Senior Associate, Global Treasury Operations

Ares Management; India; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Ares in India seeks a seasoned Treasury Operations professional to support overnight cash management, forecast liquidity, and collaborate with FP&A and Accounting on borrowing and funding decisions. The role involves monitoring cash movements, data feeds, and resolving cash account exceptions with banks while handling a range of complex investment vehicles.

The candidate should bring 6–10 years in global capital markets or investment management, strong accounting fundamentals, and proficiency

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6-10 years of experience in capital markets or investment management with Treasury Operations, Cash Management and/or Accounting.
• Strong knowledge of liquidity forecasting and cash modelling.
• Experience with Hazel Tree, Everest, Wall Street Office, Geneva and/or IVP data platforms preferred.
• Understanding of basic accounting theories.
• Experience with diverse investment vehicles (institutional separate accounts, SMA/LPs, mutual funds, UCITS, CLOs) and complex fund structures.
• Intermediate-level technical skills in VBA, SQL, Excel, Tableau, Power BI are a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Support overnight monitoring of inputs to the cash management function (investment pipeline, currency balances, unsettled trading activity).
• Track non-investment cash movements (contributions/withdrawals, fees, paydowns).
• Ensure all cash transactions are recorded and resolve cash account exceptions with banks.
• Monitor data feeds between the Treasury Management System and other systems.
• Assist cash forecasting to advise FP&A and Accounting on borrowing, paydowns, and capital calls.
• Help investigate cash breaks between trade systems and banks.

Skills

Liquidity forecasting

Cash modelling

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Analytical mindset

Tools

VBA

SQL

Excel

Tableau

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

Primary Responsibilities

• Support activities for overnight monitoring of inputs to the cash management function (investment pipeline, currency balances, unsettled trading activity, etc.)
• Tracking of non-investment related cash movements (contributions/withdrawals, fees, paydowns, etc.)
• Ensure all cash transactions were accurately recorded; work with Banks to resolve and clear all cash account exceptions
• Monitor inbound/outbound data feeds between Treasury Management System (TMS) and various systems
• Works closely on cash forecasting helping to advise our FP&A and Accounting teams on borrowing, paydowns, capital calls, etc.
• Help investigate cash breaks between our trade systems and the banks

Experience Required

Minimum of 6 - 10 years of experience in top tier, global capital markets or investment management firms with experience in Treasury Operations, Cash Management, and/or AccountingPrior experience with an Alternative Asset, Fixed Income, Leveraged Loan preferredStrong knowledge of liquidity forecasting and cash modellingExperience with Hazel tree, Everest, Wall Street Office, Geneva, and/or IVP data management platforms preferredUnderstanding of basic accounting theoriesExperienced with a diverse set of investment vehicles such as Institutional Separate Accounts, SMA/Limited Partnerships, Open-End Mutual Funds, Closed-End Funds and UCITs, CLOs, and complex fund structuresIntermediate-level technical skills a bonus (VBA, SQL, Excel, Tableau, Power BI, etc.)

General Requirements

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 detailA 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 resolve issues with minimal supervisionProven outstanding communication (written and verbal), presentation, documentation, and interpersonal skillsA hands-on approach and ability to synthesize business operations and talent needsAbility to successfully manage multiple priorities and competing demandsHigh accuracy and detail orientationGood judgment in terms of escalating issues vs. solving problems independentlyA solutions-oriented, self-starter and ability to see the big pictureComfort in dealing with ambiguity and uncertainty in a dynamic and fast-paced environmentAbility to be flexible in terms of hours to coordinate with team members across various time zonesAn analytical mind and a passion/interest in bringing new ideas to increase efficiency of existing processesDependable, great attitude, highly motivated and a team playerFamiliarity with standard activities carried out by financial intermediaries such as investment banks, broker/dealers, Prime Brokers, etcKnowledge of complex fund structures a plusCorporate Finance knowledge a plus

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