Accounting Manager - Fisch Group

About Fisch Group

Fisch Group is a boutique advisory firm providing fractional CFO and accounting services to founders, family offices, and private businesses. We work closely with entrepreneurs and principals across various industries, including real estate, consumer brands, hospitality, and professional services. Our approach is hands-on, detail-oriented, and relationship-driven, focusing on building clean financial systems and serving as long-term strategic partners.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to lead the accounting function across a group of related personal, investment, and operating entities. This role will oversee all bookkeeping, accounting, and financial reporting, while managing a small team of bookkeepers and serving as the primary financial point of contact for the family office. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will both perform and review accounting tasks, acting as the financial backbone of the organization. The ideal candidate is highly organized, discreet, judgment-oriented, and comfortable operating in a multi-entity, high-trust environment.

Key Responsibilities

Accounting Leadership & Team Management

• Own the accounting function across all family office entities.
• Manage and oversee bookkeepers, assigning work, setting standards, and reviewing outputs for quality and accuracy.
• Ensure consistent accounting policies and documentation across entities.

Accounting & Bookkeeping Oversight

• Oversee day-to-day bookkeeping across multiple entities (LLCs, holding companies, trusts, SPVs, personal entities).
• Review general ledgers and ensure transactions are properly recorded and classified.
• Maintain clean, accurate books in QuickBooks (or similar systems).
• Serve as the escalation point for complex or judgment-based accounting issues.

Cash Management & Controls

• Track and reconcile cash across numerous bank and credit card accounts.
• Manage intercompany transactions, loans, reimbursements, capital contributions, and distributions.
• Implement and maintain strong cash controls and approval processes.
• Proactively monitor balances and flag anomalies.

Month-End Close & Reporting

• Lead month-end close processes across all entities.
• Prepare and review financial reporting, including balance sheets, income statements, cash flow and liquidity summaries, consolidated and roll-up views, and net worth reporting.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and comparability of financial reports over time.

Systems & Process Development

• Design and maintain accounting infrastructure and workflows.
• Improve documentation, internal controls, and reporting processes.
• Help scale systems as the family office grows.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Experience

• 3+ years of experience in Accounting Manager or Controller-level roles.
• Prior experience managing bookkeepers or accounting teams.
• Family office, private investment, real estate, or founder-led experience strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with trusts and estate structures highly desirable.

Skills & Attributes

• Deep technical accounting knowledge and strong QuickBooks experience.
• Excellent reviewer mindset – ability to spot errors, inconsistencies, and risks quickly.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and systems-focused.
• High level of discretion and professionalism.
• Strong judgment and comfort operating with ambiguity.
• Comfortable owning outcomes, not just executing tasks.