Senior Associate, Corporate Accounting

Ares Management Corporation; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment firm is seeking a highly motivated Chartered Accountant in London. The role involves ensuring accurate financial statutory and regulatory reporting across subsidiaries in the UK and Europe. Responsibilities include overseeing indirect tax compliance, managing financial audits, and collaborating with global teams. Candidates should possess a Chartered Accountant qualification, 5+ years of experience, and knowledge of US and UK GAAP. Strong communication and project management skills are essential for success in this dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of post-qualification experience as a Chartered Accountant.
• Experience in public and private accounting preferred.
• Knowledge of US GAAP and UK GAAP is essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate financial statutory reporting.
• Oversee indirect tax compliance including VAT.
• Manage financial audits and collaborate with global finance teams.

Skills

Technical accounting and financial reporting knowledge of US GAAP

Strong project management skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Analytical mind

Detail-oriented

Education

Chartered Accountant with post-qualification experience of 5+ years

Tools

Fusion/Oracle/OneStream

Word

Excel

Power BI

Job description

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

Summary: Ares Management Corporation is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Chartered Accountant within the International Statutory Reporting team in London. This role will have the responsibility of ensuring financial statutory and regulatory reporting is performed accurately and timely at subsidiaries within the United Kingdom and throughout Europe.

Primary Functions & Essential Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of financial information for both US GAAP and local UK GAAP reporting for entities within the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe.
• Being a point of contact of questions and elevations of issues, including working with the respective business and support teams in the United States (California and New York) and India (Mumbai).
• Ad-hoc journal entry preparation and review. Monthly reconciliation responsibilities.
• Preparation and review of quarterly, and annual financial reports, including board reporting presentations.
• Oversee indirect tax compliance, including but not limited to VAT reporting and reconciliation.
• Assist with direct tax compliance and transfer pricing analyses via providing financial information and responding to queries.
• Facilitate and oversee completion of financial and tax audits.
• Actively participate in global and regional projects to enhance controls, processes and/or system efficiency.
• Collaboration with Accounts Payable, Treasury and other finance teams in different offices globally.
• Review and recommend processes to enhance efficiency.
• Assist in consolidation and structuring changes post-acquisition transactions with a variety of entities in Europe.

Education

• Chartered Accountant with post-qualification experience of 5+ years.

Experience Required

• Both public and private accounting experience preferred.
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting knowledge of US GAAP, UK GAAP and financial regulations. Knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting in other countries in Europe a plus.
• Strong project management skills across numerous activities and teams.
• Financial services/asset management organization experience.
• Familiarity with regional financial regulatory requirements.

Preferred Experience and Technical Skills

• Preferred experience with Fusion/Oracle/OneStream.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Experience with Power BI or other business intelligence tools a plus.

General Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to effectively communicate with team members around the globe (India, United States).
• Great attitude; highly motivated team player.
• A self-directed individual with a can-do attitude, willing to work in an energetic, collaborative, and fast-paced environment, proactive in nature, and a proven ability to learn quickly, display flexibility and adaptability while resolving issues with minimal supervision.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities and competing demands, strong time management and prioritization skills.
• Ability to navigate in a global organization with various departmental responsibilities.
• High accuracy and detail orientation.
• Ability to extract meaningful information from extensive research and analysis to effectively present facts and findings in a digestible format, a keen eye for attention to detail.
• Good judgment in terms of escalating issues vs. solving problems independently.
• An analytical mind and a passion/interest in bringing new ideas to increase efficiency of existing processes.
• Ability to be flexible in terms of hours to coordinate with team members across various time zones.
• Ability to identify and analyze problems and to develop an effective course of action.
• Hands‑on, independent contributor that is comfortable directing activities of others.
• Proactive in nature and a proven ability to learn quickly, display flexibility and adaptability while resolving issues with minimal supervision.

Reporting Relationships

There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.