Manager, Finance

Location

Brookfield - Private Equity

Brookfield’s private equity business focuses on driving operational transformation in businesses providing essential products and services. Leveraging our deep experience built over 25 years as a long-term owner and operator of world-class assets and businesses, the team is focused on acquiring high-quality businesses with barriers to entry and enhancing their cash flow capabilities by improving strategy and execution drawing on the insights and data from the wider Brookfield ecosystem.

The private equity group has $150 billion of assets under management, with an integrated team of investment and operating professionals located in key regions around the world.

Brookfield Business Partners is the flagship listed vehicle of Brookfield’s private equity group. It is a global business services and industrials company focused on owning and operating high-quality businesses that provide essential products and services and benefit from a strong competitive position. Brookfield Business Partners is listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: BBU, TSX: BBU.UN). For more information, please visit our website at https://bbu.brookfield.com.

Brookfield Culture

Brookfield has a unique and dynamic culture.  We seek team members who have a long-term focus and whose values align with our Attributes of a Brookfield Leader:  Entrepreneurial, Collaborative and Disciplined.  Brookfield is committed to the development of our people through challenging work assignments and exposure to diverse businesses.

Job Description

This role is within the Finance and Operations team of the Private Equity group and will be part of the team responsible for fund operations and private reporting requirements, including supporting the launch of new fund strategies.  The Private Equity finance team, as a whole, is responsible for both public and private fund operations, business planning and forecasting, investor relations and financial reporting. The successful candidate will be a self-starter that enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has excellent interpersonal skills, is detail oriented, possesses a high degree of intellectual curiosity and has a strong foundation in finance and accounting.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Finance, the Manager, Finance will be responsible for fund operations and the private and/or public reporting needs of Brookfield’s Private Equity group.

Responsibilities:

The responsibilities for this position would include, among other things:

• Review quarterly reporting to investors, regulators and other users, including financial statements prepared under US GAAP and IFRS, and fund and investment performance tracking
• Reviewing and preparing public reporting templates prepared in accordance with US GAAP
• Managing fund operations, including investor queries, forecasting/liquidity and compliance
• Preparing public reporting templates comprised of metrics used in Brookfield Asset Management’s asset management reporting
• Presentation of quarterly results to senior management
• Working with various service providers to ensure information being provided to investors is accurate and provided in a timely basis
• Review valuations of fund investments
• Review of accounting packages for individual legal entities, including review of tax financials
• Preparing internal and external audit requests and maintaining appropriate control documentation
• Working closely with the fund administrators to support fund operations and timely investor reporting
• Thorough understanding of the legal structure of the various funds and the related impact on funds flows and consolidation
• Assist with analysis of complex accounting issues that arise
• Assist with process improvements to the reporting process
• Special projects & ad hoc requests as required

Requirements:

• University degree
• Professional accounting designation (CPA/CA preferred)
• Minimum of five years of progressive work experience in finance and/or accounting functions
• Experience in private funds and knowledge of the investment management industry, and experience dealing with complex ownership structures would be an asset
• Demonstrated leadership ability and initiative
• Excellent analytical, and problem-solving ability
• Exemplifies the right motivation by aspiring to achieve collective goals
• Ability to work in a dynamic, complex, fast-paced environment, to adapt quickly and to manage changing priorities
• Superior communication skills (oral and written) and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task, prioritize and meet deadlines
• Strong financial systems experience, including advanced Excel
• Self-motivated and pro-active, with respect to both managing workload and professional development

Brookfield is committed to maintaining a Positive Work Environment that is safe and respectful; our shared success depends on it.  Accordingly, we do not tolerate workplace discrimination, violence or harassment.