Jobs at Barings

Oversee accounting and finance responsibilities for private investment portfolios, including real estate and commercial mortgage loans. Maintain general and sub-ledgers, prepare trial balances and financial statements, manage quarterly close processes, and oversee capital calls and distributions. Coordinate with third-party providers, investment teams, valuation teams, and senior management. Implement fund structures in accounting systems, produce client reports and performance metrics, and ensure timely, accurate deliverables.

Oversee accounting and finance activities for private real estate investments, including partnership waterfalls, general and sub-ledgers, trial balances, quarterly closes, capital calls, distributions, and client reporting. Manage deliverable quality and workflow, produce financial performance metrics, collaborate with investment and portfolio teams, and communicate with senior management and internal stakeholders. The role also includes managing associates and preparing ad hoc reports.

Leads complex compensation programs, market pricing, benchmarking, annual compensation cycles, pay equity, job evaluation, and pay structure development. Partners with HR, Finance, Legal, Talent, and business leaders to provide compensation guidance and recommendations. Develops models, reports, and dashboards; maintains compensation data in Workday; improves governance, processes, tools, and controls; and monitors compliance with policies, regulations, and market standards.

Conduct trading-practices surveillance and compliance monitoring across best execution, cross trades, fair allocation, market abuse, insider trading, MNPI, wall-crossing, and trade errors. Identify and escalate risks, maintain policies, support regulatory projects, prepare governance reporting, deliver training, resolve compliance issues, and advise stakeholders on evolving regulations. The role collaborates with portfolio management, trading, legal, risk, operations, IT, and front-office teams.

Administers and oversees corporate actions and income processes for investment portfolios. Analyzes issuer and custodian documentation, determines operational treatment, resolves exceptions and breaks, manages restructuring events, and supports private ratings activities. The role develops process improvements and controls, maintains procedures, coordinates with custodians and cross-functional stakeholders, and provides recommendations on operational issues while working independently within established policies.

Support underwriting, execution, and portfolio management of private credit investments for private equity-sponsored transactions. Perform financial and covenant analysis, build operating and LBO models, prepare investment memos, present recommendations, and monitor borrower performance and portfolio risk.

Support federal and state income tax compliance with focus on Form 1065 and partnership structures. Maintain partner capital accounts and basis, prepare tax estimates and distributions, perform ASC 740 reporting, reconcile K-1s, handle tax notices, FATCA/CRS reporting, and state filings. Partner with auditors and internal teams and identify opportunities to automate and streamline tax processes using AI-enabled tools.

The Microsoft 365 Product Owner is responsible for the end-to-end product lifecycle of Microsoft 365, focusing on improving user experience, aligning stakeholders, managing product strategy and roadmap, and ensuring compliance and governance.

Support month- and quarter-end close reviews, SEC filings, financial statement preparation, earnings releases, board presentations, audit coordination, SOX controls, disclosure checklists, and reporting calendars for three BDCs. Analyze financial data under U.S. GAAP and SEC guidance, manage auditor requests and recurring deadlines, maintain documentation, and identify opportunities to automate reporting and improve controls and data quality.

Supports the Head of Core Compliance by administering the Code of Ethics, reviewing personal trading, conflicts of interest, gifts and entertainment, and outside business activities. The role also supports AML and KYC reviews, regulatory oversight, governance reporting, books and records requirements, policy maintenance, compliance training, forensic testing, and technology initiatives. The senior associate handles complex compliance matters, identifies process improvements, and participates in system enhancements.

Provides legal advice and support for Barings investment funds, including fund formation, structuring, capital raising, distribution, marketing, investor negotiations, documentation, and regulatory matters. Manages outside counsel relationships and collaborates with internal teams across alternative investment strategies. The role requires expertise in fund structures, securities regulations, drafting, negotiation, and private wealth distribution.

Support business development, client servicing, and product development for the Global High Yield and CLO platform. Prepare marketing and strategy materials, respond to RFPs/DDQs, coordinate with investment and sales teams, deliver market updates, and assist in client/prospect meetings to grow assets under management.

Lead accounting policy and consolidation determinations for complex investment structures. Research and document accounting conclusions, coordinate parent-company approvals, perform consolidation analyses, support financial statement disclosures and impairment memos, liaise with investment teams and legal, and identify process efficiencies including AI-enabled tools.

The Information Architect leads the design and governance of enterprise data architecture, collaborates with stakeholders, and resolves complex data issues to ensure data integrity across investment processes.

Support ESG analysis for public and private portfolios: run monthly ESG analytics, deliver client and investment-team reporting, build ESG portfolio overlays, develop dashboards and automation, liaise with data vendors and internal stakeholders, and contribute to client presentations on ESG capabilities.

Lead revenue billing, rebate management, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial close activities for multiple legal entities. Drive process improvements, automation, controls, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration while acting as senior business user of revenue systems and supporting audits and complex fee/AUM analysis.