Associate Director, Accounting Manager

About Cresset

Cresset is a firm built by clients, for clients. As an independent, award-winning multi-family office and private investment firm, we are reimagining the way wealth is experienced. Our purpose is to help ensure that both wealth and life are fully optimized-integrated, intentional, and aligned with each client's vision of success.

We provide access to the caliber of talent, ideas, and investment opportunities typically available to the largest single-family offices and institutions. Our approach is personalized, entrepreneurial, and client-first.

Cresset was built to endure. We are creating a 100+ year firm-one focused on delivering an exceptional experience, not only for the families we serve but for the team that serves them. Recognized by Barron's among the nation's top multi-family offices,* Cresset is guided by long-term relationships, shared success, and a belief that wealth should serve a life well lived.

Job Description

Manage Accounting staff, banking relationships, verify disbursements and wire confirms with bank. Assist partners with proper income/expense management on the clients. This position works with the Client Service Partner and Client Service Team to manage the day-to-day deliverables to clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Train staff and be a knowledgeable resource for basic accounting, software needs and proper communication techniques
• Management of Accounting service team and coordination of efforts/projects across service lines (Family Office Services/Specialty service lines (Insurance, Estate and Gift, Philanthropy). Scheduling resources to provide day-to-day service and special projects such as financials for non-Accounting clients, tax workpapers, company parties
• Manages banking relationship, opening, closing and authorizing account access.
• Train and manage Accounting staff. Reviewing day to day work and encouraging professional growth both in house and external support.
• Review monthly and quarterly financial statements to clients and/or client service teams in a timely and accurate manner
• Designing standard deliverables such as financials and updating reports as client needs change i.e. cash flow reports and projected cash flow reports, budgets, ect.
• Review monthly account and bank reconciliations to verify standard procedures are being maintained to ensure accuracy of client data, and proper asset controls are maintained
• Manage complex engagements through the ability to schedule multiple tasks simultaneously in order to complete a deliverable in a timely manner.
• Coordinate and manage overall Accounting workload to ensure sufficient coverage during absences.
• Alerting Partner to possible client asset protection issues.
• Perform same duties as Senior Accountant as need arises.