Controller

Controller – Family Office | New York City

A highly sophisticated, privately held family office is seeking a Controller to join its New York-based finance team. This is a high-visibility opportunity for a strong accounting professional who wants to step out of a large, siloed organization, gain broader ownership, and work directly alongside the CFO.

The organization is entering an exciting period of transformation as it builds out a newly independent operating structure and continues to enhance its finance and accounting infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner directly with the CFO and become a senior member of the finance organization
• Lead key aspects of the monthly and quarterly close
• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and general ledger activity
• Support financial statement preparation and management reporting
• Oversee accounting for payroll, compensation, professional fees, technology, rent, and other operating expenses
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning
• Manage and develop approximately three junior accounting and financial operations professionals
• Strengthen accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Identify opportunities to streamline and automate accounting processes
• Help optimize the organization's recently implemented Oracle NetSuite platform
• Play a meaningful role in building and professionalizing the accounting function

Ideal Background:

• Approximately 7–10 years of progressive accounting experience
• CPA strongly preferred
• Strong technical accounting foundation with hands-on close experience
• Deep understanding of journal entries, debits and credits, reconciliations, and financial statements
• Management company, corporate, or operating company accounting experience
• Experience within private equity, private credit, alternative asset management, or another sophisticated financial services environment is highly attractive
• Family office experience is not required
• Exposure to operating expenses, payroll/compensation accounting, budgeting, and forecasting
• ERP experience required; NetSuite is a major plus
• Ability to operate independently and take ownership in a lean environment
• Strong communication and leadership skills

Why Explore It?

This is a true Controller-track opportunity with a clear path toward becoming the CFO's #2. The successful candidate will have significantly broader ownership than they may have at a large asset manager, direct CFO exposure, people-management responsibility, and the opportunity to help shape the accounting function as the organization enters its next stage.

📍 Location: Midtown Manhattan – 4 days/week

💰 Compensation: $150K–$170K base + $30K–$50K bonus potential / approximately $200K total compensation