Associate, Infrastructure Equity Asset Management

Job 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. Job Description Ares Infrastructure Equity (“AIE”) is hiring an Asset Management Associate, which directly supports its Investment Team in New York, NY. AIE is an equity-oriented infrastructure group that employs both value-add and core strategies to invest in assets and companies within the sustainable infrastructure, asset class. Target sectors include renewable energy, energy storage, natural gas, transportation, resource efficiency, low carbon molecules, infrastructure services, and digital infrastructure. We leverage our technical and financial skill set, industry relationships, and the Ares platform to source proprietary deal flow, structure downside protection, and seek attractive risk-adjusted returns for our investors. We manage ~$8.5bn across our two strategies and three main funds. AIE draws upon a broadly-skilled and cohesive team of approximately 30 investment professionals with deep sector expertise and strong industry relationships. Primary Functions and Essential Responsibilities: The candidate will be responsible for portfolio management of investments made by Ares Core Infrastructure Fund (“ACI”). ACI is a perpetual, open-ended, core infrastructure fund that will primarily be making asset-level investments in the renewable, thermal, midstream, and digital sectors. Responsibilities will cover a range of Financial Planning and Analytics (“FP&A”) initiatives including monthly valuation analysis and reporting, tracking financial and operational investment performance, preparing financial and operational reporting, monitoring contract compliance and counterparty reporting, fund-level modeling analysis, and presenting analyses to internal and external stakeholders. The candidate will directly support the Investment Team on existing and new investments. Key Responsibilities of the role will include: Producing detailed Net Asset Value (“NAV”) analysis on a monthly basis and NAV forecasts Monitoring, reporting, and analyzing operational and financial performance of projects and investments versus budget Interfacing with portfolio investment counterparties, financing counterparties, and other external partners Monitoring contract compliance including preparation of key metrics such as Debt Service Coverage Ratios Fund-level financial modeling, updating investment projections to match realized and revised projected performance, and other quantitative analysis Preparation and presentation of analyses and reporting materials to internal and external stakeholders Collaborating closely with the Investment team, FP&A team and other internal stakeholders to ensure accurate reporting and compliance with financial regulations Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or international equivalent, along with relevant work experience 2-3 years of finance or accounting experience with exposure to (i) valuation methods and (ii) power, energy, or infrastructure experience required The candidate should possess strong finance and analytical abilities as well as strong financial modeling capabilities (in Excel) and excellent communication skills (verbal and written). Industry knowledge and experience is strongly preferred. Reporting Relationships Managing Director, Infrastructure Equity 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. $110,000.00 - $145,000.00 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.