Vice President, Fund Treasury

Our Company

Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with $205 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2024. 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 23 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.

For additional information please visit our website at www.oaktreecapital.com

Responsibilities

The Vice President will lead the day-to-day Fund Treasury operations including payment processing, capital activity, bank account management, bank portal user administration and bank relationship management for Oaktree’s funds and managed accounts. In addition, the individual will take a lead role with projects, transformation, and technology implementations. This person will also collaborate with internal teams and the firm’s financial institutions on various initiatives to increase automation, improve processes, identify, and evaluate technology-based solutions, and establish straight-through-processing.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop, implement and maintain necessary governance documentation including policies and procedures, controls, and process flows over treasury activities
• Oversight of bank accounts and managing interest bearing options for excess cash inclusive of sweep accounts
• Assist and support a future Treasury Management System (TMS) implementation
• Oversight of future TMS upgrades and/or maintenance with internal teams while managing impact to daily operations
• Support and manage system integrations between internal and external systems while monitoring data flows for accuracy
• Assist approval related tasks which can include: payments, payment templates, bank account requests and account data validation across various platforms
• Rollout and train users on system, features and/or enhancements which have impact on existing processes
• Provide leadership and guidance to Treasury team fostering an environment that encourages employee participation, teamwork and communication
• Partner and collaborate with multiple stakeholders across Treasury, Compliance, Finance, Technology, Legal and Risk to achieve organizational goals
• Lead transformation projects including technology-enabled initiatives while clearly presenting ROI and efficiencies
• Assist in internal audit, risk management and compliance reviews working as a subject matter expert to address action items to strengthen our controls and mitigate risk
• Strengthen bank relationships with regular reviews across financial institutions including investment banks, prime brokers and custodians to improve Oaktree’s banking structure and cash management
• Develop Bank Fee Analysis across banking relationships
• Identify and communicate critical roadblocks, prioritization, resource allocation, and key decision making
• Develop KPIs and metrics, analyzing trends and introduce reporting to key stakeholders
• Performing various other tasks and projects as required

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Treasury and/or Cash Management Operations
• 7+ years of management experience and proven success as a leader
• Investment management or global financial services experience preferred
• Experience with various financial institutions including investment banks, custodians and prime brokers
• Leadership experience in Treasury transformation while instilling best practices and appropriate controls and segregation of duties
• Experience with a TMS, Workday, Geneva platforms preferred
• Knowledge of bank connectivity preferred including SWIFT MT & MX Messaging (MT101, MT102, MT103, MT202, MT900, BAI, BAI2) and ACH payments
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, MS SharePoint/Teams or equivalent applications
• CTP a plus

Personal Attributes

• Exhibits sound judgment and decision-making with minimal supervision while understanding when to escalate risk areas
• Effectively demonstrates strong time management and multi-tasking skills across competing deliverables; able to prioritize and to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication (verbal/written) skills; ability to create and present material
• Successfully leads and manages large scale projects and/or time sensitive priorities while reporting status updates, risks and accomplishments to various stakeholders
• Flexible team player with a strong work ethic and the ability to shift priorities, demands and timelines
• Actively engages within the Company, recognized as a resource and trusted, collaborative partner

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related field

Base Salary Range

$165,000 - $200,000

In addition to a competitive base salary, you will be eligible to receive discretionary bonus incentives, a comprehensive benefits package and a flexible work arrangement.  The base salary offered will be commensurate with experience and/or qualifications, industry knowledge and expertise, as well as prior training and education.

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.