Associate, Credit, US Direct Lending

Ares Management Corporation

$130K — $175K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or international equivalent required
  • Minimum of 1.5 years of relevant investment banking or principal investing experience
  • Strong quantitative, financial, and analytical skills
  • Advanced MS Excel modeling skills including v-lookup, macros, pivot tables
  • Self-motivated with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
  • Creative problem-solving abilities
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

  • Perform detailed financial and market analysis for new investments
  • Screen new investment opportunities
  • Prepare complex Excel financial models such as cash flow analysis and debt structuring
  • Draft investment committee memos
  • Analyze and update investment performance and valuations
  • Prepare quarterly portfolio reports
  • Assist in investment closings
  • Meet with management teams and sponsors for assessments

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision plans
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Flexible Savings Accounts and Healthcare Savings Accounts
  • Life and Disability insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Access to a world-class medical advisory team
  • Mental health app with coaching and therapy
  • Financial wellness benefit including financial advisor access
  • New parent leave and reproductive assistance
  • Emergency backup care and matching gift program
  • Education sponsorship program
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Associate will provide support for the sourcing, underwriting and credit analysis of potential new investments, assist in deal closings and be involved in post-closing portfolio management and investment monitoring.

Key Responsibilities

  • Performing detailed financial and market analysis that forms the basis for decisions on new debt and/or equity investments of the firm
  • Screening new investment opportunities
  • Preparing various complex excel financial models including cash flow analysis, debt sizing and structuring
  • Preparing investment committee memos
  • Analyzing investment performance including maintaining and updating investment valuations and financial models as well as keeping track of relevant current market activities
  • Preparing quarterly portfolio reports summarizing changes in performance and updating forecasts
  • Assisting in investment closings
  • Meeting with management teams and sponsors when assessing new investment opportunities and monitoring the existing portfolio
  • Additional duties include providing direct support as deemed necessary by senior management


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or international equivalent required
  • Minimum of 1.5 years of relevant investment banking or principal investing experience by the start date
  • Strong intellect with solid quantitative, financial and analytical skills
  • Advanced MS Excel modeling skills (v-lookup, macros, pivot tables) and 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 trustworthiness


Reporting Relationships
Partner, Credit

Compensation

The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus. Note, the range takes into account a broad spectrum of qualifications, including, but not limited to, years of relevant work experience, education, and other relevant qualifications specific to the role.

$130,000.00 - $175,000.00

The firm also offers robust Benefits offerings. Ares U.S. Core Benefits include 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.

Ares offers a number of additional benefits including access to a world-class medical advisory team, a mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry, a mindfulness and wellbeing app, financial wellness benefit that includes access to a financial advisor, new parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, emergency backup care, matching gift program, education sponsorship program, and much more.

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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