Associate Vice President, Investment Operations

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

Role summary: The primary responsibility of this role would be to oversee the Treasury, Wire Management, KYC & Client Account Management teams catering to different geographies.

Primary responsibility:

• Manage the Treasury, Wire Management, KYC & Client Account, Account Management teams

• Responsible for overall daily deliverables across teams, while simultaneously operationalizing and enhancing processes.

• Stakeholder Management – To create an environment of trust, confidence & collaboration with global stakeholders.

• Build relationships across different teams/internal departments. Act as escalation point.

• Assist with overseeing workflows and controls to maintain oversight.

• Identify process improvements and participate in the implementation of approved changes.

• Recommend controls by identifying problems and contributing to KPI/KRI reporting.

General requirement:

• Ability to successfully manage multiple complexes, time sensitive priorities and competing demands with multiple stakeholders by leveraging a hands-on approach

• Strong time management and prioritization skills; ability to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong Project management and Business Analyst background preferred.

• Experience working on Treasury reporting, collateral management and workflow projects.

• Ability to be flexible in terms of hours to coordinate with team members across various time zones.

• Have experience in managing various stakeholders in different parts of the globe.

• Have built, led & mentored successful teams.

Experience requirement:

• More than 10+ years of Relevant work experience

• Strong team management skills

• Prior experience with an Alternative Asset, Fixed Income preferred

• Experience with Hazeltree, Everest, Wall Street Office, Geneva, and/or IVP data management platforms preferred

• Intermediate-level technical skills a bonus (VBA, SQL, Excel, Power BI, etc.)

• Experience working with financial intermediaries like investment banks, leverage providers, broker/dealers and Prime Brokers preferred.

• Experienced with a diverse set of investment vehicles such as Institutional Separate Accounts, SMA/Limited Partnerships, Open-End Mutual Funds, Closed-End Funds and UCITs, CLOs, and complex fund structures.

• Familiarity with standard activities carried out by financial intermediaries such as investment banks, broker/dealers, Prime Brokers, etc

• Support activities for overnight monitoring of inputs to the cash management function (investment pipeline, currency balances, unsettled trading activity, etc.)

• Having strong experience with Bank Account Management, Cash Operations & Wires

• Prepare liquidity forecasts for Accounting and Financial Planning and Analysis Teams by managing all inputs and reconciliations (starting cash balances, asset borrowings and repayments, capital activity, upcoming deployment pipeline and trade settlements)

Skills / Abilities:

• Advanced analytical skills, with the ability to identify root causes and trends and anticipate horizon issues

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) confident running cross departmental meetings to varied audiences including senior management.

• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work in a deadline-intensive environment.

• Strong control focus and ability to challenge and streamline processes.

• Capable of effectively managing multiple teams across geographies, competing priorities in a portfolio of moderately complex deals while participating in related projects

• Critical thinker who can act with minimal supervision but seeks advice appropriately.  

• Strategic orientation so as to ensure the function continues to be positioned as a thoughtful and proactive partner to Senior Management on credit risk management matters and on driving best practices to support safety and soundness in the business space.

• Self-starter with the ability to identify an issue, initiate a solution, and see it through to completion.

• Ability to make recommendations and provide guidance to effectively advance projects across a globally integrated enterprise.

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and exert influence.

• Promotes the development of partnerships across teams to solve complex issues and improve performance.

Reporting Relationships

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.

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