Specialist, Investment Operations

Brookfield Asset Management • Toronto, ON

9d • CA$70,000 - CA$85,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Private Asset Servicing (PAS) supports the end-to-end operational servicing of private and alternative investment portfolios, including private credit, private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and other bespoke investment structures. The team partners closely with Investments, Legal, Accounting, Trade Operations, a dedicated Reconciliations team, administrators, custodians, agents, and external service providers to ensure accurate execution, monitoring, and ongoing servicing of private securities throughout their lifecycle.
This role works is well suited for an individual with a solid foundation in asset servicing, investment operations, middle office, or fund accounting who is comfortable reviewing deal documentation, understanding trade mechanics, coordinating with multiple stakeholders, and investigating complex lifecycle events across private securities.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in investment operations, asset servicing, middle office, fund accounting, or a related investment operations role, with exposure to private or alternative assets preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, business, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of trade and servicing lifecycle events for private securities, including deal closing, funding, trade booking, interest and repayment activity, amendments, restructurings, transfers, and ongoing servicing.
• Experience reviewing and operationalizing legal or transaction documentation is strongly preferred.
• Exposure to cash, position, trade, transaction, or security master reconciliations is preferred, including investigation and break resolution.
• Strong attention to detail with a control mindset and focus on data accuracy, completeness, and auditability.
• Clear communicator, comfortable partnering with Legal, Accounting, Investments, Trade Operations, administrators, custodians, agents, and external service providers.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven, team-based environment and escalate issues with clear recommendations.
• Curiosity and willingness to build deep subject matter expertise in private asset structures, documentation, controls, and operational best practices.

Nice To Haves

• CFA, CPA, CAIA are beneficial but not required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; exposure to Aladdin, WSO, Clearwater, DUCO, Power BI, Power Query, or other data/reporting tools is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end operational lifecycle of assigned private investments, including onboarding, deal closing, funding, ongoing servicing, repayments, interest payments, resets, amendments, restructurings, assignments, transfers, corporate actions, and covenant-related activity.
• Own or support assigned issuers and assets from deal close through ongoing servicing, ensuring clear accountability for asset-level activity, open items, and required follow-ups.
• Continue to support client/account ownership responsibilities, including month-end close, position confirmations, reconciliation sign-offs, accounting alignment, and audit support.
• Review and interpret legal and transaction documents, including credit agreements, confirmations, capital call notices, amendment documents, agent notices, and related documentation, to support accurate operational setup and servicing.
• Translate key economic and operational terms from legal documentation into operational workflows, system setup, ongoing monitoring, and required servicing actions.
• Coordinate operational readiness for new deals, including funding requirements, trade setup, account requirements, counterparty details, stakeholder contacts, and required documentation.
• Ensure assets are created fully and accurately across relevant platforms and records as applicable.
• Review funding requests, validate key economics, coordinate liquidity checks with the relevant client/account owner, and liaise with stakeholders to support timely execution.
• Review and help prepare private asset trades and funding activity in IBOR or other applicable systems, ensuring details are complete and accurate for downstream processing.
• Monitor upcoming activity through relevant reports, trackers, notices, and pipeline reviews to identify required servicing actions in advance.
• Investigate and resolve cash, position, trade, transaction, income, and static data breaks tagged by the Reconciliations team for assigned assets or accounts.
• Work with the Reconciliations team to identify root causes, confirm ownership, and ensure breaks are resolved within expected timelines.
• Support the completeness and accuracy of position, cash, transaction, and security master data across investment, accounting, and servicing platforms.
• Maintain clear documentation and audit trails supporting operational activity, lifecycle processing, servicing decisions, close deliverables, and key approvals.
• Liaise with Investment teams, Legal, Accounting, Trade Operations, administrators, custodians, agents, counterparties, and other service providers to support day-to-day servicing of private assets.
• Partner closely with Investment Accounting during month-end and period-end close to ensure servicing activity is accurately reflected in financial records.
• Assist with audit requests, internal control reviews, and information requests from stakeholders.
• Contribute to process improvements, procedure documentation, system enhancements, and control improvements related to private asset servicing.
• Build deep working knowledge of assigned private asset structures, documentation, system workflows, operational controls, and servicing best practices.

Benefits

• Brookfield is committed to maintaining a Positive Work Environment that is safe and respectful; our shared success depends on it. Accordingly, we do not tolerate workplace discrimination, violence or harassment.
• Brookfield is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Should you require a Human Rights Code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level