Accounting

Athena Group Advisors

Athena Group Advisors (“Athena”) is the private multi-family office of an investment firm.

Position Overview

Athena is seeking a Vice President (“VP”) of Accounting to support the family office enterprise, our principals, and affiliated non-profit organizations. This role reports to the Director of Tax.  

This is a hands-on, outcomes-driven role requiring maniacal attention to detail, focus on consistently delivering high-quality work, and superb follow-through. This role is responsible for managing the end-to-end accounting lifecycle, and requires strong judgment under ambiguity, ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality, creative problem-solving, and the ability to think on your feet.

Key responsibilities: 

Individual, Entity, & Investment Accounting

• Manage individual capital accounts, distributions, and contributions, as needed, for each principal
• Track and reconcile balance sheets, including illiquid and alternative asset holdings
• Prepare customized reporting packages reflecting each principal’s unique entity structure and reporting preferences
• Coordinate with tax, finance, and investment teams to reflect portfolio activity accurately in the books
• Reconcile investment activity against custodian and administrator statements
• Account for SPVs created by the family office; manage capital calls, carried interest, and fee calculations. Track ownership percentages and allocations

Financial Reporting & Accounting Operations

• Prepare and review consolidated and entity-level financial statements across multiple principals’ and their entities, trusts, charitable organizations, and investment vehicles
• Maintain general ledger integrity across a complex multi-entity chart of accounts (personal, trust, LLC, and SPV structures)
• Oversee month-end and year-end close processes for the family office enterprise, our principals, and affiliated non-profit organizations
• Ensure accurate intercompany eliminations and reconciliations across related entities
• Manage onboarding and offboarding new entities and principals into the accounting infrastructure

Cash Management & Treasury

• Monitor cash positions across entities and coordinate funding for capital calls, distributions, and personal and entity operating expenses
• Maintain banking relationships and reconcile multiple bank and custodial accounts
• Develop, document, and automate cash management and treasury process, leveraging technology where appropriate