Analyst/Associate, Finance Business Management – Apollo Capital Solutions

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Position Overview

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.

Apollo is seeking an Analyst/Associate to assist with providing day-to-day financial and business support to Apollo Capital Solutions. This role will report to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Apollo Capital Solutions (ACS). This role will support all activities associated with setting and tracking financial and business objectives, performance monitoring, business analytics, and ad-hoc business initiatives at the request of senior management.

ACS is the execution engine behind Apollo’s capital markets and syndication activity, partnering with investment teams and clients across the Apollo platform. The centralized team is designed to support seamless and effective execution on behalf of our clients and counterparties – including corporate issuers, sponsors, investors or large financial institutions, banks and insurers.

Primary Responsibilities

Assist the CFO of ACS with driving the execution of financial and business objectives across the ACS business, focused on optimizing commercial impact and transparency of financials.

Coordinate across all Finance disciplines (e.g., Controllers, Strategic Finance, Investor Relations, Accounting Policy, etc.), Business Chief Operating Officer (COO) teams, and other firmwide stakeholders as needed to drive effective decision-making in support of the ACS priorities.

Partner with the business on ACS transaction and revenue management. Maintain the day-to-day ACS transaction and fee pipeline, ensuring accuracy and completeness of key transaction details and track against budget targets. Collaborate with deal teams, Legal, Finance, and other stakeholders to structure and report transaction-related fees and economics.

Assist with executive narrative around performance drivers and outlook for the ACS business.

Act as key contributor towards monthly forecasts, multi-year planning processes and other recurring deliverables focused on the economic profile of the ACS business.

Work closely with controllers, Strategic Finance, and members of the ACS COO team to develop actionable insights for ACS leadership as well as drive strategic initiatives for the business.

Ensure expense vigilance across the ACS business, with early indicators of expense drivers, close monitoring of variance against expectations and proactive management of risks and opportunities.

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent.

2-3+ years of professional work experience (prior experience in Big 4 or financial services, investment management, or a related field).

Experience with U.S. GAAP (CPA or CA preferred)

Excellent quantitative, analytical, and modeling skills with advanced knowledge of Excel, MS Access, Macros, and Power Point.

Highly organized, keen attention to detail, and able to effectively manage multiple processes simultaneously.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Strong interpersonal skills to interact effectively with various internal and external constituents.

Embraces a culture centered on teamwork and is flexible with job responsibilities.

Strong judgment needed to: i) foresee potential risks and roadblocks to task completion; and ii) identify effective solutions.

Excels in a rigorous and fast-paced work environment.