Associate Vice President, Corporate Accounting

Job Description

Ares is seeking an experienced Associate Vice President to join the Corporate Accounting team. The role involves providing thought leadership, reviewing and supporting the team across various accounting areas, ensuring proper accounting and adherence to a SOX 404 control environment, and helping to continuously improve processes.

• Work closely with CAO, Global Controller, and Assistant Controller in managing the accounting function for a NYSE listed public company.
• Review journal entries, expense allocations, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Review expenses to ensure proper accounting.
• Maintain SOX 404 control environment.
• Prepare variance analyses and other ad hoc financial metrics.
• Oversee quarterly updates of G&A expense forecast.
• Analyze data to facilitate business decisions.
• Manage a team of offshore and onshore resources working in various time zones.
• Support external and internal auditors, and internal audit and tax relationships.
• Contribute to various special projects including capital transactions, acquisitions, and process improvements.
• Identify and implement manual processes.
• Support internal reporting requirements and other ad-hoc requests.
• Directly support the Assistant Controller in providing leadership, mentorship, and oversight to the broader team.
• Own and direct activities of others.
• Work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Display flexibility and adaptability while resolving issues with minimal supervision.
• Be dependable, positive, highly motivated, and a team player.
• Show strong work ethic, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a desire to learn.
• Communicate effectively with various internal users including finance and accounting teams, investor relations, and investment professionals.
• Identify and analyze problem situations and develop effective courses of action.
• Manage multiple priorities and competing demands, prioritize tasks, and manage time effectively.
• Show strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Be flexible in terms of hours to coordinate with team members across various time zones.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field required; advanced degree considered a plus.
• CPA or CA required.
• Experience: 10+ years of relevant professional experience in accounting, both public and private preferred.
• Minimum 5 years in a similar capacity.
• Financial services industry experience preferred.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems, preferably Oracle Fusion.
• Experience with Power BI or other business intelligence tools.
• Experience utilizing AI tools such as Copilot and ChatGPT in day-to-day activities.

General Requirements

• Hands-on, independent contributor.
• Comfortable directing activities of others.
• Desire to own your area of responsibility.
• Proactive in nature and a proven ability to learn quickly, display flexibility, and adaptability while resolving issues with minimal supervision.
• Dependable, positive attitude, highly motivated, and a team player.
• Strong work ethic, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a desire to learn.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, along with the ability to communicate well with members of different groups throughout the organization.
• Identify and analyze problem situations and develop effective courses of action.
• Manage multiple priorities and competing demands, excellent time/project management and prioritization skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail while being able to see the big picture.
• Flexible in terms of hours to coordinate with team members across various time zones.

Pay and Benefits

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $165,000 - $185,000. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus. Ares offers robust Benefits offerings including 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), and Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit. Additional benefits include access to a world-class medical advisory team, mental health app, mindfulness and wellbeing app, financial wellness benefit, new parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, emergency backup care, matching gift program, education sponsorship program, and much more.