Senior Fund Controller, Private Markets & Secondaries

0200 Ares Operations LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental and Vision

401(k) with company match

FSA/HSA

Job summary

Ares Management LLC seeks a Vice President to join its Secondaries Finance team, based in multiple U.S. locations. The role oversees fund accounting, NAV, and investor activity for evergreen funds, with a focus on accurate capital allocations and timely financial reporting.

Responsibilities include coordinating liquidity planning, managing complex waterfall structures, and interacting with investors, lenders, and auditors. A strong background in private markets and advanced Excel is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or economics; MBA, CFA, or CPA is a plus.
• Experience in private equity, secondaries, private credit or alternatives is preferred.
• Strong understanding of NAV calculations, liquidity management and private fund structures.

Responsibilities

• Own and review quarterly and periodic funds accounting, NAV, financial reporting, and investor capital activity.
• Manage complex fund-level and investor-level waterfall calculations and related NAV accruals.
• Oversee investment allocations across vehicles, classes, sleeves, and investors.
• Coordinate portfolio cash-flow forecasting and liquidity planning for deployment and commitments.
• Support NAV facilities, covenant monitoring, drawdowns, and lender reporting.
• Collaborate with investment teams, treasury, legal, tax, operations, and auditors to ensure accurate execution.

Skills

NAV calculations

Waterfall modeling

Fund accounting

Interdepartmental collaboration

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Private markets

Education

Bachelor in accounting/finance

MBA/CFA/CPA a plus

Tools

Excel

eFront Software

Job description

Ares Management LLC seeks a Vice President to join its Secondaries Finance team, based in multiple U.S. locations. The role oversees fund accounting, NAV, and investor activity for evergreen funds, with a focus on accurate capital allocations and timely financial reporting.

Responsibilities include coordinating liquidity planning, managing complex waterfall structures, and interacting with investors, lenders, and auditors. A strong background in private markets and advanced Excel is essential.