Bookkeeper – High Net Worth Accounting Associate

Summary

Breakwater Accounting + Advisory is a woman-led, technology-forward accounting and advisory firm serving nonprofits, small businesses, and high net worth families. The Bookkeeper – High Net Worth Accounting Associate will support private-client bookkeeping through financial activity classification, reconciliations, reporting, accounts payable and receivable, payroll processing, client onboarding, documentation, and direct client communication.

Responsibilities

• Use your aptitude for detail-orientation to record & classify financial account activity
• Be a key team member on reconciliations, reporting, AP, AR, and payroll processing duties
• Use your meticulous organization skills to ensure the proper documentation and notes are submitted into accounting systems and client records
• Assist in onboarding new clients from other service providers and systems
• Help clients on a daily basis through direct communication with their family members, vendors and advisors
• Be a lifelong learner while growing expertise in new accounting platforms and softwares

Skills

• You have at least 1 year of accounting and/or bookkeeping for High Net Worth families
• Have familiarity with Trusts and Estates and various types of entities
• Within the last 5 years you have used QuickBooks Online (QBO)
• You are a time blocking/calendar champion, having experience working with multiple sets of books at one time (example: bookkeeping for clients with a CPA firm)
• You are excited to learn new technology and resourceful in coming up with solutions
• You pride yourself on being organized and detail oriented
• Ideal candidates will be based in EST or CST

Qualifications

Must Haves

• You have at least 1 year of accounting and/or bookkeeping for High Net Worth families
• Have familiarity with Trusts and Estates and various types of entities
• Within the last 5 years you have used QuickBooks Online (QBO)
• You are a time blocking/calendar champion, having experience working with multiple sets of books at one time (example: bookkeeping for clients with a CPA firm)
• You are excited to learn new technology and resourceful in coming up with solutions
• You pride yourself on being organized and detail oriented

Nice to Haves

• Ideal candidates will be based in EST or CST

Benefits

• Fully remote work environment with culture-building events 2x annually
• Collaborative, low-ego team culture
• Technology-forward approach to accounting operations
• Five weeks PTO plus holidays
• Full benefits package + 401(k) match