Ares is currently searching for a highly motivated, detail-oriented team player to join as an Associate on the Alternative Credit (“Alt Credit”) investment team in the New York or Atlanta office, focused on Asset Management.

The position will be responsible for monitoring and on-going surveillance of Alternative Credit portfolio investments, developing and running complex discounted cash flow models, monitoring and reporting on various portfolio-level metrics, providing assistance to deal teams with assigned investments and general asset management including fundings, settlements, valuation and reporting. 

The nature of the team’s investment process and dynamic environment necessitates that a candidate have strong verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, a professional demeanor, along with sharp analytical skills relevant to structured investments. 

Primary Functions and Essential Responsibilities:

• Monitor portfolio of private investments

• Provide support to rest of the deal team with assigned investments

• General asset management including confirming fundings, processing monthly settlements, valuations, and other asset-level reporting

• Frequent communication with portfolio companies

• Develop and run complex models for valuation and reporting purposes

• Perform mark-to-market valuations

• Analyzing asset-level trends and metrics

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required or international equivalent in Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance or related field

• Strong intellect with solid communication, quantitative, financial and analytical skills

• 2+ year of finance or accounting experience with exposure to structured finance/securitization preferred

• Advanced MS Excel modeling skills (index + match, macros, and array formulas)

• Intermediate MS PowerPoint skills

• Self-motivated and driven; ability to work effectively in a collegial, fast moving, demanding, and dynamic environment

• Creative problem solver

• Exceptional interpersonal skills

• Impeccable integrity and trustworthines