Vacancy for Analyst, Portfolio Management Group, Private Equity (Summer 2022 Start) at Ares Management Corporation – Gotegaon, Madhya Pradesh, India

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Job Description

Ares is seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented team player for the Portfolio Management Group (PMG) within the Ares Private Equity Group (PEG) as an Analyst to join in the summer of 2021. Based in Los Angeles, the Analyst will report to the Head of the PMG team. PMG is tasked with assisting the PEG investment professionals in creating and executing against value creation plans, supporting capital deployment efforts, and ensuring a performance management system is in place to drive alignment, transparency, and accountability on portfolio and fund performance.

The Analyst will work in a support capacity assisting PMG team members with a wide variety of analytical tasks and functions. In completing the responsibilities of the role, the Analyst will also frequently engage with other functions within the PEG on a regular basis, such as the Investor Relations team and the Finance & Accounting team. While this role will regularly work with investment professionals in the PEG, this role is on a separate track from the PEG investment team and future advancement would be within the PMG team.

We are looking for self-motivated, intellectually curious individuals that are comfortable executing tasks, but that also seek to find opportunities to improve the way we operate. The ideal candidate will have up to approximately two years of experience in analytical roles, strong business acumen, and a desire to learn and develop new skills by working on a variety of workstreams as necessary in a collegial, fast-paced, demanding environment.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Assist with monthly KPI metric development and tracking for companies across the portfolio
• Construct, refine, and review complex fund return forecast models
• Engage with investment professionals on individual investment performance expectations to facilitate the creation of comprehensive, detailed portfolio review materials for the PEG team
• Identify and prepare analyses to enable decision-making to enhance forecast fund returns
• Engage with Finance & Accounting team on ad hoc analyses to drive internal reporting and net return optimization
• Engage with Investor Relations team on fund performance benchmarking, investor requests, and internal / external presentations related to portfolio company and fund performance
• Support ad hoc analysis and presentation creation for internal / investor communications
• Support members of the PMG team as necessary across a variety of tasks that may include internal or external work related to vendor management, operating councils, strategy, or talent

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Finance, Econ, or Data Science with an exceptional academic record
• Internship experience in a related field
• Approximately 0-1 years in analytical roles; banking, PE, or consulting experience preferred
• Strong understanding of basic accounting and finance concepts
• Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint skills required
• Self-motivated individual with ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Well organized with ability to quickly prioritize tasks under demanding timelines
• Intellectually curious with excellent problem-solving skills and a can-do attitude
• Attention to detail with excellent editorial and review skills
• Focus on producing high quality, accurate, easily digestible deliverables
• Superior oral and written communication skills with excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience / proficiency with Tableau, Power-BI, or Python a plus but not required

Reporting Relationships

Partner, Private Equity

Qualifications

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