Oaktree Capital Group, LLC

Assistant Vice President, Closed-end Fund Accounting

Oaktree Capital Group, LLC$145K — $190K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10-12 years of accounting or audit experience, especially with Big Four and investment management
  • Strong skills in reconciliation and account analysis
  • Deep understanding of investment accounting rules
  • Experience with back leverage financing structures
  • Knowledge of investment exclusion rights
  • Familiarity with Geneva/GWI and Investran
  • Proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

  • Prepare and maintain books for private investment funds
  • Account for and reconcile cash, investments, and real property
  • Record and reconcile purchase and sale transactions
  • Account for complex corporate actions
  • Post monthly closing accruals
  • Calculate income and expense allocations to partners
  • Prepare financial reports for clients
  • Analyze performance metrics for investments
  • Coordinate with auditors and fund administrators
  • Perform additional tasks as required

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Support for career development and training
  • Engagement in philanthropic initiatives
  • Culture of collaboration and diversity
  • Global opportunities with a large network of employees
Full Job Description

Responsibilities

The Assistant Vice President will be responsible for maintaining the books and records for various private partnerships and accounts, as well as reporting to clients and the portfolio group.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Preparing and maintaining the books and records of pooled private investment funds organized as limited partnerships and/or separate accounts;
  • Accounting for and reconciliation of cash, investments and real property;
  • Recording and reconciling of purchase and sale transactions;
  • Accounting for complex corporate actions;
  • Estimating and posting of monthly closing accruals;
  • Calculating 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 draw-downs;
  • Preparing of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports to clients;
  • Analyzing and calculating of performance metrics for partnerships/accounts as well as for each investment;
  • Coordinating with funds’ independent auditors, custodians, prime brokers and fund administrators;
  • Performing other tasks as required.

Qualifications

  • A minimum 10-12 years relevant accounting or audit experience with a mix of Big Four 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;
  • Strong understanding and experience with a back leverage facility/financing structure;
  • Understanding of investment exclusion rights/participation;
  • Knowledge of season and sell strategy/treatment;
  • Solid analytical skills and ability to understand and resolve complex problems;
  • Knowledge of Geneva/GWI and Investran; and
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Personal Attributes

  • Self-motivated with strong attention to detail and excellent work ethic;
  • Great organizational skills and able to handle complicated work efficiently and effectively;    
  • Takes initiative to ask questions and detect problems;
  • Superior written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively both individually and as a team; and
  • Ability to understand and resolve complex problems.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance. CPA a plus.

Base Salary Range

$145,000-$190,000 + discretionary bonus and

About Oaktree Capital Group, LLC

Oaktree Capital Group, LLC is a global investment management firm specializing in alternative investment strategies. The firm was founded in 1995 by a group of individuals who had been investing together since the mid-1980s in high yield bonds, convertible securities, distressed debt, real estate, control investments and listed equities. Oaktree has more than 950 employees and offices in 19 cities worldwide. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled approach to investments in distressed debt, corporate debt (including high yield debt and senior loans), control investing, convertible securities, real estate and listed equities. Oaktree's clients include 75 of the 100 largest U.S. pension plans, more than 400 corporations around the world, and over 350 endowments and foundations globally.
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