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.
About the Role
PIMCO is seeking a Vice President, Alternatives Accounting Manager to join the Accounting & Yield Services (PAY) team. This highly visible role sits at the intersection of investments, accounting, forecasting, and analytics, supporting income and yield forecasting across PIMCO's growing alternatives platform.
You will lead forecasting initiatives for alternative investment products, helping investment professionals and business leaders understand future income, yield, distributions, and related outcomes. The role requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, deep alternatives expertise, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights that influence investment and business decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and enhance income and yield forecasting for alternative investment strategies
- Develop and refine forecasting methodologies for new products, fund structures, and investment strategies
- Analyze portfolio, fund, and security-level drivers of forecast performance, identifying risks, trends, and opportunities
- Investigate forecast variances and improve forecasting accuracy and reliability
- Partner with Portfolio Managers, Product Strategists, Executive Leadership, and other stakeholders to provide decision-support analytics and recommendations
- Drive improvements in forecasting models, data quality, reporting, automation, and business processes
- Collaborate with technology teams to enhance forecasting platforms and analytical capabilities
- Lead strategic projects related to new business initiatives, regulatory changes, and technology enhancements
- Manage vendor relationships and oversee service provider performance
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required; CPA and/or CFA preferred
- 10+ years of experience in investment management, fund accounting, FP&A, consulting, fund administration, audit, or related financial services roles
- Experience supporting alternative investments, including private credit, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, BDCs, interval funds, or similar structures
- Strong understanding of investment accounting, income generation, yield analysis, valuations, cash flows, and fund structures
- Experience supporting forecasting, investment analysis, accounting advisory, or decision-support functions
- Demonstrated ability to analyze complex financial data, identify root causes, challenge assumptions, and deliver actionable insights
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience presenting to senior leaders and investment professionals
- Proficiency with analytical tools such as Excel, Bloomberg, SQL, or similar technologies
- Experience leveraging data, automation, AI, and technology to improve business outcomes and scalability
What We're Looking For
- Deep expertise in alternative investments and investment accounting
- Strong intellectual curiosity and investigative mindset
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- Collaborative leader with a focus on talent development and continuous improvement
- Passion for using data, technology, and analytics to drive better decisions
Why Join PIMCO?
This is an opportunity to help shape and scale a critical forecasting capability supporting some of PIMCO's most important alternative investment initiatives. You'll work directly with investment leaders, influence key business decisions, and drive innovation across forecasting, analytics, and technology.
PIMCO follows a total compensation approach when rewarding employees which includes a base salary and a discretionary bonus. 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.Salary Range: $ 137,500.00 - $ 195,000.00
Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement
PIMCO recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, military or veteran status, disability (physical or mental), any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other basis such as medical condition, or marital status under applicable laws.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree
- At least 10 years of experience in investment management, fund accounting, financial planning and analysis, consulting, fund administration, audit, or related financial services
- Experience supporting alternative investment products such as private equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, BDCs, or interval funds
- Broad knowledge of alternative investment strategies, structures, asset classes, investment vehicles, fund structures, capital activity, valuation methodologies, income generation, cash flows, and investor reporting
- Strong knowledge of fixed-income accounting, asset income, and yield-related accounting
- Experience supporting investment decision-making, forecasting, income analysis, yield analysis, accounting advisory, or related analytical functions
- Ability to assess complex investment structures and their economic, accounting, tax, and cash-flow impacts on forecasts
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including financial-data analysis, anomaly identification, data-quality assessment, and actionable recommendations
- Ability to communicate complex investment analyses and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience partnering with investment professionals, portfolio management, product teams, executive leadership, or other business stakeholders
- Experience using technology, AI, data, and automation to improve business outcomes and processes
- Experience using Excel, Bloomberg, SQL, database queries, or similar analytical technologies
- Experience partnering with technology teams to enhance systems, automate processes, or develop analytical capabilities
- Understanding of audit, controls, governance, and policy frameworks
- Experience overseeing vendors, consultants, and outsourced service providers
- Exposure to equities, derivatives, leveraged products, and other asset classes
- CPA or CFA designation
PIMCO Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is described as generous, with substantial vacation at hire and additional time accruing with tenure. Time away is regarded as a highly important part of the package.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is portrayed as comprehensive across medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, complemented by wellness options such as on-site fitness and health savings accounts. These offerings are consistently characterized as strong.
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Retirement Support — Offerings include 401(k) matching and Roth 401(k), with an employee stock purchase program available alongside tax-advantaged accounts. The breadth of long-term financial benefits is emphasized as a strength.
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What We Do
PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income. With our launch in 1971 in Newport Beach, California, PIMCO introduced investors to a total return approach to fixed income investing. In the 50+ years since, we have worked relentlessly to help millions of investors pursue their objectives – regardless of shifting marketing conditions. As active investors, our goal is not just to find opportunities, but to create them. To this end, we remain firmly committed to the pursuit of our mission: delivering superior investment returns, solutions, and service to our clients.
