Associate, Credit Controllers

Position Overview

Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade to private equity with a focus on three investing strategies: yield, hybrid, and equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes.

Come to Apollo and join a community of extraordinary people who are committed to a culture of excellence and collaboration in everything that we do. We invest in our people for the long term and are committed to supporting their development at every stage of their career.

The Associate reports directly to fund controllers and will support the ongoing financial operations of various direct origination platforms including BDCs. Direct Origination and BDC’s are the most sought-after areas in the fund space and within Apollo. This individual will be tasked with the quality execution of the day-to-day core accounting responsibilities, driving improvements in processes and reporting, and engaging in problem-solving. We are seeking a talented and dedicated professional with the ability to be part of a versatile team and a strong desire to learn and develop in their career.   

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work on various areas related to month-end close process, including completing a NAV package with all the relevant supporting documentation, calculating performance figures, assisting with corporate and regulation S-X reporting. Areas of focus will include investment appraisals, debt, etc.

• Assist controllers with preparation of SEC (10Q/10K) and financial statements.

• Assist controllers with preparation of Board reporting.

• Work with deal team on various tasks as it relates to financial reporting objectives of the team

• Attend meetings with various vendors and third-party providers of services including sub-administrators, custodians, transfer agents and valuation firms.

• Identify and analyze daily cash activity for various fund entities and coordinate with administrator and the deal team for activities.

• Assist Controllers with special projects and ad hoc requests as needed.  These projects may include the advancement of technological initiatives within the firm.  

Qualifications & Experience

• CPA preferred

• Public accounting experience preferred

• College degree with a competitive GPA and demonstrated math or analytical ability

• 3-5 years relevant (portfolio and partnership accounting) work experience

• Previous Public/Private Fund/ CLOs/Credit Hedge Fund/Financial Services experience a plus.

• Previous experience evaluating process controls, procedures, and flows

• Previous experience with valuation of illiquid and liquid assets

• Ability to take initiative and be accountable for designated tasks

• Excellent communication skills including the ability to synthesize and see the big picture

• Ability to juggle more than one project at a time and work in a fast-paced environment

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and experience with Altyrex, Anaplan or Power BI a plus

OUR PURPOSE AND CORE VALUES

Our clients rely on our investment acumen to help secure their future. We must never lose our focus and determination to be the best investors and most trusted partners on their behalf. We strive to be:

The leading provider of retirement income solutions to institutions, companies, and individuals.

The leading provider of capital solutions to companies. Our breadth and scale enable us to deliver capital for even the largest projects – and our small firm mindset ensures we will be a thoughtful and dedicated partner to these organizations. We are committed to helping them build stronger businesses.

A leading contributor to addressing some of the biggest issues facing the world today – such as energy transition, accelerating the adoption of new technologies, and social impact – where in