Assistant Vice President, Global Treasury

Our Company

Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with more than $220 billion in assets under management. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented, and risk-controlled approach to investments in credit, equity, and real estate. The firm has more than 1,400 employees and offices in more than 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.

Global Treasury offers integrated, enterprise solutions for bank administration, payments execution, liquidity and risk management across all Oaktree entities and investment strategies. By centralizing these core functions for our key stakeholders, Treasury aims to enhance operational efficiency, reduce costs, increase yields on excess liquidity, and ensure disciplined, firm-wide risk management.

For additional information, please visit Oaktree’s website at http://www.oaktreecapital.com/

Responsibilities

The AVP will oversee the day-to-day Global Treasury operation including payment operations, bank account management and bank online user administration for Oaktree’s funds and managed accounts. The AVP will manage and support team members with escalations and liaise with internal stakeholders and banking partners. This person will also collaborate with internal teams and the firm’s financial institutions on various initiatives to increase automation, improve processes and support implementations of technology-based solutions.

Responsibilities include:

• Oversee end-to-end payment operations across domestic and cross-border transactions, ensuring accurate and timely settlement of high-value wire transfers, ACH batches, and intercompany flows while maintaining compliance with internal controls, banking agreements, and regulatory requirements (e.g., OFAC, FinCEN).
• Leading a team responsible for daily operations for global bank account onboarding, maintaining KYC and related bank signatories, and user provisioning in banking platforms across multiple internal teams
• Support and manage key modules for a future Treasury Management System implementation
• Evaluate current operational controls and procedures to identify opportunities for improved efficiency
• Enhance and maintain bank account validation, including Standard Settlement Instructions with routine audits across internal systems to ensure accuracy and reliability of bank account data
• Review or authorize repetitive payment templates; input payments within internal systems, bank portals and provide backup support as needed
• Bank Relationship Management - act as a liaison between Oaktree and its financial institutions, ensuring the company’s service levels and financial needs are being met
• Facilitate and lead FBAR reviews and support documentation needed for annual filings
• Manage transformation projects including technology-enabled initiatives while clearly presenting ROI and efficiencies
• Review and evaluate KPIs across functions to help support business decisions
• Rollout and train users on system, features and/or enhancements which have an impact on existing processes
• Build effective working relationships with internal and external teams
• Escalation management with both internal and external stakeholders
• Performing various other tasks and projects as necessary

Qualifications

• 9 - 11 years of experience in Treasury and/or Cash Management Operations: Payments, Bank Account Management, Online Banking Administration, Capital Activity
• 5+ years of management experience and proven success as a leader
• Knowledge and understanding of various banking relationships, markets and account types including custody, DDA and Prime Brokerage preferred within investment management
• Proven ability to manage tasks with competing priorities and deadlines, independently determining order of priority and self-initiating other value-added tasks
• Strong analytical, business acumen and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to work across multiple teams in the organization
• Strong critical thinking, complex problem solving, and independent decision-making skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication and strong presentation skills
• Knowledge and experience of banking products and services (fraud prevention, payments, securities)
• Knowledge and experience in bank portals (user administration, payments, reporting)
• Knowledge and experience in payment processing and different methods of payment types
• Knowledge of legal entity documentation and organizational structures
• Experience with a TMS
• Knowledge of bank connectivity preferred (MT / MX SWIFT messaging)
• Experience in coaching team members to success and holding individuals accountable to achieve results
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint/Teams or equivalent applications
• Experience in Bank Fee Analysis a plus
• Experience in PowerBI a plus
• CTP a plus

Personal Attributes

• Driving Results; self-motivated, sets aggressive timelines and objectives to drive results, conveys a sense of urgency, and drives issues to closure; self-starter committed to achieving results and has a strong sense of ownership and follow-through
• Flexibility & Organization; adapt to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities; proven ability to multi-task and efficiently manage time across competing activities/resources; able to effectively prioritize, execute tasks, and thrive in a high-pressure fast paced environment
• Communication; strong interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills; ability to create and present material
• Customer Service Oriented: knowledgeable on products and services, able to anticipate needs, active listener to concerns, diffusing escalated situations and find solutions that work for all parties
• Work Ethic; focus on continual development, performance, accountability, and self-motivation
• Independence & Collaboration; experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment; must be able to drive work effectively with limited supervision (at times) while representing department interests and concerns
• Relationship Building; works effectively with diverse teams of people with multiple perspectives, talents, and backgrounds; comfortable with consensus building (at multiple levels) and soliciting constructive feedback
• Intellectual Curiosity; energized by learning new things; must have strong problem-solving skills
• Actively engaged 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

$150,000 - $185,000

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.