VP, Middle Office Transformation Accounting Oversight

PIMCO•Austin, TX

9d•$145,000 - $199,000

About The Position

PIMCO is seeking an experienced investment accounting professional to manage the design and delivery of key aspects of the firm’s Middle-Office Transformation (MOT) program. Working with stakeholders across the front, middle, and back office, the role defines PIMCO’s accounting requirements and guides systems, processes, and capabilities toward a target state. This visible, hands-on role sits at the intersection of accounting, investments, performance, and transaction processing. The successful candidate leads a team assessing current capabilities and processes against stakeholder accounting needs, then redesigns them to provide high-quality decision-support information. As an investment accounting subject matter expert, this person serves as a central point of contact for accounting considerations during and beyond the transformation. The role requires strong technical accounting skills, including accounting policy, industry-standard methodologies, accounting and valuation considerations, and gain/loss. It also calls for strong communication and organizational skills, a broad understanding of investment strategies and the middle office, and an active, detail-oriented approach to complex data and organizational change. The position may be based in New York, NY; Austin, TX; or Newport Beach, CA.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree at minimum, preferably in business, finance, or a related field.
At least 10 years of experience in middle-office IBOR accounting, fund administration and accounting, performance reporting, or related functions.
Strong knowledge of fixed income and derivative accounting, especially asset income and yield-related accounting.
Strong understanding of the relationship between investment activity, accounting outcomes, income generation, and trade operations.
Demonstrated success leading major technical or system migrations or transformations involving third-party vendor solutions and software platforms.
Experience using technology, AI, data, and automation to improve business outcomes, modernize processes, and enhance efficiency, scalability, and effectiveness.
Experience partnering with technology teams to enhance systems, automate processes, or develop analytical capabilities.
Exceptional leadership, communication, interpersonal, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
Experience managing employees and overseeing vendors, consultants, and outsourced service providers.
Strong accounting and financial acumen, including the ability to understand complex investment strategies and financial instruments and their effects on income, yield, and accounting outcomes.
Ability to work at strategic and technical levels, investigate underlying drivers, solve complex problems, challenge assumptions, and translate findings into actionable insights.
Strong organization and ability to manage competing priorities, tight deadlines, and diverse stakeholder groups in a fast-paced environment.
Sound judgment, integrity, accountability, and decision-making in analytical and risk-aware environments.
Collaborative leadership approach and commitment to developing talent, fostering partnerships, and driving continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

MBA designation.
Significant experience supporting accounting policy and methodology, valuation, P&L, and/or accounting standards implementation or review.
Exposure to equities, leveraged products, and other asset classes.
CPA and/or CFA designation.

Responsibilities

Define target-state accounting needs and oversee program plans across Middle-Office Transformation workstreams, especially income accruals and accounting gain/loss calculations.
Lead internal personnel and managed resources in assessing whether target-state capabilities meet PIMCO’s needs.
Oversee test design, execution, and issue resolution, and communicate status and results regularly.
Serve as an accounting subject matter expert, proposing enhancements to ensure processes, controls, and technologies achieve a leading target state.
Answer technical accounting questions related to complex transactions and corporate actions.
Support accounting policy decisions arising during the transformation by evaluating facts and circumstances and providing recommendations or conclusions.
Produce executive-ready status reports, RAG dashboards, and program metrics for steering committees and senior leadership.
Design and implement operational readiness assessments, user acceptance testing, and training activities.
Work across teams to ensure future-state controls, quality checkpoints, and governance protocols appropriately account for accounting data.
Manage employees and provide oversight of vendors, consultants, and outsourced service providers.