GPSC Portfolio Monitoring, Associate/Senior Associate

This role is in office Monday to Thursday.

The GP Strategic Capital platform within Blue Owl is dedicated to acquiring minority equity stakes in and providing long-term financing to established alternative asset managers. Since December 2011, the team has formed 60+ partnerships with leading institutional quality alternative asset management firms. GPSC is seeking to add a member to its Investment Team with a financial accounting/advisory background. This individual will bear day-to-day responsibility for monitoring our on-going investments (approximately 2/3rd time allocation) and participate in the underwriting and due diligence process for new investments (approximately 1/3rd time allocation).

Responsibilities:

• Review financial documents to identify inaccuracies;

• Analyze investment financial data, trace and escalate discrepancies;

• Perform regular investment financial record audits to ensure compliance with agreements;

• Participate in quarterly and ad hoc partner on-site meetings;

• Prepare and update quarterly valuation models and memoranda of existing investments;

• Conduct ad hoc analysis involving Dyal’s Partners, which may include analysis around Partner’s portfolio companies, fund-level clients, equity ownership and compensation arrangements.

• Managing due diligence process (submitting request lists, arranging meetings, managing dataroom, etc.).

• Conduct financial due diligence incl. preparation of “quality of earnings assessment”.

• Modeling of and verification of management company economics.

• Participate in investment and financial due diligence meetings.

Requirements:

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in a Finance based field with coursework in Finance, Economics, and/or Accounting. 

• CPA is a plus;

• 3 to 5 years of relevant Accounting or Financial Services Audit experience;

• Transaction Advisory or Valuation Services experience preferred, but not pre-requisite;

• Strong knowledge of hedge fund and private equity strategies and firms; high degree of intellectual curiosity about the alternatives industry and its business dynamics;     

• Self-starting attitude and entrepreneurial spirit balanced with a commitment to teamwork;

• Exceptional ability to multi-task while still maintaining a fine-tuned attention to detail;

• Ability to effectively communicate complex information both orally and in written formats;

• Resourceful and able to handle multiple and changing priorities;

• Proactive in following up on details, anticipating issues, and closing loops on all requests; and

• Strong analytical skills with advanced experience using Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint

It is expected that the base annual salary range for this New York City-based position will be $100,000 to $125,000. Actual salaries may vary based on factors, such as skill, experience, and qualification for the role. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, based on factors such as individual and team performance.