Manager, Cash Operations

Job Description

Our Company

Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with about $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 1200 employees and offices in 24 cities worldwide.

Our investment philosophy consists of six enduring tenets: risk control, consistency, market inefficiency, specialization, de-emphasis of macro-forecasting and disavowal of market timing. These tenets are central to our opportunistic and value-oriented approach.

Our mission is to deliver superior investment results with risk under control and to conduct business with the highest integrity. Sustainability considerations are a critical component of achieving this mission. As long-term investors, we recognize that accounting for sustainability considerations throughout the investment lifecycle can help us avoid undue risk and better identify attractive opportunities. These efforts are part of our long-standing commitment to excellence in bottom-up investment analysis

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 more information including Oaktree's approach to sustainability, please visit our Responsibility site.

Responsibilities

The Manager position is a high-visibility, high-impact role within the 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, staging FX trades, managing the cash reconciliation process, and driving daily cash management decisions. This position will work closely with Investment teams, Deal Operations, Fund Treasury, Trade Support, Fund Accounting, Custodian Banks, and the Corporate group to ensure cash movements are executed timely and accurately. Importantly, this person will participate in initiatives to develop both short-term tactical and long-term strategic solutions to improve BAU processes and identify and evaluate technology-based solutions. This role will be responsible for assisting the Vice President in driving cross-functional initiatives and working with the technology team to design, write specifications, test, build, and deliver new functionality as applicable.

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 and implementing VBA/SQL-based short-term tactical solutions
• Establishing SLAs with internal teams to ensure high success rates
• Establishing KPIs to measure and continually improve processes
• Identifying, measuring, and mitigating process 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 specifications for technology enhancements
• Writing effective procedures and training others when necessary
• Performing various other tasks and projects as necessary
• Processing cash movements through complex legal entity structures

Qualifications

• 8+ 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
• Experience in leading technology implementation and / or projects
• Knowledge of Jira a plus
• 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
• Expert in Excel formulas and logic
• Expert in SQL and VBA
• Understanding of complex fund and deal structures 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
• Strong attention to detail

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

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.