Senior Associate, Performance

5 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Ares Operations Full time £60,000 - £100,000 per year
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

Summary:

Ares is seeking a Senior Associate to join the Performance and Attribution team in our London office. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a high-performing global team, with a primary focus on calculating and analyzing investment portfolio and composite performance, including detailed attribution and contribution analysis. The role also involves delivering timely asset-level track records and providing tailored performance insights to support portfolio management, investor relations, and marketing efforts.

An ideal candidate for this Senior Associate role is a self-motivated professional with a consulting mindset—skilled at asking insightful questions, building strong relationships, and quickly adapting to meet deadlines. They are highly organized and possess a strong client-service orientation, effectively managing multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. The candidate should have a proven track record of success and experience thriving in high-growth, rapidly evolving settings.

Primary Functions and Essential Responsibilities:

  • Calculate and interpret single period and multi-period contribution and attribution results, and performance-based risk and appraisal metrics for portfolio management and investor relations teams.
  • Calculate security, sector, and total-level performance results for use in internal, client, and shareholder reporting, and performance composites.
  • Ensure that data properly flows from the accounting system to the performance system and help to troubleshoot and resolve issues as necessary.
  • Adhere to procedures designed to ensure compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS), SEC, and FINRA regulations.
  • Fulfill ad hoc client and marketing requests, and answer DDQ and RFP questions.
  • Assist with executing strategic projects such as asset track records, onboarding assets from acquisitions and integrating non-supported business units.
  • Help develop innovative solutions to increase efficiency and enhance reporting and analytical capabilities of the team.

Education & Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a business-related or quantitative field preferred (e.g. economics, statistics, mathematics, finance, accounting, etc.).
  • CFA charter and/or CIPM designation is desirable.
  • Commitment to pursue CIPM designation for candidates without CFA charter or CIPM designation.

Experience: 

  • 3 - 5 years of performance-related experience is required.
  • Understand of performance concepts, including time-weighted returns, money-weighted returns, contribution etc.
  • Strong fixed-income product knowledge, including leveraged loans, high yield bonds, derivatives, and other fixed income instruments is desirable
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills required
  • Experience using Eagle Performance and Bloomberg is desirable.
  • Basic understanding of Python, SQL, and PowerBI is a plus.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
  • Dependable, great attitude, highly motivated and a team player
  • Strong attention to detail with high level of accuracy and process ownership.
  • High accuracy and detail orientation; confident decision-making skills
  • Able to pick up and work with new technology solutions (Power BI, multiple Excel add ins, SharePoint. Etc.)
  • Outstanding communication (written and verbal), presentation, documentation, and interpersonal skills; strong customer focus

Reporting Relationships

Principal, Performance & Attribution

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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