Associate- GAAP Reporting & Analysis

Apollo Management Holdings; Mumbai City; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Apollo Management Holdings is seeking an Accountant I to join our finance team in Mumbai. The role reports to the Director GAAP Reporting and requires working independently with peers to manage and execute financial processes across the organization.

The position emphasizes financial close, journal entries, reconciliations, audits, and GAAP reporting. A CA/CPA path and 7+ years GAAP experience, with insurance exposure, are valued assets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent experience is required.
• 7+ years of GAAP accounting and reporting experience is required; insurance company experience is preferred.
• Experience with Workiva's Wdesk solution is preferred.
• Experience with Oracle, Essbase, and Hyperion is preferred.
• Completion of CPA and/or FLMI designations is preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to draw conclusions from research and report on findings.

Responsibilities

• Performs financial reporting related tasks for assigned entities/functions. Includes posting and verification of journal entries, hierarchy and report building, coordinating work requirements and deadlines from others, managing the Athene financial close process.
• Support the analysis of financial results and research and resolve variances and inconsistencies in financial statements by applying normal accounting techniques and standard practices.
• Performs reconciliations of assigned balance sheet accounts.
• Collaborate with other teams both within and outside of Finance to achieve mutual objectives and support problem solving.
• Assist with annual external audits and examinations including the preparation of work papers, analysis of data, and information gathering.
• Assist with SEC and GAAP reporting.
• Assist in the coordination and creating of GAAP ledger infrastructure and reports.
• Implement GAAP accounting policy for new business transactions.
• Assists with other finance projects as assigned.

Job description

Position Overview

ABOUT APOLLOApollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade credit to private equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth.

ThroughAthene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes. As of June 30, 2024, Apollo had approximately $696 billion of assets under management. To learn more, please visit www.apollo.com.

OUR PURPOSE AND CORE VALUES

Our clients rely on our investment acumen to help secure their future. We must never lose our focus and determination to be the best investors and most trusted partners on their behalf.

We strive to be:

• The leading provider of retirement income solutions to institutions, companies, and individuals.
• The leading provider of capital solutions to companies. Our breadth and scale enable us to deliver capital for even the largest projects and our small firm mindset ensures we will be a thoughtful and dedicated partner to these organizations. We are committed to helping them build stronger businesses.
• A leading contributor to addressing some of the biggest issues facing the world today such as energy transition, accelerating the adoption of new technologies, and social impact where innovative approaches to investing can make a positive difference.

We are building a unique firm of extraordinary colleagues who:

• Outperform expectations
• Challenge Convention
• Champion Opportunity
• Lead responsibly
• Drive collaboration

As One Apollo team, we believe that doing great work and having fun go hand in hand, and we are proud of what we can achieve together.

OUR BENEFITS

Apollo relies on its people to keep it a leader in alternative investment management, and the firms benefit programs are crafted to offer meaningful coverage for both you and your family.

The firm and its affiliates comply with applicable discrimination and equal opportunities legislation in all of its jurisdictions and do not discriminate in employment or recruitment based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Athene is a great place to be! Our Accountant I position will report to the Director GAAP Reporting but will work independently with peers and leaders across the organization to manage and execute financial processes.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs financial reporting related tasks for assigned entities/functions. Includes posting and verification of journal entries, hierarchy and report building, coordinating work requirements and deadlines from others, managing the Athene financial close process.
• Support the analysis of financial results and research and resolve variances and inconsistencies in financial statements by applying normal accounting techniques and standard practices.
• Performs reconciliations of assigned balance sheet accounts.
• Collaborate with other teams both within and outside of Finance to achieve mutual objectives and support problem solving.
• Assist with annual external audits and examinations including the preparation of work papers, analysis of data, and information gathering.
• Assist with SEC and GAAP reporting.
• Assist in the coordination and creating of GAAP ledger infrastructure and reports.
• Implement GAAP accounting policy for new business transactions.
• Assists with other finance projects as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or equivalent experience is required.
• 7+ years of GAAP accounting and reporting is required; insurance company experience is preferred.
• Experience with Workivas Wdesk solution is preferred.
• Experience with Oracle, Essbase, and Hyperion is preferred.
• Completion of or interest in CPA and/or FLMI designations is preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to draw conclusions from research and report on findings. .