Direct Lending Portfolio Analyst: Valuation & Monitoring

Ares Management LLC; Los Angeles (CA); Presencial; USD 95.000 - 125.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k) with company match

HSA with company contribution

Life insurance

Long-Term Disability

Short-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Commuter Benefits

Wellbeing and mindfulness programs

Descripción de la vacante

Ares is seeking an Analyst/Associate for Direct Lending – Portfolio Management, focusing on monitoring, valuation, analytics, and restructurings. The role interacts with deal teams, investor relations, accounting, finance, operations, and performance.

The team conducts quarterly valuation, reporting, and detailed portfolio oversight, coordinating with sponsors and management teams across investments. Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills are essential.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree or international equivalent.
• 1-3 years of finance or accounting experience with exposure to valuation methods required.
• Advanced MS Excel modeling skills (v-lookup, macros, and pivot tables).
• Beginning to intermediate MS PowerPoint skills.
• Self-motivated and driven; ability to work effectively in a collegial, fast moving, demanding, and dynamic environment.
• Creative problem solver.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Impeccable integrity and trustworthiness.

Responsabilidades

• Monitor and manage 15-20 assigned corporate debt and equity investments
• Provide direct support to deal teams as necessary including assisting with re-underwrites, amendments, diligence on opportunities with active investments, and assisting with the preparation of investment committee memos
• General portfolio management including quarterly valuation and reporting
• Communicate with portfolio company management teams and sponsors to assist with the detailed monitoring of the portfolio (hold lender calls and diligence calls, attend board meetings, etc.)
• Utilize firm’s proprietary software tools for company tracking of KPIs
• Perform mark-to-market quarter end valuations
• Analyze portfolio trends and track relevant current market activities
• Develop and produce periodic and ad hoc reports and presentations for both internal (investment team, senior management, board of directors, investor relations) and external target audiences (investors, limited partners)

Conocimientos

Financial analysis

Portfolio monitoring

Valuation methods

Interpersonal skills

Self-motivated

Attention to detail

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

Excel

PowerPoint

Descripción del empleo

Ares is seeking an Analyst/Associate for Direct Lending – Portfolio Management, focusing on monitoring, valuation, analytics, and restructurings. The role interacts with deal teams, investor relations, accounting, finance, operations, and performance.

The team conducts quarterly valuation, reporting, and detailed portfolio oversight, coordinating with sponsors and management teams across investments. Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills are essential.