Associate, Financial Reporting - SEC and Management Reporting

Apollo Management Holdings • New York City, NY

3d

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 Financial Reporting Associate Director is responsible for helping to support the broader financial reporting team, and ensure that our financial statements are SEC, GAAP and SOX compliant for Apollo Global Management and our management reporting is accurate, consistent and timely for key stakeholders. The position will partner with other members of the broader Finance team including Legal Entity Controllers, Strategic Finance, and Corporate Consolidation.

Requirements

• 3-5 years’ experience
• U.S. GAAP technical accounting expertise.
• SEC reporting experience and CPA or equivalent preferred.
• Mix of Big 4/Financial Services industry experience preferred
• Strong drive and initiative, keen attention to detail and strong willingness to learn
• Individual must be collaborative to effectively liaise with colleagues across various functions and workstreams, as well as be able to work independently
• A forward thinking, creative individual with high ethical standards
• Proficient in Excel
• Proficiency in Workiva, OneStream or any prior analytical experience in forecasting, modeling, or financial analysis is a plus
• Superior verbal, written and analytical skills, with ability to interpret fund performance metrics and identify unusual trends
• Strong communication skills with ability to coordinate across the firm to improve business processes independently and effectively
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, including the ability to resolve internal differences and observe confidentiality
• Role requires individual to be nimble and flexible to balance multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• The ability to take on a task and “run with it” to conclusion is a critical characteristic of this role

Responsibilities

• Preparation of quarterly Earnings Release, Form 10-Q and annual Form 10-K filings for Apollo Global Management.
• Preparation and review of footnote and MD&A disclosures
• Collection and analyses of non-GAAP metrics and fund performance data
• Validation and documentation of financial statement support
• Assist in ensuring that the filings are SEC, GAAP and SOX compliant
• Assist in the preparation and review of quarterly flash and snapshot results including detailed commentary and analysis, and monthly/quarterly AGM financial results packages, including income statement analysis
• Assist in preparing quarterly internal reporting deliverables to senior management, including Management Committee, Audit Committee, and CFO Earnings Packages
• Assist in maintaining a sound SOX controls environment and ensuring proper documentation of our SOX processes
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of internal and external reporting deliverables across AGM financial systems; investigate and resolve reconciling items as required
• Continue to advance and improve workflow surrounding financial reporting process with a focus on automating and streamlining processes
• Manage the maintenance of our data collection systems, financial reporting software, general ledger reports and document retention systems
• Ad Hoc requests and special projects as necessary

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus based on personal, team, and Firm performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed