Senior Alternative Investments Accountant - CTH

Axiom Path • Glen Allen, VA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join a well-established financial services organization that helps individuals and families build long-term financial security. This opportunity is part of a collaborative investments accounting function supporting complex financial assets and multiple business stakeholders. The team values adaptability, strong accounting fundamentals, continuous improvement, and professionals who can confidently move between priorities while maintaining accuracy and control. This is a contract-to-hire opportunity intended to convert into a permanent position, offering exposure to multiple investment accounting processes and asset classes. You will have the opportunity to support several accounting leaders and expand into broader responsibilities, with involvement in process improvement, reporting automation, controls, and accounting workflow enhancements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related business discipline.
• Two to five years of progressive accounting experience, ideally at the senior accountant level.
• Strong experience with manual journal entries, reconciliations, month-end close, controls, and audit support.
• Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to troubleshoot formulas, macros, and complex working files.
• Ability to manage changing priorities and support multiple managers or workstreams.
• Strong documentation, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Must be interested in permanent conversion and comfortable with required onsite participation.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in financial services, insurance, public accounting, investments, or another complex accounting environment is preferred.
• Exposure to alternative investments, private equity, limited partnerships, commercial mortgage loans, middle-market loans, or CECL is highly desirable.
• Experience with Alteryx, Power BI, Power Automate, macros, or accounting workflow automation is a plus.
• CPA, CPA eligibility, or interest in pursuing certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform manual journal entries, account reconciliations, close activities, and financial reporting support.
• Assist with accounting for alternative investments and other complex investment assets.
• Review accounting outputs, investigate discrepancies, and troubleshoot complex Excel working files.
• Support internal controls, audit requests, documentation, and ongoing process validation.
• Work across several accounting areas and adjust quickly as manager and business priorities change.
• Research accounting issues and help identify gaps or efficiencies within current processes.
• Partner with Finance, Investments, auditors, and other stakeholders to deliver timely and accurate results.
• Contribute to workflow improvement and automation initiatives using reporting or process tools when applicable.

Benefits

• W2 only (no C2C/1099)
• Contract-to-hire opportunity intended to convert into a permanent position.
• Hybrid work environment with required onsite participation in the Richmond, Virginia area.
• Exposure to multiple investment accounting processes and asset classes.
• Opportunity to support several accounting leaders and expand into broader responsibilities.
• Involvement in process improvement, reporting automation, controls, and accounting workflow enhancements.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior