Vice President, ABF Fund Finance

Our Company

As a part of Brookfield’s $416B credit platform, Oaktree is a premier credit manager emphasizing an opportunistic, value-oriented, and risk-controlled approach to investing across credit, equity, and real estate.

Oaktree is 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.

Oaktree is wholly owned by Brookfield, a leading global investment firm with more than $1 trillion in assets under management. Brookfield owns and operates high-quality businesses and real assets that provide essential services and form the backbone of the global economy. It invests on behalf of institutions and individuals around the world across infrastructure, renewable power and transition, private equity, real estate, and credit.

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

Responsibilities

The Vice President will be responsible for core fund operations and reporting activities including cash management, liquidity planning, maintaining the books and records for various public and private funds, as well as reporting to clients and the portfolio group.

Responsibilities will include:

• Cash management and forecasting, NAV and subscription-line oversight, and borrowing base reporting to lenders;

• Daily NAV oversight for public funds;

• Ensuring compliance with key financial reporting controls and that evidentiary matter is appropriately documented to comply with the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley; 

• Oversee quarterly reporting deliverables to corporate finance team;

• Collaborate with tax team on lower-tier books and records and year-end tax reporting cycle;  

• Collaborate with operations teams on private deal life-cycle bookings and related controls;

• Preparation and maintenance of the books and records of pooled private investment funds organized as limited partnerships and/or separate accounts;
• Preparation and/or review of complex management fee and waterfall calculations;
• Recording and reconciliation of cash, investments and other balance sheet accounts;
• Estimating and posting of accruals;
• Preparation and/or review of allocations of income and expense allocations to each partner, including updating of distribution waterfall based on the terms of the governing documents;
• Determining and preparing distributions and drawdowns; 
• Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports;
• Analyzing and calculating performance metrics for partnerships/accounts as well as for each investment; 
• Coordinating with funds’ independent auditors, custodians, prime brokers and fund administrators; and
• Performing other tasks as required.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 13-15 years relevant accounting or audit experience within Big Four public accounting or a mix of public accounting and investment management industry experience;
• Strong knowledge of reconciliation and account analysis;
• Excellent understanding of accounting and the ability to apply relevant investment company accounting rules;
• Solid analytical skills and ability to understand and resolve complex problems;
• Experience with Geneva and/or Geneva World Investor accounting systems is a plus; and

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Personal Attributes

• Relationship Building; works effectively with strong, 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 other departments and third-party service providers.

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

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

•  Flexibility & Organization; adapt to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities; proven ability to multi-task and efficiently manage time across competing demands; able to effectively prioritize, execute tasks, and thrive in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment.

•  Driving Results; drives issues to closure; is a self-starter committed to achieving results and has a strong sense of ownership and follow-through.

Education 

Bachelor’s degree is required.  CPA or equivalent designation is a plus.

Base Salary Range

$160,000-$225,000

In addition to a competitive base salary, you will be eligible to receive discretionary bonus incentives, a comprehensive benefits package and a flexible work arrangement.  The base salary offered will be commensurate with experience and/or qualifications, industry knowledge and expertise, as well as prior training and education.

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.