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.
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The Analyst position is a high-visibility, high-impact role within the Deal and Cash Operations team at Oaktree. This role will be responsible for forecasting cash balances, managing cash movements to cover funding needs such as deal funding and expenses, monitoring exposures, staging FX trades, including FX forwards and FX Options, and driving daily cash management decisions.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include:
- Forecasting available cash balances
- Monitoring for and preventing account overdrafts (in various currencies)
- Working with investments teams to ensure cash availability for upcoming purchases, redemptions, etc.
- Staging FX orders to raise cash and to hedge currency risk
- Identifying, measuring, and mitigating process risk, particularly as it related to FX risk
- Addressing daily issues, understanding root causes, and implementing process improvements
- Building effective working relationships with internal stakeholders
- Participating in initiatives to establish and continuously improve automation and efficiency
- Writing effective procedures and training others when necessary
- Processing cash movements through complex legal entity structures
Qualifications
- 2-6 years relevant operations experience at an Asset Management company, Investment Bank, or other related financial services company; specific expertise and knowledge of cash management and foreign exchange
- Familiarity working with large data sets and ability to understand, synthesize and explain findings
- Must be able to critically think and independently solve issues and participate in projects for improved efficiency and automation
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to communicate in clear and concise manner
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Expert in Excel formulas and logic
- Understanding of complex fund and deal structures a plus
- Knowledge of SQL and VBA is a plus
- Knowledge of SharePoint a plus
- Knowledge of PowerBI a plus
- Knowledge of Advent Geneva & Global World Investor a plus
- Knowledge of Allvue Everest a plus
- Knowledge of Power Apps or Power Automate a plus
- Understanding of Custodian Bank a plus
Personal Attributes
- Collaborative, team-oriented individual with strong sense of integrity and professionalism
- Must have outstanding initiative and be a self-starter
- Demonstrate non-linear thinking and have excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Able to work under tight deadlines and high pressure
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple competing tasks
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.
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.
