Associate Vice President, Fund Accounting

Job Description

As an Assistant Controller at Ares, your role will involve supervising and developing staff to work through challenges and career development while providing ongoing training and feedback. You will be responsible for performing detailed reviews of quarterly investment report valuations, preparing or reviewing journal entries and the quarterly close processes, as well as producing original workpapers and analyses. Additionally, you will be tasked with preparing and reviewing financial statements for complex fund vehicles including waterfall allocations, coordinating cash management with the accounting team, and preparing or reviewing investor capital call and distribution calculations.Your qualifications for this role should include a CPA recommendation, a B.S. degree in Accounting or Finance, and an MBA or CFA certification would be a plus. The ideal candidate will have 10 years of experience working at a Private Equity or Private Real Estate firm, with at least 7 total years of related financial experience, which may include public accounting.In this position, you will need to have a working understanding of waterfall allocations, advanced computer skills including Microsoft Office and eFront Software, solid management team skills for staff development, and strong relationship building skills with internal business clients. You should also possess strong management skills, including experience managing and collaborating with teams in remote locations to ensure efficiency and effectiveness. Your ability to work independently within a fast-paced environment with a hands-on approach, being dependable, having a great attitude, being highly motivated, and functioning as a team player will be crucial for success in this role.As an Assistant Controller at Ares, you will report to the Assistant Controller directly. This job opportunity does not have a set deadline for applications and will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active. As an Assistant Controller at Ares, your role will involve supervising and developing staff to work through challenges and career development while providing ongoing training and feedback. You will be responsible for performing detailed reviews of quarterly investment report valuations, preparing or reviewing journal entries and the quarterly close processes, as well as producing original workpapers and analyses. Additionally, you will be tasked with preparing and reviewing financial statements for complex fund vehicles including waterfall allocations, coordinating cash management with the accounting team, and preparing or reviewing investor capital call and distribution calculations.Your qualifications for this role should include a CPA recommendation, a B.S. degree in Accounting or Finance, and an MBA or CFA certification would be a plus. The ideal candidate will have 10 years of experience working at a Private Equity or Private Real Estate firm, with at least 7 total years of related financial experience, which may include public accounting.In this position, you will need to have a working understanding of waterfall allocations, advanced computer skills including Microsoft Office and eFront Software, solid management team skills for staff development, and strong relationship building skills with internal business clients. You should also possess strong management skills, including experience managing and collaborating with teams in remote locations to ensure efficiency and effectiveness. Your ability to work independently within a fast-paced environment with a hands-on approach, being dependable, having a great attitude, being highly motivated, and functioning as a team player will be crucial for success in this role.As an Assistant Controller at Ares, you will report to the Assistant Controller directly. This job opportunity does not have a set deadline for applications and will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.

Keyskills :
CPAAccountingFinanceCFAFinancial StatementsCash ManagementAuditMicrosoft OfficeMBAInvestor CapitalLimited Partner Reporting