2025 Summer Associate, Strategic Finance

Position Overview

Your responsibilities will include:

At Apollo, we work as one team, partnering across regions and disciplines to share the perspectives and insights that lead us to exceptional opportunities.  You’ll partner with junior and senior level professionals on a range of projects across the team.

• Financial Analytics

  • Drive analytics and generate complex analyses to support the CFO, COO and the Heads of the Businesses (Private Equity, Credit, Real Assets, and Insurance platforms) on current and potential business initiatives

  • Works on ad hoc special projects (e.g., new fund profitability, fund acquisitions, M&A impacts)

  • Significant amount of financial modeling required to fully capture business drivers and understand key trends, risks and opportunities

• Apollo Business Reporting, Budgeting and Forecasting

  • Maintains detailed and flexible models supporting annual budget, long-term plan, monthly and weekly forecast updates (incl. various scenario/”what-if” analyses)

  • Generates monthly and quarterly financial reporting tracking actuals vs. budget / forecast for key metrics working with Finance, Business and other departments (Marketing, Legal, etc.)

• Systems Design/Workstream Automation

  • Assist with design, user-testing, and implementation of a new software reporting package to be used by the Strategic Finance team

• Common to all primary responsibilities:

  • Produces high quality, timely and insightful information to help senior management manage the firm and set direction

  • Responds in a timely manner to all ad hoc questions and requests for information

Qualifications & Experience

• Pursuing an MBA or Master’s degree (Class of 2026) with an excellent academic record and a demonstrated interest in finance through previous internships, jobs, and coursework

• 4-5 years of financial analysis experience, ideally in Investment Banking, Big-4 valuation, Financial Institution FP&A, or advisory services; experience in accounting a plus

• Highly analytical; Excellent Excel-based modeling skills are required

• Exceptional PowerPoint presentation skills are required

• Strong analytical thinking and financial reasoning capabilities with ability to think creatively

• Heightened attention to detail and organizational skills

• Flexible and comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly demanding, rapidly changing environment

• Operates with high energy and a “can do” attitude

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Pay Range

$110,000-$125,000

The base salary range for this position is listed above. This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on personal, team, and Firm performance. Compensation ranges are based on several factors including job function, level, and geographic location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed here.