Remote Investment Accounting Program Lead

Eliassen Group; City of Albany (NY); Remote; USD 117,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking an Investment Accounting Manager to lead a critical accounting and operational improvement initiative in a remote capacity. You will drive a cross‑functional program spanning Accounting, Finance, and Operations, delivering measurable improvements in processes, controls, and execution.

The role requires senior expertise in investment accounting, program leadership, and stakeholder management, with a hands‑on approach to stabilize operations and achieve results in a

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading remediation, transformation, or stabilization programs within investment accounting or financial operations.
• Strong governance, reporting, and stakeholder-management capabilities.
• Hands-on leader capable of stabilizing operations and delivering measurable results.

Responsibilities

• Lead a strategic investment accounting and operational improvement program with defined objectives, milestones, and success metrics.
• Assess current-state processes, controls, workflows, and deliverables to identify gaps and remediation priorities.
• Provide leadership across internal and external teams to improve execution, efficiency, and performance.
• Establish governance routines, status reporting, risk and issue management processes, and stakeholder communications.
• Design and implement process improvements, control enhancements, and documentation standards.
• Coordinate cross-functional efforts across Accounting, Finance, Operations, Technology, and Reporting teams.
• Track progress against milestones and escalate risks with mitigation plans.
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies and control frameworks.
• Drive continuous improvement to enhance scalability and operational effectiveness.

Skills

Investment accounting

Program leadership

Stakeholder management

Operational transformation

Project management

Governance & reporting

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance

CPA/CFA

MBA or related Master's

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking an Investment Accounting Manager to lead a critical accounting and operational improvement initiative in a remote capacity. You will drive a cross‑functional program spanning Accounting, Finance, and Operations, delivering measurable improvements in processes, controls, and execution.

The role requires senior expertise in investment accounting, program leadership, and stakeholder management, with a hands‑on approach to stabilize operations and achieve results in a