Assistant Vice President, Corporate Actions

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Company: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Location: Los Angeles, CA 90071

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Responsibilities

The Assistant Vice President position in Corporate Actions will work closely with both internal (investment teams, custodians, compliance, accounting teams) and external (custodians, outside counsel, agents) stakeholders to ensure all voluntary corporate actions events are submitted prior to custodian deadline. In addition, this person will process bank debt amendments, oversee service providers, restructures/private offers, proxy ballots, and class actions.

Responsibilities include:

  • Instructing/approving corporate actions events via MT565 through 3rd party system (XSPrisa);
  • Approving bank debt amendments through LendAmend;
  • Coordinating/processing voluntary/mandatory events with various Oaktree offices;
  • Responding to and/or resolving escalated settlement issues by working with custodians and counterparties;
  • Process complex corporate actions into Geneva accounting system;
  • Ensure all corporate actions are loaded to the accounting system on a timely and accurate basis;
  • Facilitating discussions with traders, accountants, reconciliation, and other internal teams to address corporate actions issues; and
  • Performing various other tasks and projects as necessary.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of corporate actions experience required
  • Experience with all corporate action types including restructures, proxy voting, class actions and knowledge of associated accounting treatments
  • Experience working with syndicated loans and associated corporate actions
  • General knowledge of U.S. and foreign markets
  • Understanding of ISO/SWIFT standards a plus
  • Proven problem solving experience including root cause analysis and process improvement;
  • Strong knowledge of Excel and other Microsoft products
  • Strong quantitative and analytical skills
  • Experience working with Geneva and Black Mountain Everest preferred

Personal Attributes

  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills;
  • Strong initiative and a self-starter with a proven ability to work with minimal supervision;
  • Ability to multi-task, work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines;
  • Flexible and team-oriented with strong integrity and professionalism.

Education

Bachelor’s degree is required.

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.