Associate, Investor Relations - London, United Kingdom - Ares Management

Ares Management

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

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.

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Job Description:

Ares is currently searching for a highly motivated, detail-oriented team player to join as an Associate in the European Credit Group specializing in Product Management and Investor Relations in the London office.

This individual will be working closely with the London-based Product Management and Investor Relations group to provide investor relations support, including fundraising, ongoing fund reporting for investors, investor presentation support, addressing investor information requests and market/competitor research analysis.

He/she must have strong organizational, interpersonal, quantitative and analytical skills and must be able to meet deadline requirements.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

The Associate will work in the European Credit group and support Product Specialists in providing information and expertise on firm strategies and funds to clients.

The Associate will assist in producing fund reporting for investors on a monthly, quarterly and ad hoc basis, as well as assisting in building new client materials and various prospect/marketing materials, as well as updating market and fund specific data within existing materials.

Produce monthly/quarterly portfolio reports for investors in commingled funds and separately managed accounts, working with Finance and Portfolio Management teams to collate relevant data
Liaise with Finance, Portfolio Management, Legal and Compliance teams to respond to a broad range of investor requests including audit confirmations, financial statement and fee data requests, as well as processing updates to investor details such as wire instructions and authorized signatories
Drive process for creating responses to investor questionnaires, due diligence, and ad hoc requests for existing and potential clients
Create and edit marketing investor materials for coinvestment and funds
Maintain quantitative and qualitative key metrics on competitors
Build and "own" client materials and various prospect/marketing materials, updating market and fund specific data within existing materials on a quarterly or ad hoc basis
Take on ad hoc projects and support all other teammates with their work as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum of 23 years of experience
Bachelor's degree with strong academic performance
Fixed income or loan/credit experience preferred but not required
Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and represent the Firm in a professional manner
Exceptional attention to detail, placing a high priority on accuracy and organization
Highly proficient in Word, PowerPoint and Excel
Problem solver with ability to research solutions and suggest resolutions
Highly motivated selfstarter with the ability to set priorities, multitask and monitor own workload to meet aggressive deadlines
Takes initiative and has a strong work ethic
Creative, ready to think outside the box and add input to improving existing workflows
Proficiency in financial accounting and quantitative analysis skills
Demonstrated experience working in a team environment with multiple tasks

Reporting Relationships

Head of Product Management and Investor Relations, European Credit