Associate Director, SEC Financial Reporting

Apollo•New York, NY

About The Position

Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade to private equity with a focus on three investing strategies: yield, hybrid, and equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes. Come to Apollo and join a community of extraordinary people who are committed to a culture of excellence and collaboration in everything that we do. We invest in our people for the long term and are committed to supporting their development at every stage of their career. The Financial Reporting Associate Director will be responsible for supporting the broader Financial Reporting team with various accounting, reporting and analytic deliverables with monthly and quarterly cadence. The role provides hybrid financial reporting opportunities to build expertise in consolidations, strategic transaction execution, SEC Reporting, senior management analytics and close management. The candidate will be involved in the Firm’s transformational journey and have an opportunity to collaborate with various teams including Global Legal Entity Controllers, Fund Controllers, External Reporting, Technology, Valuations, Treasury, SOX, External Auditors and various other stakeholders.

Requirements

7+ years of experience
U.S. GAAP technical accounting expertise and consolidation experience preferred
Financial and SEC reporting experience is a plus
CPA or equivalent and combination of Big 4 and industry experience preferred
Extensive knowledge in utilizing advanced Excel solutions required
Strong organizational skills including the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Ability to work under pressure and adhere to deadlines while maintaining attention to detail
Demonstrated ability in taking initiative and being a resourceful, independent self-starter
Candidate must have leadership ability and possess an analytical, logical thought process for developing solutions

Nice To Haves

Exposure to corporate re-organizations, mergers and strategic transactions a plus
Experience with OneStream or other corporate performance management system a plus (e.g. Essbase / Hyperion and PeopleSoft)
Exhibit strong interpersonal, verbal and written skills and work well in a team environment

Responsibilities

Manage elements of the Firm consolidation process including the review of intercompany eliminations
Coordinate preparation of Management Reporting Analytics for NON-GAAP and GAAP Reporting
Prepare and review deliverables required to support SEC Filings Form 10-Q and Form 10-K
Prepare and review quarterly balance sheet and P&L fluctuation analyses
Prepare and review journal entries for monthly and quarterly close processes
Operationalize new strategic transactions collaboratively with Firm stakeholders incl. LEC’s / Accounting Policy
Support GL maintenance including setup / changes involving new accounts, department and legal entities
Management of standalone and consolidated NON-GAAP and GAAP Close functions
Maintain a strong SOX controls environment and ensure proper documentation of SOX control processes
Liaise between various global groups including Legal Entity Controllers, Fund Controllers, External Reporting, Treasury, Accounting Policy, SOX, Technology and External Auditors to ensure the preparation of accurate and timely accounting information and analyses with a focus on maintaining data integrity on all deliverables