Senior FP&A Analyst - Growth & Strategy in Credit

Ares Management

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 135,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage (Medical/Rx)

Dental and Vision

401(k) with company match

HSA with company contribution

Life Insurance & Disability

Commuter Benefits

Job summary

Ares Management is seeking a Senior Associate for the New York FP&A team to partner across fund accounting, corporate accounting, and senior finance leadership. The role emphasizes data-driven forecasting, financial modeling, and cross-functional collaboration across IT and business units.

The successful candidate will have 6+ years in investment management, expertise in fund waterfalls, strong Excel/Power BI skills, and experience with OneStream, Alteryx, and Workiva within a fast-paced

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Finance or other business-related discipline.
MBA preferred but not required.
Minimum of 6+ years of experience in investment management firms with expertise in Investment Operations and Asset Servicing related functions.
Basic understanding of Income Statements, Balance Sheets and Cost Center functionality.
Expert analytical, data management and financial modeling skills (utilizing Excel and advanced technological solutions)
Familiarity with financial planning applications (Oracle, Hyperion, OneStream, Power BI, Anaplan, etc.).
Technically proficient with MS Office applications, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
Experience building, maintaining, or working with relationship, hierarchical, SQL or Access databases strongly preferred.
Hedge fund, Credit or Private Equity fund experience and detailed understanding of fund waterfall calculations and mechanics.
Applications: PowerBI, Microsoft Excel, OneStream, Alteryx, Workiva.

Responsibilities

The Sr. Associate will support the VP and broader FP&A team in partnering across our enterprise with fund accounting, corporate accounting, divisional CFOs, senior investment professionals, senior finance leadership, information technology resources and programmers.
Credit Segment reporting support across sub-segment Credit investment groups and business operations.
Preparation of periodic financial reporting for internal stakeholders.
Assets Under Management “AUM” and related metrics public reporting.
Database creation and management in support of our enterprise projects – finance and information technology.
Financial modeling – in support of enterprise-wide financial and strategic business decisions.
Identify and understand business challenges; propose and help create solutions.
Partner directly with the finance team to collaborate on metrics, goals, and business reviews.
Dive deeply into specific financial data to provide anecdotal insights.
Create presentations that provide insightful analysis, identify required action items, and effectively frame decisions to be made.
Work closely with accounting to identify and research variances to forecast, budget, and prior-year expenses, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement.
Develop and maintain effective relationships with business partners and cross-functional teams at all levels of the organization.
Manage the optimization of consolidation and reporting, budgeting/forecasting, and dashboard/analytics software/technology systems to ensure the use of value-added financial tools; including selection of any new software/systems as needed.
Lead, manage, motivate, and inspire Operational Finance & FP&A team to effectively embrace and drive objectives, visions, and goals.