Remote Investment Accounting Program Lead

Eliassen Group; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 117,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking an experienced Investment Accounting Manager to lead a critical accounting and operational improvement initiative. This role serves as the program lead, assessing current-state processes, identifying root causes of challenges, implementing corrective actions, and driving sustainable improvements across finance operations in a remote setting.

The ideal candidate combines investment accounting expertise with strong program leadership, stakeholder management, and hands-on

Qualifications

• Experience leading remediation, transformation, or stabilization programs in investment accounting or financial operations.
• Demonstrated people leadership, including vendor or managed-service teams.
• Strong project/program management with governance and reporting experience.
• Ability to identify root causes and implement practical process and control improvements.
• Excellent communication with executive-level reporting

Responsibilities

• Lead a strategic investment accounting and operational improvement program with clear objectives and milestones.
• Assess current-state processes, controls, and workflows to identify gaps and remediation priorities.
• Provide leadership and accountability across internal and external teams to improve execution and efficiency.
• Establish governance routines, status reporting, risk and issue management, 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 accuracy

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

CPA, CFA preferred

MBA or Master’s in Accounting/Finance preferred

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking an experienced Investment Accounting Manager to lead a critical accounting and operational improvement initiative. This role serves as the program lead, assessing current-state processes, identifying root causes of challenges, implementing corrective actions, and driving sustainable improvements across finance operations in a remote setting.

The ideal candidate combines investment accounting expertise with strong program leadership, stakeholder management, and hands-on