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AVP, Fund Accounting

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

As a member of the team focus on Fund Accounting, supporting Ares’ Private Equity business.
Ensure process and procedures are adequate to meet quality standards and are consistently applied and reviewed regularly
Work with and liaise with internal resources (primarily colleagues in the UK), external Fund/SPV administrators, and external auditors to meet all monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting requirements/deadlines
Perform monthly and quarterly close processes, including review work of external administrators, along with producing workpapers and analysis
Review quarterly and annual GAAP financial statements and footnote disclosures for multiple Funds, capital account summaries for limited partners, investor reports, presentations, questionnaires, and Management Co. reports feeding into Ares public filing
Review and/or reperform calculation of management fees, complex waterfall calculations, property performance, AUM, NAV etc.
Produce cash flow projections and analyze daily cash management, including activity on credit lines, expected settlement timing of purchases and sales, and timing of capital calls and distributions.
Monitor compliance with the Fund’s Limited Partnership Agreements and credit facilities, including the preparation or review of compliance reporting.
Prepare and assist with ad-hoc limited partner reporting, analyst, and front-office requests, working in conjunction with colleagues in the UK to ensure timely response to our investors
Oversee property level and investment structure (SPV) level audits
Assist with preparation of information provided to tax team for quarterly tax estimates and annual returns.
Review property level reporting from property managers, asset managers and JV partners
Review budgets prepared by joint venture partners and agree funding’s / distributions
Review capital activity documentation including drawdown and repayment notices on financing instruments, dividend declarations, and board meeting minutes and shareholder resolutions
Review and approval of expense activity
Maintain Fund dashboards and manage track record
Contribute to the valuation process, calculation of gross to net adjustments and preparation of valuation committee materials
Support investment decision process by maintaining fund models, proving scenario/sensitivity analysis, key property and financial metrics and KPIs
Support budgeting and forecasting process with calculation of management fees and carried interest, and projected fund performance
Support risk management processes with qualitative and quantitative fund data
Liaise with a wide range of internal stakeholders and external service providers to ensure the quality and timely flow of financial data
Actively work on continuous improvement as we work to build out our Ares India office.

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We seek to provide flexible capital to support businesses and create value for our stakeholders and within our communities. By collaborating across our investment groups, we aim to deliver consistent and attractive investment returns throughout ma...

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FUNDING

Private

INDUSTRY

Investment & Asset Management

TEAM SIZE

1001-5000

LOCATION

Hybrid, based in Los Angeles, CA

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