Senior Associate Fund Accounting

### _Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry._ **Job Description** PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES • Assist with preparation of US GAAP financial statements for monthly reporting and quarterly and annual SEC filings. • Assist in managing relationships and liaising with internal resources, offshore resources, fund administrators and auditors to meet daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting deadlines. • Oversee and review daily and monthly NAV packages from the fund administrator. • Assist with monthly/quarterly close process and preparation of various financial statement account balance reconciliations and workpapers. • Review of NQ, NCSRS and NCSR reporting for the funds. • Review of monthly NPORT reporting • Provide compliance reporting (Form PF, ADV, etc.) • High level of interaction across the organization, including communications with portfolio managers, investor relations, operations, tax, and financial reporting. • Collaborate with team members to manage monthly and quarterly expense allocation and recovery functions between investment funds. • Manage daily cash activities for a publicly traded BDC, including processing of payments, depositing of checks, and posting to the general ledger. • Prepare/review monthly cash/par reconciliations for all legal entities. • Assist in basic treasury functions. • Participate and contribute to regular review of processes and deliverables to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and accuracy. • Various ad-hoc/special projects. Ares Management is seeking a Senior Associate for our US Public Credit accounting team. The Senior Associate will be responsible for the day-to-day accounting and oversight of a publicly traded business development company (“BDC”) and accurately reporting the daily net asset value per share for several publicly traded regulated investment companies of the 1940. QUALIFICATIONS Education: • Bachelor’s Degree and CA Qualified Certification: • CPA equivalent a plus Experience Required: • Minimum 7-9 years of post-qualifications experience in accounting/cash management preferred. • Industry experience preferred. • Experience with Advent Geneva investment accounting software or Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central a plus. General Requirements: • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high growth environment. • Highly motivated team player with a strong work ethic. • Basic understanding of US GAAP. • Excellent verbal and written skills • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills. • Ability to prioritize/manage deadlines. • Intermediate or advanced Excel user. **Reporting Relationships** Fund Controller _There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active._