Manager, Fund Operations FKA Shared Services

Our Company

Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with more than $220 billion in assets under management. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented, and risk-controlled approach to investments in credit, equity, and real estate. The firm has more than 1,400 employees and offices in more than 25 cities worldwide.

We are committed to cultivating an environment that is collaborative, curious, inclusive and honors diversity of thought. Providing training and career development opportunities and emphasizing strong support for our local communities through philanthropic initiatives are essential to our culture.

For additional information, please visit Oaktree’s website at http://www.oaktreecapital.com/

Scope and Responsibilities

This position is within Oaktree’s Fund Accounting & Operations Shared Services team, which works across all of Oaktree’s fund accounting teams to centralize and streamline fund data. Shared Services works in partnership with several other sub departments to deliver standardized fund data, so strong communication and collaboration skills are critical to success in this position.  The analyst will assist with several initiatives to improve the implementation and maintenance of standardized processes and best practices over financial and non-financial information across Oaktree’s CFO organization. This includes preparing and  aggregating quarterly fund data deliverables for various departments within Oaktree and its parent company, coordinating fund  accounting support for the SOX/SOC-1 control audits, assisting with auditor independence and coordination of the funds’  financial statement audits, participating in vendor oversight processes, help coordinate accounting-related responses to due  diligence questions and client requests across several fund accounting strategies and contributing to ad hoc projects and  process improvement testing as needed.   

Responsibilities include:  

• Collaborate with the Shared Services team and fund accounting team to communicate fund data across the organization and serve as a central point of contact to address related questions and requests from internal and external stakeholders.  

• Aggregate, provide and analyze fund level data. This includes providing data and reviewing deliverables to corporate accounting, corporate finance, other Oaktree departments, and Oaktree’s parent company. Ensure that the data provided is accurate and sent in a timely manner.  

• Serve as a key contact for the Internal Controls Group to provide support for their fund of SOX/SOC-1 control testing and scoping. This includes organizing walkthrough support and responses, providing a valid population, coordinating with fund accounting to provide testing supports timely.   

• Corporate Accounting and Finance deliverable and Brookfield reporting   

• Assist on the auditor independence process, which includes reaching out to deal team or portfolio companies, collecting relevant supports, documenting the quarterly inquiries, preparing ad-hoc analysis, enhancing the processes, and communicating effectively to deal team, auditors, fund accountants and other internal/external stakeholders.  

• Assist with projects related to process improvement and help implement best practices across the Fund Accounting teams.  

Qualifications  

• Minimum 7 years relevant accounting or audit experience, preferably with 1-2 years of experience in the asset management industry  

• Strong knowledge of private investment funds  

• Experience with SOX and/or SOC-1 compliance audits preferred but not required  

• Excellent communication skills; both written and verbal  

• Strong judgment and analytical skills – proven ability to communicate proactively, analyze and escalate issues as needed and reach well-considered conclusions under tight time constraints  

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel  

Personal Attributes  

• Relationship Building; works effectively with diverse teams of people with multiple perspectives, talents and backgrounds. Ability to elicit cooperation from and gain the confidence of a wide variety of participants including upper management, other departments and third-party service providers.  

• Communication; strong interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills.  

• Independence & Collaboration; proficient at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment; able to complete work effectively with limited supervision (at times) with high attention-to-detail.  

• Intellectual Curiosity; energized by learning new things and engaging across a wide range of issues; adept at conducting research into project-related issues; display a technical aptitude that lends itself to learning and mastering new technologies.  

Education  

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.   

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY

Oaktree is committed to diversity and to equal opportunity employment. Oaktree does not make employment decisions on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, past or present physical or mental disability, HIV status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran status, military service,  marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic violence victim status or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances. This policy applies to hiring, placement, internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, recruitment advertising, transfers, demotions, layoffs, terminations, recruitment advertising, rates of pay and other forms of compensation and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment.

This policy applies to all Oaktree applicants, employees, clients, and contractors.

Equal Opportunity Employment Policy

Oaktree is committed to diversity and to equal opportunity employment. Oaktree does not make employment decisions on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, past or present physical or mental disability, HIV status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran status, military service, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic violence victim status or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances. This policy applies to hiring, placement, internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, recruitment advertising, transfers, demotions, layoffs, terminations, recruitment advertising, rates of pay and other forms of compensation and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment. This policy applies to all Oaktree applicants, employees, clients, and contractors. Staff members wishing to report violations or suspected violations of this policy should contact the head of their department or Human Resources.

For positions based in Los Angeles

For those applying for a position in the city of Los Angeles, the firm will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.