Associate, Investment Data and Reporting, Risk, Reporting & Analytics (APAC)

Oaktree Capital Management; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 10,00,000 - 15,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A global investment management firm based in Hyderabad seeks a Senior Associate in Investment Data and Reporting. The role emphasizes financial data analysis, automation, and collaboration with investment teams. Candidates should have 5+ years of experience, strong financial skills, and proficiency in SQL, Python, and data visualization tools. This position offers opportunities for career development and contributes to a diverse and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in financial data analysis.
• Hands-on experience with SQL, Python and Excel for data automation.
• Experience building dashboards and data visualizations.

Responsibilities

• Spread borrower financials and validate using automation tools.
• Prepare monitoring outputs and track valuations.
• Build automation scripts and scalable validations using Python and Excel.

Skills

Financial data analysis

Credit and valuation skills

Financial modeling

Investment operations

Data automation

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting

CFA/CA preferred

Tools

SQL

Python

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Overview

Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with over $200 billion in assets under management. 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 1400 employees and offices in 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.

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

Role Overview

The Risk, Reporting & Analytics (RR&A) department is responsible for delivering best-in-class, technology-enabled analysis and reporting to Oaktree’s investors, both current and prospective, and to our investment professionals and organizational partners globally. The Senior Associate of Investment Data and Reporting will be well versed on the instruments and markets Oaktree participates in with an emphasis on credit. The incumbent will oversee the curation of deal data throughout the investment life cycle, working in close partnership with deal-teams, administrative agents, and middle and back-office teams. In addition, the incumbent will leverage data science to build extracts, reports, and dashboards with our Data Solutions, Technology, and reporting teams. This is a critical middle-office data role, with the incumbent serving as a hub for the communication, capture, ingestion, and downstream use of certified financial and qualitative data on our portfolio companies, transactions, and holdings.

Responsibilities

• Data Validation and Exception Management: Spread borrower financials and validate the same using automation tools.

• Prepare monitoring outputs, track valuations and provide sector-specific KPIs and commentary.

• Maintain deal documentation and analyze covenant terms to extract and standardize relevant data for internal systems and reporting tools.

• Leverage proprietary and third-party software tools to streamline data capture for portfolio monitoring, loan administration, valuation, and reporting.

• Contribute to deal level and portfolio-level analytics and forecasting. Build automation scripts and scalable validations using Python and Excel to improve accuracy and efficiency of recurring checks.

• Identify and capture opportunities to create superior data solutions and build efficiencies through process and technological improvements. Support automation and dashboarding initiatives. Collaborate with stakeholders across investment operations, data management and analytics on data quality initiatives.

• Technology-enabled Reporting: Utilize Python, SQL and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI) to manage and manipulate large data sets and create standardized reports or dashboards.

• Support the implementation of process changes, automated reports and technology systems to generate standard and recurring reporting as well as dynamic performance and portfolio metrics and insights.

Partnership & Innovation

• Collaborate with organizational partners to ensure robust data and the production and advancement of RR&A deliverables, who include: Data Solutions, Investment/Portfolio Management Team, Product Specialists, Investor Relations, Marketing and business development, Accounting and Operations, IT, and Compliance.

• Support team for region wide tactical projects through collaboration with other team members and key stakeholders.

• Support strategy and portfolio reporting suite in response to and in anticipation of new strategies, investor needs and industry trends in connect with R&P senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in financial data analysis, credit and valuation skills, financial modelling, investment operations, or similar roles (private markets exposure preferred).

• Solid understanding of financial statements including Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement, IFRS provisions and critical covenants.

• Understanding of security level and fund performance metrics (IRR, MOIC capital account movements) is a plus.

• Hands-on experience with SQL, Python and Excel for data automation and reconciliation workflows.

• Understanding technical skills with all data warehousing and integration technologies is a plus.

• Experience building dashboards and data visualizations using Tableau, Power BI or other reporting platforms.

• Knowledge of cloud-based data services and platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) is a plus.

• Available to work during portions of U.S. PST working hours and India IST working hours to interface with key stakeholders.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required. Degree in Finance/Accounting; CFA/CA preferred.

Personal Attributes

• A self-starter with a proven ability to operate independently and collaboratively on short- and long-term goals while maintaining the highest quality standards.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written); excels in a consensus-oriented team environment.

• A natural problem solver; have the resolve to independently identify, recommend and implement improvements to enhance productivity, the stakeholder experience, and overall data and reporting platform.

• Outstanding attention to detail, superior organizational skills and the ability to effectively create and manage complex project plans with diversified workstreams and competing deadlines.

• Strong documentation skills of process, steps, methodology.

• Passion for improving systems and processes; and

• Strong integrity and professionalism, and belief in Oaktree’s common goal of excellence.

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.