Full Charge Bookkeeper

Company Description:

Dynamic, growing company with Swiss roots and a rich history spanning more than 35 years. EIMS specializes in providing financial and business management services to ultra high net worth individuals and companies with an international footprint.

Compensation: $75,000 and up

Title: Flexible depending on experience (e.g. Associate Accountant, Senior Bookkeeper, Manager of Accounting Services, etc.)

Position Objective:

The Full Charge Bookkeeper [Bookkeeper] will handle various accounting matters and supervise accounting and bookkeeping work for client accounts. The Bookkeeper will follow procedures for standard accounting tasks and projects such as beneficiary reporting, preparation of financial statements, determining account asset values, and assisting with the coordination of the preparation of tax returns and other governmental filings. The Bookkeeper will interface directly with clients’ advisers to carry out various requests, as well as coordinate internally on a regular basis with Account Managers and client service team members. In her/his role, the Bookkeeper will ensure that all high priority matters are attended to the same day or within 24 hours of when the matters arise, and also that the matters are handled to completion within 24 hours (if feasible) or otherwise in a timely and efficient manner. The ideal candidate will be a perfectionist who takes pride in providing the impeccable service that the company commits to provide to all clients. The candidate should enjoy being part of a fast-paced, productive environment and collaborating with all members of our team to continue propelling our company forward.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Reconcile investment account statements and bank account statements for trust clients.
• Update valuation information for trust assets.
• Prepare monthly financial statements for trusts.
• Assist with annual beneficiary reporting for trusts.
• Assist with any financial statement issues that arise.
• Coordinate with tax compliance team to assure timely transfer of information to outside CPA firms (tax return preparers).
• Prepare special reports for management team and clients.

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Draft internal memos, charts, and instructions for various tasks and procedures.
• Assign tasks to others and supervise as needed.
• Handle special projects as needed.
• Assist with billing-related matters.

Supervisors:

Primary: Senior Accountants.

Supervisory Responsibility:

Administrative and accounting assistants.

Qualifications:

Experience:

15 years in a private setting.

Bonus Qualifications (these are NOT required):

Experience: 5 years in financial services or a closely related field (e.g. law, consulting, real estate, etc.)

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

Required Skills:

• Highly Proficient in Microsoft Office (Dynamics 365, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), and Adobe Acrobat.
• Expert in Quickbooks.
• Expert in tax filings and general tax matters.
• Superb attention to detail.
• Ability to think critically and reason with respect to business, financial and organizational matters.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient business writing.
• Independent worker.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize.

Bonus skills (these are NOT required):

Fluency in at least one of the following languages: German, Spanish, Russian, and Mandarin.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off

Experience level:

• 10 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

• Performance bonus
• Yearly bonus

Experience:

• private sector: 10 years (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Los Angeles, CA 90049: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person