preferred)
  • Advanced degree (MBA) or professional certification (CPA/CA) is a plus
  • Prior experience in a large or complex organization is preferred

Responsibilities

  • Perform complex bookkeeping and accounting for investment and operating entities
  • Execute monthly general ledger activity and maintain ledgers for reporting
  • Prepare reconciliations for bank, credit card, and balance sheets
  • Analyze investment reports and appropriately book related activity
  • Drive key accounting projects and enhance recurring processes
  • Review financial statements for accuracy and completeness
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to provide accounting support

Benefits

  • 100% company paid medical premiums
  • 17 paid holidays
  • Hybrid work environment
  • Free catered food for in-office days
  • Generous PTO offering
  • 150% 401(k) match up to $7,500
  • Casual dress code
  • Gym reimbursement and additional services available
Full Job Description
Senior Accounting Associate

Position Summary:

As a Senior Accounting Associate, you'll take ownership of core bookkeeping and accounting activities across our entities while leading key projects and processes within the accounting function. This role offers meaningful exposure to a wide range of accounting and investment-related work, with the opportunity to tackle new challenges every day, contribute to process improvement, and build long-term, trusted partnerships across the organization.

Day-to-day responsibilities would include a combination of the following:
  • Own and perform complex bookkeeping and accounting activities for investment and operating entities, including:
    • Executing day-to-day general ledger activity as part of the monthly close process
    • Maintaining general ledgers used for tax and financial reporting
    • Preparing bank, credit card, and balance sheet reconciliations
    • Performing cash management activities
    • Preparing and maintaining schedules, analyses, and reports to support tax return preparation
  • Gather and analyze information across investment reports, including capital gains, interest and dividend income, and alternative and fixed income securities, and appropriately book related activity
  • Own and drive key accounting and financial projects and recurring processes
  • Review disbursements, reconciliations, credit card transactions, general ledger activity, and financial statements to ensure accuracy and completeness
  • Identify areas of risk or inefficiency and design and implement solutions or process improvements
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders and provide accounting support as needed
  • Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned

The ideal candidate will possess the following knowledge, skills, attributes, and values:
  • Driven to achieve excellence - high standards and expectations
  • Highly organized and reliable
  • Ability to synthesize, report, and analyze information
  • Ability to manage and drive multiple initiatives to completion
  • Proven ability to work independently with excellent judgment and discretion
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Thrive in a fast-paced, fluid environment and be comfortable navigating ambiguity

Illustrative Benefits:
  • 100% company paid medical premiums
  • 17 company paid holidays
  • Friday summer hours
  • Monthly community happy hours
  • Hybrid work environment
  • Free catered food services for in-office days
  • Generous PTO offering
  • Casual dress code
  • 150% 401(k) match up to $7,500 and 100% match above $7,500 ($15k match limit)
  • Gym reimbursement, back up childcare services, insurance, financial, and legal services, and much more!

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
  • At least seven (7) years of progressive accounting experience
  • Experience working with enterprise general ledger systems such as Intacct, NetSuite, Oracle, or comparable platforms

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Hands-on experience with investment and/or expense accounting
  • Advanced degree (MBA) and/or professional certification (CPA or CA)
  • Prior exposure to a large or multi-family office(s), or similarly complex organization
  • Experience collaborating with international teams across time zones and regions

Compensation:

Compensation for the role includes a competitive salary in the range from $150,000 -$200,000 (inclusive of a merit-based bonus, dependent on years of experience, level of education obtained, as well as applicable skillset) and an excellent benefits package, including a comprehensive employer paid medical plan and generous employer match for 401k.

Please note we are unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

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