Associate Vice President, Fund Accounting at Ares Management Corporation

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 an Associate Vice President (“AVP”) for our US Public Credit accounting team. The AVP will be responsible for the day-to-day accounting and oversight of the publicly traded business development companies (“BDCs”).

Primary functions and essential responsibilities

• Assist in preparation of US GAAP financial statements for monthly, quarterly and annual SEC filings (10K, 10Q, 8K, N-2, etc.) for two BDCs.
• Preparation of quarterly footnote and MD&A disclosures and other analyses, as needed
• Preparation of quarterly board reporting
• Assist in managing relationships and liaising with internal resources, fund administers and auditors to meet all daily, monthly, quarterly and annual deadlines.
• Oversee and review monthly NAV packages from the fund administrator.
• Assist with monthly/quarterly close process, preparation of various financial statement account balance reconciliations/workpapers and fluctuation analyses.
• High level of interaction across the organization, including communications with portfolio managers, investor relations, legal, compliance, operations, tax, FP&A and financial reporting.
• Provide and review detailed reporting to investors and internal constituents (portfolio managers, investor relations)
• Provide compliance reporting (Form PF, ADV, etc.)
• Work closely with operations and other groups in managing daily cash and position breaks
• Review monthly portfolio position and cash reconciliations.
• Track and coordinate expense payments for the fund
• Participate and contribute to regular review of processes and deliverables to improve effectiveness, efficiency, accuracy to ensure scalability as the firm continues to grow rapidly.
• Various ad-hoc/special projects.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Certification:

• CPA (preferred)

Experience Required:  

• Minimum 6-9 years of experience in fund accounting preferred
• Public Accounting experience, Big 4 (preferred)
• Industry experience, specifically with bank debt preferred
• Experience with Advent Geneva, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or Onestream software a plus

General Requirements:

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high growth environment.
• Highly motivated team player with a strong work ethic
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial instruments, and regulatory requirements
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong verbal and written skills; ability to analyze and summarize complex information both verbally and in writing
• Ability to multi-task and manage various deadlines
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• Intermediate or advanced Excel user (e.g. complex formulas, macros)
• PowerBI, Alteryx, Anaplan or other business intelligence tools a plus

Reporting Relationships

Compensation

$150,000 - $180,000

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.