Senior Manager, Compensation Operations

Our Company

Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with over $200 billion in assets under management. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled approach to investments in credit, private equity, real assets and listed equities.  The firm has over 1400 employees and offices in 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.

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The Senior Manager will be responsible for the operational oversight and maintaining books and records for Oaktree Employee Investment Fund, Long-Term Incentive (LTI), Employee Loan, and Co-investment Program.

Responsibilities include:

• Monitoring and reconciling daily cash and investor capital activity in Employee (Delaware and Cayman) Feeder Funds;

• Managing daily cash needs, forecasting potential shortfalls due to capital call fundings, and coordinating with Oaktree Treasury to secure funding for Employee Feeder Funds;

• Coordinating with third-party banking and lender relationships to meet all monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting deadlines;

• Supporting the launch of new series under Employee Feeder Funds, including understanding series structures, coordinating with cross-functional teams (Legal, Fund Accounting, Treasury, etc.), overseeing investor onboarding, and reviewing legal documentation for reporting requirements;

• Preparing quarterly consolidated investment statements for Oaktree employees, including executives and directors;

• Conducting quarterly reviews of investor capital account statements and analyzing performance metrics;

• Reviewing monthly audit packages prepared by the team to ensure accuracy and completeness, including capital activity, income and expense accruals, and investor allocations;

• Reviewing and/or preparing quarterly capital activity statements for Oaktree employees and calculating net cash settlements on capital activities between Oaktree and employees on a quarterly basis;

• Overseeing the review and approval of capital activities, including complex capital calls, distribution allocations, and investor notices;

• Preparing annual financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP;

• Coordinating audits with external auditors;

• Reviewing the monthly close reports for Oaktree's Long-Term Incentive Program;

• Preparing quarter-end preliminary and final deliverables for the Long-Term Incentive Program for Corporate Accounting, Treasury, and Finance;

• Preparing and analyzing employees' total assets under management (AUM) and Oaktree executives' and directors' capital activities annually for Corporate's 10K filing/questionnaire;

• Developing operational checklists and procedural documentation;

• Proactively identifying and suggesting improvements to streamline workflows and automate manual reporting;

• Participating in projects and continuous process improvements for key deliverables; and

• Performing additional tasks and projects as necessary.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant certification

• 8+ years of analytical experience within a professional firm

• Strong knowledge of reconciliation and account analysis

• Solid analytical skills and ability to understand and resolve complex problems

• Proven ability to manage tasks with competing priorities and deadlines, independently determining order of priority and self-initiating other value-added tasks

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat

• Experience with Geneva and/or Geneva World Investor or similar accounting systems is a plus

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 – Able to 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 required.
 

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.