Vice President, Alternatives Fund Controller
About The Position
PIMCO’s Alternatives platform is a key strategic growth area for the firm, managing approximately $150 billion across a diverse range of investment strategies and vehicle structures, including evergreen and closed-end funds. As the platform continues to expand—particularly across complex, open-ended private credit strategies, the need for scalable, well-governed financial infrastructure has become increasingly critical. The Alternatives Funds Finance team plays a central role in supporting this growth, providing end-to-end financial oversight across the platform, including accounting and control, investor reporting, audit and regulatory coordination, treasury and liquidity management, and oversight of third-party service providers. We are seeking a Vice President, Alternatives Fund Controller to join the team, with a focus on evergreen private credit strategies. This individual will be responsible for overseeing the financial accounting, reporting, and control framework for a complex set of hybrid, open-ended funds investing across public and private credit markets, including real estate and specialty finance. This role requires a highly proficient accountant with deep alternatives experience and strong product knowledge, particularly in private credit and complex fund structures. The position offers significant visibility across the organization and the opportunity to partner closely with Portfolio Management, Legal, Tax, Compliance, and Operations to support both ongoing fund oversight and new product development initiatives.
Requirements
- 8–15 years of experience in fund accounting, audit, or finance within an alternative asset manager or leading public accounting firm
- Strong experience with alternative investment structures, with preference for exposure to private credit and evergreen/open-ended funds
- Demonstrated experience overseeing fund administrators and external service providers
- Strong understanding of US GAAP and investment company accounting principles
- Experience with complex financial structures, including private credit, structured products, real estate, and hybrid fund vehicles
- Proven ability to manage audit processes and regulatory reporting requirements
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills
- Ability to operate independently with a high degree of accountability and ownership
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Demonstrated ability to leverage technology and automation tools (including AI-enabled solutions) to enhance operational efficiency and scalability
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Embodies PIMCO’s CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility, and Excellence
Nice To Haves
- CPA designation strongly preferred
- Background in Big 4 or leading public accounting firm preferred
- Experience working across multiple jurisdictions (e.g., US, Cayman, Luxembourg)
Responsibilities
- Serve as a Fund Controller, with ownership of financial oversight and control for a group of complex evergreen private credit funds
- Oversee fund administrators responsible for NAV production, ensuring accuracy of accounting, valuation, fee calculations, and investor allocations
- Act as the accountable owner of the fund accounting and reporting framework, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and consistency with fund governing documents and accounting policies
- Review and challenge financial outputs, including capital account statements, investor reporting, and audited financial statements
- Manage the fund close cycle, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of reporting to internal stakeholders and investors
- Oversee accounting for complex and illiquid investments, including private credit instruments, structured products, real estate debt and equity, and hybrid fund structures
- Evaluate and operationalize bespoke fee arrangements, including designing analytical review frameworks to ensure accurate application across investors and distribution partners
- Serve as a key interface between fund-level finance and corporate finance functions, including Corporate Controllers, Treasury, and firm-wide reporting teams, ensuring alignment between fund performance, fee generation, and firm-level financial reporting
- Oversee fund treasury and liquidity management, including subscriptions/redemptions, capital calls, and income distributions
- Partner closely with Portfolio Management and deal teams on complex transactions to ensure appropriate financial reporting treatment
- Manage external audits, regulatory filings, and compliance-related reporting requirements
- Oversee third-party service providers, including fund administrators, ensuring performance against SLAs, quality of deliverables, and continuous improvement
- Lead process improvement initiatives, enhancing controls, reducing operational risk, and improving scalability, including through the use of automation and emerging technologies
- Serve as a central point of coordination across internal stakeholders, including Finance, Product Strategy, Legal, Tax, Compliance, and Operations
- Support new product launches and structural changes, contributing to the development and scaling of new fund offerings
Benefits
- Base salary is the fixed component of compensation that is determined by core job responsibilities, relevant experience, internal level, and market factors.
- The discretionary bonus is used to award performance and therefore is determined by company, business, team, and individual performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
