Assistant Vice President, Financial Reporting

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/

The Assistant Vice President – Financial Reporting & Consolidation will be responsible for the preparation, review, and delivery of financial reporting for the firm’s corporate entities. The role will focus on the consolidation of financial information across multiple legal entities and investment structures, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and compliance with applicable accounting standards.

The AVP will play a key role in maintaining a strong financial control environment, supporting governance frameworks, and driving best practices across financial reporting and consolidation processes.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Financial Statement Reporting & Consolidation

• Prepare and review consolidated financial statements across multiple entities and investment structures, including consolidation of underlying funds and special purpose vehicles.
• Support preparation of statutory financial statements in accordance with applicable accounting standards (US GAAP)
• Support the quarterly and annual financial close processes, including preparation of:
• Consolidated balance sheets
• Profit & loss statements
• Cash flow statements
• Supporting disclosures and schedules.
• Perform consolidation activities including elimination entries, intercompany reconciliations, and consolidation adjustments.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of financial information used in consolidation processes.
• Deliver financial analysis and commentary on key variances and financial performance.

Accounting Governance & Control

• Ensure adherence to accounting policies, internal controls, and financial reporting standards.
• Maintain strong balance sheet substantiation processes and review key reconciliations.
• Participate in strengthening governance frameworks around financial reporting and consolidation.

Process Improvement & Best Practices

• Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and transparency within financial reporting and consolidation processes.
• Support automation initiatives and process improvements within the finance function. Drive the evolution of the Workday ERP environment, automating manual processes.
• Drive adoption of best practices in financial reporting and control frameworks.
• Manage and develop the Accounting team in the Hyderabad office.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with global finance teams, and other stakeholders to support financial reporting requirements.
• Collaborate with internal teams including Tax, Treasury, Corporate Finance and Legal to ensure alignment on financial reporting matters, tax planning, and capital markets transactions.
• Support external and internal audit processes related to financial reporting and consolidation.

• Chartered Accountant with 8+ years of accounting and financial reporting experience
• Strong experience in financial statement preparation (US GAAP) and consolidation accounting
• Ensures compliance with corporate financial standards and internal control requirements
• Understanding of investments entities, multi entity consolidation or fund structures is preferred
• Demonstrated experience supervising accounting teams
• Strong reconciliation and analysis skills
• Advance Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, ability to work with new tools
• Experience with Workiva and Workday financials is a plus

• Outstanding organizational skills with strong attention-to-detail;
• Team-oriented with strong integrity and professionalism.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to manage and mentor teams
• Ability to work in a collaborative manner and elicit corporation from and gain the confidence of a wide variety of participants including other departments.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment; able to drive issues to closure, is a self-starter committed to achieving results and has a strong sense of ownership and follow-through.
• Ability to work well under pressure and with time constraints; and,
• Ability to take the lead on various projects and communicate on follow-up items and progress for completion as scope of work expands, if necessary.

Education

• A Chartered Accountant with 8+ years of experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)

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.