Senior Fund Controller, Private Equity Secondaries

Apollo; New York (NY); On-site; USD 225,000 - 315,000; Full time

Job summary

Apollo is seeking a senior Principal to lead the expanding S3 business line, overseeing accounting, operations and financial reporting for multiple fund products. The role focuses on building scalable infrastructure, implementing target operating models and driving automation across operations.

You will partner with senior leaders, manage budgets, data governance and fundraising campaigns, and mentor junior staff in a high-growth private markets environment.

Qualifications

• CPA preferred; 13 to 15+ years of public and/or private accounting experience preferred.
• Significant prior experience within the secondaries or fund of fund industry required, with a strong understanding of secondary fund structures, operations and reporting.
• Strong U.S. GAAP technical accounting expertise.
• Significant accounting, controlling and financial reporting experience, with the ability and desire to take ownership of financial responsibilities for one of Apollo’s highest growth asset classes.
• Demonstrated experience improving operating models, building scalable processes and infrastructure, and driving operational change.
• Strong orientation toward technology, automation and continuous process improvement including AI adoption into processes and governance.
• Critical thinker with strong quantitative and analytical skills who communicates ideas clearly in both written and verbal communications.
• Ability to operate effectively in a team environment, exercise sound judgment, elevate issues when appropriate and prioritize competing demands.
• Proactive and organized self starter with strong attention to detail and a strong work ethic.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required; experience with AI tools, Alteryx, Anaplan or Power BI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage the accounting, operations and financial reporting of products across the S3 strategy
• Help advance the strategy’s target operating model and build scalable infrastructure, processes and controls to support continued product and AUM growth
• Oversee data governance processes across various vendors, third party administrators, and portfolio monitoring systems
• Analyze and review budgets across multiple Fund entities
• Work across teams to improve modeling of liquidity and projections
• Assist in planning and infrastructure around new products within S3, including potential RFPs
• Oversee and manage client requests ad-hoc as well as during episodic fundraising campaigns
• Partner closely with internal stakeholders across Deal Team, Client Teams, Corporate, Operations, Marketing, Tax, Legal and Technology
• Provide oversight, coaching and review of junior team members
• Lead and execute ad hoc strategic and operational projects for senior leadership

Skills

CPA

US GAAP

Secondaries/Fund of Funds

AI adoption

Excel

AI tools

Power BI

Alteryx

Anaplan

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Alteryx

Anaplan

AI tools

Job description

Apollo is seeking a senior Principal to lead the expanding S3 business line, overseeing accounting, operations and financial reporting for multiple fund products. The role focuses on building scalable infrastructure, implementing target operating models and driving automation across operations.

You will partner with senior leaders, manage budgets, data governance and fundraising campaigns, and mentor junior staff in a high-growth private markets environment.