LFE European Asset Management (formerly “Oaktree Capital Management (Lux.)”) is a joint venture between Brookfield Asset Management and Oaktree Capital Management and is a regulated entity supervised by the Luxembourg Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) to provide services as alternative fund manager across Europe. Our role is to provide independent governance and oversight to Oaktree and Brookfield’s Alternative Investment Funds (“AIF”), with rigorous risk controls, working in internal partnership with the group entities to support growth in Europe while adhering to the highest standards of integrity.

Scope and Responsibilities

The manager will be working closely with both the Luxembourg-based team and the wider Oaktree corporate tax and payroll team in managing operational tax matters for the Luxembourg office and its European branches/subsidiaries. This includes managing tax compliance and ad-hoc advisory work for corporate, indirect and payroll tax, transfer pricing, tax risk management including management of tax correspondence with various European tax authorities, and administration of the monthly payrolls.

The manager will work closely and be supported by Oaktree’s external service providers, as well as other Oaktree teams in Tax, Accounting, Legal and Human Resources.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Preparing tax calculations for quarterly provisions;

• Working with the Oaktree corporate tax team on cross border moves related to the Luxembourg group of entities;

• Analyzing and monitoring new tax legislative changes and ensuring compliance with local and national laws;

• Providing payroll providers with monthly changes, auditing payroll reports, and preparing monthly payment instruction memos;

• Collecting, inputting, and importing pay data into Celergo and Workday, and liaising with employees and Human Resources to obtain missing details;

• Managing new payroll set ups and assisting with integration implementation and testing, as needed;

• Preparing, auditing, and collecting necessary documentation for year-end tax filings for assigned payrolls;

• Assisting with time-off request inquiries, approvals, and troubleshooting;

• Responding to payroll audit requests, preparing sample documentation for walkthroughs, and ensuring SOX compliance for the payroll process;

• Generating reports and analysis related to wage and tax reporting, audit reconciliations, etc.;

• Responding to employment verification requests; and

• Writing and updating standard operating procedures.

Experience required

• 6+ years of relevant tax experience with a public accounting firm and/or within the financial services industry or asset management industry;

• Minimum two to three years of payroll experience within a professional firm;

• Qualified accountant with a strong knowledge of general and tax accounting a plus;

• Experience with Celergo and Workday a plus; and

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word.

Personal attributes

• The successful candidate will have outstanding initiative, an eagerness to learn and a strong work ethic;

• Must be customer-oriented and have excellent verbal and written communication skills;

• Self-driven, analytical, detail-oriented and must possess strong integrity and professionalism;

• Works well under pressure and with time constraints and has a proven ability to manage tasks with competing priorities and deadlines;

• Able to handle highly confidential situations with professionalism and tact

Education

• A Bachelor’s degree is preferred. A Master’s degree is a plus.

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.