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
Ares Management is seeking a Senior Associate for our Infrastructure Opportunities accounting team. The senior associate will have a primary focus on investment related activities and accurately reporting the monthly/quarterly net asset value per share for certain funds. The senior associate will also be responsible for assisting with corporate accounting functions across multiple public and private entities within the Infrastructure Opportunities accounting group at Ares Management.
Primary functions and essential responsibilities:
- Assist with preparation of US GAAP financial statements for monthly reporting and quarterly and annual SEC filings (10K, 10Q, 8K, N-2, etc.)
- Review of NCSRS and NCSR reporting for the funds.
- Review of monthly NPORT reporting
- Preparation of quarterly footnote and MD&A disclosures and other analyses, as needed
- Assist with monthly/quarterly close process and preparation of various financial statement account balance reconciliations and workpapers.
- Assist in managing relationships and liaising with internal resources, offshore resources, fund administrators and auditors to meet daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting deadlines
- High level of interaction across the organization, including communications with tax, operations, investor relations, financial reporting, and portfolio management
- Review reporting to investors and internal constituents (portfolio managers, investor relations)
- Oversee and review daily and monthly NAV packages from the fund administrator
- Provide compliance reporting (Form PF, ADV, etc.)
- Work closely with operations and other groups in managing daily cash and position breaks
- Assist in basic treasury functions, including opening/closing of bank accounts.
- Track and coordinate expense payments for the funds
- Work with the tax team to administer timely and thorough payment of tax estimates and liabilities for all legal entities that require special handling.
- Participate and contribute to firm initiatives and team specific projects and deliverables to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and accuracy
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- CPA license preferred
Experience Preferred & General Requirements:
- 4-6 years of relevant professional experience (preferred)
- CPA (preferred)
- Public accounting experience, Big 4 (preferred)
- Experience with bank debt
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high growth environment
- Ability to assist in managing multiple third-party relationships
- Works well within a team
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP
- Strong verbal and written skills; ability to analyze and summarize complex information both verbally and in writing
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Exceptional attention to accuracy
- Ability to multi-task and manage various deadlines
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
- Advent Geneva experience a plus
- Strong Excel skills (e.g., complex formulas, macros, VBA)
- Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau, or other business intelligence tools a plus
Reporting Relationships
Controller
Compensation
The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus. Note, the range takes into account a broad spectrum of qualifications, including, but not limited to, years of relevant work experience, education, and other relevant qualifications specific to the role.
$120,000 - $140,000
The firm also offers robust Benefits offerings. Ares U.S. Core Benefits include Comprehensive Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision plans; 401(k) program with company match; Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA); Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with company contribution; Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance; Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability (STD) insurance; Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit.
Ares offers a number of additional benefits including access to a world-class medical advisory team, a mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry, a mindfulness and wellbeing app, financial wellness benefit that includes access to a financial advisor, new parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, emergency backup care, matching gift program, education sponsorship program, and much more.
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.
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What We Do
Ares Management Corporation is an international real estate financing company.
