Summary
Financial & Administrative Support – Private Household/Family Office
Location: London
Position: Full-time, Permanent
Start Date: Flexible
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
About the Role:
A highly organised and discreet Financial & Administrative Support professional is required to join a prestigious private household/family office in London. This is a unique role, supporting the Principals and Household Management Team with a strong focus on financial administration, record-keeping, and the smooth running of household operations.
The successful candidate will act as a trusted point of contact, handling sensitive financial matters, overseeing budgets, and providing administrative support to ensure the household and family office are run with precision and efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
- Managing household and personal budgets, monitoring expenses, and producing monthly/quarterly financial reports.
- Processing invoices, payments, and expense claims in a timely and accurate manner.
- Liaising with accountants, banks, tax advisors, and external financial professionals.
- Maintaining organised digital and physical filing systems for financial and legal documents.
- Assisting with household insurance, contracts, and renewals.
- Supporting with administrative tasks such as diary management, correspondence, travel arrangements, and vendor management when required.
- Assisting in staff payroll, timesheets, and HR-related administration.
- Ensuring absolute discretion and confidentiality in handling personal and financial information.
Candidate Requirements:
- Strong background in finance, bookkeeping, or administrative support (private household, family office, or boutique finance experience preferred).
- Excellent IT skills (MS Office, Excel, accounting software desirable).
- Impeccable organisational skills with a keen eye for detail and accuracy.
- Discretion, integrity, and the ability to handle confidential information.
- Flexible, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities.
- Previous experience in a UHNW household, family office, or yachting environment (particularly Chief Stew with accounting responsibility or Purser experience) would be highly desirable.
Package:
- Competitive salary (depending on experience).
- Discretionary bonuses.
- Opportunity to work in a prestigious private household/family office environment.
