Associate Director, Strategic Finance – Principal Investing Segment

Apollo•New York, NY

7d•$140,000 - $205,000

About The Position

Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade to private equity with a focus on three investing strategies: yield, hybrid, and equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes. Come to Apollo and join a community of extraordinary people who are committed to a culture of excellence and collaboration in everything that we do. We invest in our people for the long term and are committed to supporting their development at every stage of their career. The Strategic Finance team is seeking an Associate Director to join our team supporting coverage of the Principal Investing segment. Strategic Finance is responsible for the firm’s financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and other strategic financial analyses. The role provides an opportunity to get involved in all these aspects and offers a unique vantage point of Apollo’s entire eco-system.

Requirements

5+ years of financial analysis experience, ideally in Investment Banking or Asset Management, in core CFO or FP&A functions, Big-4 valuation or advisory services
Strong analytical thinking and financial reasoning capabilities with ability to think creatively.
Excellent Excel-based modeling skills are required
Experience with data analytics as well as AI would be a plus
Passion for constant learning and developing an understanding beyond the pure mechanics of forecasting, strong appetite to always understand the “Bigger picture” including market dynamics and to question outcomes
Exceptional (PowerPoint) presentation skills required - - ability to help “pitch” analysis to different audiences
Excellent communication and presentation skills this is a highly visible role
Heightened attention to detail and organizational skills
Flexible and comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly demanding, rapidly changing environment
Operates with high energy, a “can do” attitude, and can run with projects independently

Nice To Haves

experience with data analytics as well as AI would be a plus

Responsibilities

Maintain detailed and flexible financial models of Principal Investment Income (“PII”) P&L, model new strategic initiatives
Liaise with Financial Reporting, Treasury, Human Capital, Business Management, and Investment teams to source and analyze data for the Firm’s budget, long-term plan, and monthly forecast process plan supporting Senior Management decision-making
Work through ad hoc projects and scenario analyses based on macroeconomic environment and market conditions (i.e., stress testing in partnership with our Risk function)
Support Human Capital in compensation decisions and structuring
Become an AI thought leader for the team to help us transform our PII analysis to make it more data driven, efficient, dynamic, and action-oriented
Model and analyze often complex and strategic initiatives to support Apollo CFO and key stakeholders decisions (Business, Risk, Compensation, etc.)
Act as key point person on strategic projects (e.g., new fund profitability, tax analyses, fund acquisitions, M&A impacts, complex transactions, modelling their impact on the PII segment and implications to Apollo, etc.)
Enhance financial models to fully capture business drivers and understand key trends, risks, and opportunities