Plante Moran · 5 months ago
Family Office Accounting Manager
Plante Moran is one of the nation’s largest audit, tax, consulting, and wealth management firms, known for its inclusive culture and commitment to employee growth. The Family Office Accounting Manager will be responsible for preparing financial statements, overseeing the month-end close process, managing client relationships, and leading staff while ensuring clarity and timely feedback.
AccountingConsultingFinancial ServicesInsuranceTax ConsultingWealth Management
Responsibilities
Preparation of balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flow for individuals, trusts, and family entities
Performing or overseeing the month-end close process, including the following accounting functions:
Transaction data entry
Accounts payable
Journal entries
General ledger review
Recording and reconciling bank and investment accounts
Full balance sheet reconciliation
Final review of client deliverables
Consolidated financial package preparation
Main point of client contact, and handling miscellaneous client requests
Client cash management
Understanding of basic estate planning concepts
Managing staff workloads
Tracking time across multiple clients/jobs
Preparing budgets
Coordinating with tax professionals to support tax return preparation and payments
Leading new pursuit opportunities – preparing budgets and proposals, meeting with prospects to deliver proposal, preparing engagement letters
Setting goals and objectives for Staff and Seniors
Providing clarity, applying critical thinking skills, being decisive and timely in response to inquiries both external and internal
Giving frequent, specific, and immediate feedback to team members
Being a technical resource
Client billing and understanding of engagement job metrics
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field required
5+ years of experience
Bookkeeping/accounting knowledge including general ledger/chart of account coding
Understanding of balance sheet vs. income statement accounts and ability to record activity appropriately
Overseeing month end close process including balance sheet reconciliation, trend analysis and financial statement preparation
Preparation of monthly financial reports
Ability to work with various software: Bill.com, QuickBooks, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel (including formulas and tables), Outlook, Sage Intacct
Benefits
Health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
Flexible Time Off
401(k) plan
Flexible benefits plans
Business-related travel expense, lodging and meal reimbursement for business-related use
A Pension plan is also available for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff
A discretionary bonus plan is available for eligible staff
Company
Plante Moran
Plante Moran is an accounting and business advisory firm that offers audit, accounting, tax, and business advisory consulting services.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
2025-10-21
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