Family Office Operations Manager - Accounting

Overview:

About us:

Founded in 1990, LS Power is a premier development, investment, and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector, with leading platforms across generation, transmission and energy expansion solutions. Since inception, LS Power has developed or acquired 50,000 MW of power generation, including utility-scale solar, wind, hydro, battery energy storage, and natural gas-fired facilities. Through its transmission business, LS Power Grid, the company built and operates 780+ miles of high-voltage transmission and 7 transmission utilities and has another 375+ miles currently in construction or development. LS Power actively invests in and scales businesses that are meeting the growing needs of the energy expansion, including electric vehicle charging, demand response, microgrids, renewable fuels and waste-to-energy platforms. Over the years, LS Power has raised more than $76 billion in debt and equity capital to support North American infrastructure.

Our Purpose, Mission, & Values:

Our Purpose is to solve complex energy problems that improve the world

Our Mission is to make lives better by developing a cleaner and more reliable energy ecosystem

Our Values are the willingness to participate in and help strengthen our culture of integrity, Innovation, Teamwork, and Taking Ownership

Our People create value and are our Most Valuable asset. We take our values of Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork and Taking Ownership seriously and ask candidates to think about how they can help us further enhance our culture with their specific skillsets, capabilities and experiences.

Benefits

We provide our team the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and continue in their career growth. We are committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits that include 100% employer paid premium healthcare, paid parental leave and more.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $120,000 – $135,000, which we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. This role is primarily based in New Jersey, with occasional travel to the New York office as business needs require. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and this range may be modified in the future.

About the Role:

We are seeking a Family Office Operations Manager (Accounting Focus) to support the financial operations of our family office across multiple entities. This is a hands-on leadership role for a seasoned accounting professional who can balance detailed execution with team oversight and stakeholder communication. The ideal candidate is a working manager within a single-family office with strong technical accounting skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to operate confidently in a high-expectation, high-discretion environment. This role serves as a key liaison between the Director of Family Office and junior accounting staff, as well as external advisors.

Responsibilities:

What you will do:

- Oversee and execute accounting operations across multiple family office entities

- Prepare, review, and manage monthly close activities, journal entries, and reconciliations

- Develop, review, and maintain working paper packages, with a strong understanding of underlying financial activity

- Prepare financial summaries, analyses, and presentation materials to support leadership and family stakeholders

- Manage cash flow, banking activity, and liquidity across entities

- Coordinate with external accountants, tax advisors, and legal partners

- Ensure accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to internal controls and best practices

- Lead, coach, and review the work of two direct reports, providing ongoing guidance and development

- Act as a day-to-day problem solver and escalation point for accounting and operational matters

- Partner closely with the Director of Family Office on ad hoc projects and evolving priorities

Qualifications:

We want you on our team because you…

- Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, with a Master’s degree and/or CPA strongly preferred.

- Bring 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 2 years within a complex multi-entity family office.

- Have a working knowledge of public financial markets and alternative investments including private equity funds, hedge funds, venture capital, etc.

- Have people management experience and enjoy coaching, reviewing, and developing junior team members.

- Possess exceptional attention to detail and take pride in accuracy and well-organized work

- Are a strong communicator who can engage effectively with senior leaders, external partners, and junior staff.

- Are resilient and able to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-expectation environment while maintaining professionalism and discretion.

- Are comfortable rolling up your sleeves as a working manager, balancing hands-on execution with oversight.

- Have sound judgment, a high level of integrity, and the ability to handle confidential information with care.

- Can translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insights for non-financial audiences.