Associate, Fund Accounting- Digital Infrastructure

Ares Management Corporation; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Ares Management Corporation in Mumbai seeks a Chartered Accountant/CPA with 3–5 years of relevant private equity accounting experience to join our finance team. You will contribute to quarterly closes, fund reporting and complex calculations across multiple funds.

The role requires strong analytical abilities, cross‑functional communication and familiarity with Advent Geneva and Investran. Excel proficiency and a proactive, detail‑oriented approach are essential.

Qualifications

• Approximately 3–5 years of relevant work experience as a Chartered Accountant/CPA.
• Knowledge of private equity structures and alternative investments.
• Big-4 public accounting experience preferred.
• Strong analytical and written/verbal communication skills with global stakeholders.
• Experience with Advent Geneva; Investran; proficient in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Review quarterly close processes and external workpapers; ensure GAAP/IFRS compliance for funds.
• Liaise with global internal resources, external fund/SPV administrators and auditors to meet reporting deadlines.
• Calculate management fees, waterfall, NAV, fund performance and related KPIs.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and cash flow analyses; coordinate wire processes and capital calls.
• Prepare and review fund dashboards and reporting for investors and tax teams.

Skills

CA/CPA

Financial analysis

Private equity knowledge

Excel

Cross-border collaboration

Education

Chartered Accountant/CPA

Tools

Advent Geneva

Investran

Excel

Power BI

JIRA

Job description

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.

Primary Functions and Essential Responsibilities

• Ensure process and procedures are adequate to meet quality standards and are consistently applied and reviewed regularly.
• Work with and liaise with global internal resources (Colleagues in Asia-Pacific, Americas and Europe) external Fund/SPV administrators, and external auditors to meet all quarterly, and annual reporting requirements/deadlines.
• Perform quarterly close processes, including review work of external administrators, along with producing workpapers and analysis.
• Review quarterly and annual GAAP or IFRS 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 or perform calculation of management fees, complex waterfall calculations, property performance, AUM, NAV etc.
• Assist with coordination of wire process
• 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 and front-office requests to ensure timely response to our investors
• Assist with preparation of information provided to tax team for quarterly tax estimates and annual returns.
• 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

Qualification

• Approximately 3-5 years of relevant work experience Chartered Accountant/CPA

General Requirements

• Knowledge of private equity structures, alternative investments is a must.
• Big-4 public accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high growth environment, use of AI tools.
• Strong communication skills will be important; ability to analyze and summarize complex information both verbally and in writing with colleagues in a global setting.
• Ability to assist in managing several third-party relationships (outside administrators, custodians)
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; ability to multi-task and manage various deadlines.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills; attention to detail and timelines required.
• Experience with certain systems (Advent Geneva; Investran;) experience a plus; requires day to day use of Excel.
• Knowledge of Power BI, JIRA is a plus.
• Strong work ethics

Reporting Relationships

Chief Accounting Officer

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.

Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, real estate, private equity and infrastructure asset classes. 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 generate consistent and attractive investment returns throughout market cycles. As of June 30, 2026, Ares Management's global platform had approximately $671 billion of assets under management(1) with more than 4,400 employees operating across North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. For more information, please visit www.aresmgmt.com.

Ares Management LLC (together with its related operating and administrative subsidiaries, "Ares Management") is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ethnicity, creed, sex, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, status regarding public assistance, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, gender identity and expression, transgender status, genetic information, status as unemployed, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Ares Management will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. (1) As of June 30, 2026. AUM amounts include funds managed by Ivy Hill Asset Management, LP., a wholly owned portfolio company of Ares Capital Corporation and registered investment adviser.