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

The Finance and Accounting team is seeking an Associate to participate in a strategic initiative to further develop, implement, and manage an operating plan for the Ares Employee Co-Investment Program (the “Employee Co-Investment Program”).  The Employee Co-Investment Program facilitates the investment by Ares employees in Ares managed funds.   The individual will have day-to-day operational ownership for numerous funds including, but not limited to, investor onboarding and relationship management, operations, reporting and servicing and limited fund accounting responsibilities. 

The role requires an individual who is a strategic thinker and able to collaborate with various cross-functional teams to understand the challenges and needs of stakeholders. This role will also participate in the managing and continuously improving the data, reporting/insights, technology, and processes needed to deliver a seamless investor experience to our internal investors. Ideally, the candidate will have experience with investment accounting and/or investor portal implementations. 

The candidate must be resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed.  This is an entrepreneurial opportunity that will afford the candidate significant responsibility and the opportunity to contribute build and grow a successful team within a diversified platform.   The candidate must be focused on continuous improvement in accuracy and timeliness of ongoing management financial and operational reporting. 

Primary functions and essential responsibilities 

• Assist in the coordination of new co invest fund launches, including understanding fund structure and jurisdictions, coordination with various internal/external parties, review of draft legal documentation for reporting requirements, negotiating lines of credit, and resourcing planning 

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