Manager, Fund Accounting & Financial Reporting

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.

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