Associate, Fund Accounting (Infra Equity)

Associate, Fund Accounting (Infra Equity)

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

• Preparation and review of monthly and quarterly NAV packages, including in-house NAV packages as well as those prepared by fund administrators, with a focus on validation of management fees, performance fees, waterfall calculations, operating accruals, and partner allocations.
• Perform detailed review of investor allocations, capital account statements, IRR, and MOIC calculations.

• Review quarterly and annual GAAP financial statements and footnote disclosures.

• Prepare and review cash flow projections, including capital activity and investment funding requirements across fund entities.
• Monitor daily cash positions to ensure sufficient liquidity across all fund entities, review and approve fund expense allocations and vendor invoices, and authorize fund-level payments and bank wires in accordance with established internal controls

• Review investment activity, including purchases, sales, and settlements.

• Support preparation of investor reporting deliverables for legacy funds

• Investigate and resolve breaks in coordination with operations, administrators, and internal teams.

• Assist in year-end audits, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of audit requests.
• Prepare regulatory filings such as Form PF, Form ADV, SLT, AIFMD
• Ensure compliance with fund governing documents (LPA, side letters, IMAs).

• Assist in preparation and validation of data provided to tax teams for estimates, returns, and investor reporting.

• Liaise with fund administrators, auditors, tax teams, and internal stakeholders (U.S. Team) to meet all reporting deadlines.

• Identify opportunities for automation and process enhancement in fund accounting workflows.
• Contribute to building scalable processes for the growing India platform.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s in commerce, business, finance or accounting
• CA / CPA/ACCA/US CMA

Skills and Abilities Required:

• Fund Admin or Asset Management Fund accounting experience of 3 years and above preferred.
• Strong knowledge of accounting, generally accepted accounting principles and financial reporting is required.
• Experience with close-ended funds (commitment-based funds).
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; ability to multi-task and manage various deadlines.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills; attention to detail and timelines required.
• Experience with Advent Geneva/Investran is a plus.
• Working knowledge of advance excel is preferable

Reporting Relationships

Associate Vice President

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.