Senior Associate, Investor Reporting, Credit IR & Product Management, Alternative Credit

Ares Management Corporation • New York, NY

110d • $135,000 - $145,000

About The Position

Ares is a leading participant in the global asset-based finance markets with approximately $45.9 billion of assets under management (“AUM”) invested across multiple, actively managed funds as of March 31, 2025. The Alt Credit Team today comprises over 80 investment professionals located primarily in three Ares offices: New York City, Atlanta, and London. Ares’ Alt Credit platform employs strategies that are asset-focused, making investments backed by assets and contractual cash flows such as loans, leases and receivables. Alt Credit fills gaps in the capital markets between credit, private equity and real estate, investing across a spectrum of liquid and illiquid opportunities that include various specialty finance sectors, net leases, structured products, cash flow streams (e.g., royalties, licensing, management fees), and other asset types. Alt Credit has a broad range of sub-strategies designed to be client-focused and solutions-based with three main formats: pure play, customized and flagship funds.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required with outstanding academic achievement
• 6+ years of relevant work experience in investor relations, client service/operations, investment banking, analytics, asset management, or consulting preferred
• FINRA Series 7, 63 and SIE licenses required (or ability to obtain within 3 months from start date)
• Exceptional attention to detail, placing a high priority on accuracy and organization
• Problem solver with ability to research solutions and suggest resolutions
• Highly motivated with the ability to set priorities, multi-task, and monitor own workload to meet aggressive deadlines
• Takes initiative and has a strong work ethic, including proactively addressing projects at hand and improving processes
• Demonstrated experience working in a team environment
• Strong intellect with solid quantitative, financial and analytical skills
• Highly proficient in Word, PowerPoint and Excel with modeling skills (v-lookup, macros, pivot tables)
• Proficiency with Salesforce and Intralinks or other data room platform
• Experience with PowerBI or other data visualization software, databases such as SQL
• Exposure to asset-based finance and structured credit desired

Responsibilities

• Manage and review investment, fund and portfolio reporting for internal and external use
• Assist with investment portfolio monitoring, analysis and modeling
• Assist with managing investment portfolio data and related data governance and data integrity processes
• Reconcile data and lead coordination to resolve any breaks
• Liaise across functions (investment, asset management, finance & accounting, performance, legal, tax, operations, compliance teams) to obtain and synthesize information
• Provide support for investor requests, reports, and presentations in relation to fund performance and updates
• Identify opportunities to streamline business operations and processes by creating more efficient methods of gathering, sorting, accessing data through the application of technology
• Assist with monthly, quarterly and year-end fund reporting as well as ad-hoc investor requests
• Prepare responses for request for proposals (RFPs), DDQs, track record analyses, consultant questionnaires/databases and investor requests
• Update trackers, CRMs and relevant meeting notes, coordinate logistics for fundraising meetings and industry conferences

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision plans
• 401(k) program with company match
• Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA)
• Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with company contribution
• Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability (STD) insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit
• Access to a world-class medical advisory team
• Mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry
• Mindfulness and wellbeing app
• Financial wellness benefit that includes access to a financial advisor
• New parent leave
• Reproductive and adoption assistance
• Emergency backup care
• Matching gift program
• Education sponsorship program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree