Vice President, Alternatives Fund Controller
PIMCO · New York, United States +1 · 3mo ago
PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns.
Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.
Position Description
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.
Location
Newport Beach, CAor New York, NY
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- 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
Qualifications
- 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
Preferred Qualifications
- CPA designation strongly preferred
- Background in Big 4 or leading public accounting firm preferred
- Experience working across multiple jurisdictions (e.g., US, Cayman, Luxembourg)
Professional Attributes
If the following qualities resonate with you, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity at PIMCO. We offer a dynamic work environment where you can make a meaningful impact:
- Thrives in a fast‑paced, high‑intensity, deadline‑driven environment and adapts effectively to shifting priorities and ambiguity.
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities with sound professional judgment.
- Highly organized, with strong time and project management skills and the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Comfortable operating with ambiguity and taking ownership of in‑flight processes, with the ability to bring structure, accountability, and clarity to evolving environments.
- Demonstrates intellectual curiosity and a desire to learn across asset classes, investment strategies, and emerging industry trends.
- Clear, confident written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to balance attention to detail with an understanding of the broader investment, client, and business context.
- Highly collaborative workstyle, fostering effective partnerships with cross-functional colleagues, service providers, and other stakeholders.
- Self-motivated and detail-oriented, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Exhibits high emotional intelligence, adaptability, resilience, and professionalism.
- Demonstrates credibility, integrity, and strong ethical standards in all interactions.
- Resourceful and thoughtful problem solver who approaches complex issues with a practical and solutions‑oriented mindset.
Salary Range: $ 175,000.00 - $ 240,000.00
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