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Assistant Controller – Fund Accounting
Company | Ares Management |
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Location | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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Salary | $160000 – $185000 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
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Requirements
- BS/BA with major in Accounting, Economics, or Finance
- CPA or CPA candidate preferred
- Approximately 6 years of experience or more at the Accounting Manager level (or equivalent)
- Public accounting experience (Big 4) and/or relevant corporate/in-house experience strongly preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel required
- General experience with other accounting systems such as Geneva, Investran, etc. is desirable
- Dependable, great attitude, highly motivated and a team player
- Self-directed individual with a can-do attitude
- Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities and competing demands
- Outstanding communication (written and verbal), presentation, documentation, and interpersonal skills
- High accuracy and detail orientation
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Good judgment in terms of escalating issues vs. solving problems independently
- Comfort in dealing with ambiguity and uncertainty in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
- Strong work ethic and a desire to learn
- Ability to be flexible in terms of hours to coordinate with team members across various time zones
Responsibilities
- Day to day oversight of multiple funds with complex structures
- Management of our quarterly reporting and annual GAAP reporting, including hands-on coordination and in-depth review of deliverables with our external administrators and our auditors such as management fees and waterfall calculations
- Assist in managing overall fund liquidity, including daily cash management and projections, investor capital calls and distributions, and day-to-day management of credit facilities with banks
- Oversight of tax-related workflows in coordination with internal and external tax teams
- Ongoing support for investor inquiries and marketing materials for our upcoming fund launches
- Responsibility for compliance reporting, including credit facility compliance and regulatory reporting
- Operational coordination with our investment operations team and performance team
- Management of certain expense processes, including compliance with the fund’s partnership agreements and management reporting
- Assisting with implementation of new processes and procedures, including the onboarding of funds to an administrator, improvements in our expense processes, integration of new reporting systems, or expanding our coordination with offshore resources
- Coaching and collaborating with colleagues in our Mumbai office; supervising work product of our external administrators
Preferred Qualifications
- General experience with other accounting systems such as Geneva, Investran, etc. is desirable