Assistant Vice President, Corporate Actions, Investment Operations

Oaktree Capital Management•Los Angeles, CA

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

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 1,400 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. The Assistant Vice President, Corporate Actions position will be responsible for ensuring all corporate action events, including complex bankruptcy restructuring, private transactions, bank debt amendments, and proxy voting are processed timely and accurately to Oaktree’s books and records. This person will work closely with internal teams (bank debt processing, trade processing, accounting, pricing, legal, tax, compliance and investment professionals) and external stakeholders (custodians, outside counsel, agents).

Requirements

10+ years relevant corporate actions experience
Specific expertise and knowledge of equity and debt instruments and syndicated and non-syndicated loans
Understanding of ISO/SWIFT standards
Experience working with industry utilities and communication protocols such as Geneva, Everest, Bloomberg preferred
Proficiency using Excel, Power BI and other MS Office software
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills (English language)
Strong initiative and a self-starter with a proven ability to produce daily under minimal supervision
Ability to multi-task, work well under pressure
Proven problem-solving experience including root cause analysis and process improvement
Strong quantitative and analytical skills
Team-oriented with aptitude for training and developing other team members
Flexibility to work outside of standard hours on occasion as needed to meet deadlines
Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels

Responsibilities

Ensure corporate actions events are processed accurately and timely across multiple accounts, funds, and special purpose vehicles
Confirm details of bankruptcy restructuring transactions via communication with investment professionals, accounting, tax, legal, compliance, pricing and other stakeholder groups
Analyze and process complex corporate action events to Oaktree’s Geneva accounting platform after confirming with data vendors and external agents
Ensure Oaktree is meeting requirements related to timely event processing and validating the team is following all daily procedures and audit requirements
Build effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and outside service providers (attorneys, agents, custodians)
Identify opportunities to increase operational efficiency, minimize risk and implement improvements
Resolve position and cash reconciliation breaks related to corporate actions
Capture and analyze valuable data to build upon established Key Performance Indicators
Provide supporting materials for auditors as requested
Perform other various tasks and projects as necessary