Associate, Portfolio Management - US Direct Lending

Ares Management Corporation; Mumbai City; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Ares Management Corporation in Mumbai seeks an Analyst to support monitoring of US Direct Lending Group investments, portfolio management, and investor relations. The role emphasizes valuation, modeling, and coordination with senior investment professionals.

You will work with Excel-based analyses, develop cash flow and restructuring scenarios, and interact with portfolio company management to track performance and market trends.

Qualifications

• MBA or equivalent degree required.
• 0–3 years of investment banking / fund / advisor experience.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Experience with asset management systems or other relational databases.
• Experience with US capital markets.
• Self-starter with ability to work independently and in a team.
• Proficient in Excel-based financial modeling.

Responsibilities

• Monitor corporate debt and equity investments and assist with portfolio management.
• Support quarterly valuation and reporting activities.
• Build detailed Excel financial models including cash flow and cap structure analysis.
• Communicate with portfolio company management.
• Utilize firm’s software tools for company tracking.
• Assist in mark-to-market valuations and related processes.
• Analyze portfolio trends and market leverage and price development.
• Support ongoing fund raising and investor relation efforts.
• Assist in investor presentations and queries.

Skills

Self-motivated

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

MBA or Equivalent degree

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Microsoft Windows

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

Reporting relationships

Reports to: Vice President

Supervises: N/A

Primary functions and essential responsibilities

The Analyst will provide support for the monitoring of Ares US Direct Lending Group corporate debt and equity investments, including general portfolio management, quarterly valuation and reporting, supporting the potential restructuring of investments with senior investment professionals, as well as supporting ongoing fund raising and existing investor relationship efforts. This position will be based in Mumbai. Key responsibilities include Core responsibility for monitoring corporate debt and equity investments

• Providing assistance to deal teams with assigned investments and general portfolio management including quarterly valuation and reporting
• Supporting potential restructuring with detailed Excel financial models including cash flow analysis, and related capital structure re- structuring analysis
• Communicating with portfolio company management
• Utilizing firm’s proprietary software tools for company tracking
• Performing and helping manage mark-to-market quarter end valuations and process
• Analyzing portfolio trends and market leverage and price development
• Another key responsibility is supporting Ares’ ongoing fund raising and existing investor relationship effort.
• Maintaining and developing Ares investment track record
• Assisting in investors presentations and queries
• Additional duties include providing direct support as deemed necessary by senior management

Qualifications

Education: MBA or Equivalent degree

Experience Required:

• 0 - 3 years of relevant investment banking / fund / advisor experience/ Credit analysis/ valuation

General Requirements:

• Self-motivated and driven; ability to work effectively in a collegial, fast moving, demanding, and dynamic environment
• Experience with asset management systems or other relational databases
• Experience at a regional, national, or global financial services firm
• Experience with US capital markets
• Self-starter, exceptional communication, and organizational skills necessary
• Ability to work independently as well as with “the team”
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and computer literacy
• Knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook
• Creative problem solver

Reporting Relationships

Vice President, Core, US Direct Lending PMG

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.