Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Day-to-day hands-on responsibilities for fund operations, fund reporting and investor reporting.
• Daily detailed review of cash activity and corresponding system bookings. Update cash projections, including expected settlement timing of investment activity (i.e.: interest payments, fundings and realizations), payment of expenses, and timing of LP capital calls and capital distributions.
• Daily monitoring of capital call and distribution requirements, preparation of detailed capital activity descriptions, detailed review of allocations from the Fund administrator and compilation of final capital activity package.
• Processing and detailed review of ongoing operating expenses, including invoice set-up, GL coding and payment wires. Prepare quarterly expense budget including payments for the quarter and accruals for unpaid expenses.
• Compile data for and perform detailed review of regulatory compliance filings, including Form ADV, Form PF, AIFMD Filings, Form SLT, etc.
• Process improvement, identify manual steps, recurring errors, and reconciliation issues; propose automation or standardization opportunities
• Assist with review of monthly cash and investment transactions and holdings, including flux analysis and research and resolving any breaks.
• Assist with preparation and detailed review of quarterly and annual GAAP financial statements and footnote disclosures for multiple funds.
• Assist with preparation of quarterly NAV/AUM estimates and completing required templates on an accelerated timeline, used by the Management company in firmwide quarterly results.
• Hands-on production, detail-orientation and critical thinking, as well as productive and effective coordination with external fund administrators, other F&A/internal teams.
• Adapt to an environment of teamwork, collaboration, integrity, self-awareness, diligence, ownership and accountability.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree required in related field (Finance, Accounting or Economics) from accredited institution.
• Chartered Accountant or CPA license preferred

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in credit, fund-of-fund or private equity fund accounting preferred.
• Big 4 audit firms/ Asset Manager Industry experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP
• Familiarity with systems such as Geneva and Power BI highly desirable.
• Strong proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Word (e.g.: complex formulas, macros)
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau or other business intelligence tools, a plus

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high growth environment.
• Highly motivated team player with a strong work ethic.
• Flexibility in switching priorities or assisting the team when called to over personal tasks
• Highest degree of integrity, motivation and intellectual curiosity
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Ability to analyze and summarize complex information both verbally and in writing with colleagues in the United States
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills - research and leverage available resources to accomplish the task at hand
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize/manage deadlines.
• Intermediate or advanced Excel user.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills; attention to detail and timelines required
• Knowledge of private equity structures, fixed income securities, debt instruments, alternative investments, securitization, or other investment products preferred
• Proven experience of collaborating with teams in remote locations to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and high level of supervisory oversight
• Comfort in dealing with ambiguity and uncertainty in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Energetic, self-motivated, and team-oriented approach; a zest for challenges in a fast-paced, dynamic environment – often under pressure to meet demanding deadlines
• Strong work ethic, an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to learn
• Dependable, great attitude, highly motivated and a team player

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There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.