Financial Reporting Associate

Apollo Global Management•New York, NY

71d•Hybrid

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 is a hybrid role that will enable the right candidate to acquire accelerated development in the areas of consolidations, close management, financial statement compilation, corporate accounting and analytics. The candidate will be involved in transformational projects across the Financial Reporting landscape and have an opportunity to collaborate with various groups including Legal Entity Controllers, Fund Controllers, External Reporting, Treasury, Accounting Policy, SOX and Technology.

Requirements

3 - 6 years of experience
U.S. GAAP technical accounting expertise, and consolidation experience preferred
Financial and SEC reporting experience is a plus
CPA or equivalent and combination of Big 4 and industry experience preferred
Exposure to corporate re-organizations, mergers, and transactions a plus
Experience with OneStream and/or PeopleSoft is a plus
Exhibit strong interpersonal, verbal, and written skills and work well in a team environment
Advanced Excel with extensive knowledge in utilizing advanced formulas, pivot tables and power query is required
Strong organizational skills including the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Ability to work under pressure and adhere to deadlines while maintaining attention to detail
Demonstrated ability in taking initiative and being a resourceful, independent self-starter
Candidate must have an analytical, logical thought process for developing solutions

Responsibilities

Support close processes for both standalone and consolidated AGM reporting
Prepare journal entries and review related reconciliations and account analyses for accuracy
Support legal entity management and contribute to the quarterly master interest calculation process
Prepare intercompany eliminations and allocations related to Variable Interest Entities as part of the consolidation process and other reporting needs
Prepare AGM quarterly Equity, Cash Flow and AOCI Statements to support SEC Filings
Develop analytics to support senior management deliverables, Apollo's earnings release and quarterly SEC filings
Help maintain general ledger structure, including the setup of new accounts, departments, and legal entities
Maintain a strong SOX controls environment and ensure accurate documentation of control processes
Participate in various Financial Reporting transformation initiatives
Coordinate between various groups including Legal Entity Controllers, Fund Controllers, Financial Reporting, Treasury, Accounting Policy, SOX and Technology to ensure the preparation of accurate and timely accounting information and analysis, and the production of high-quality financial reporting