Position Overview

ABOUT APOLLO

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.

OUR PURPOSE AND CORE VALUES

Our clients rely on our investment acumen to help secure their future. We must never lose our focus and determination to be the best investors and most trusted partners on their behalf. We strive to be:

The leading provider of retirement income solutions to institutions, companies, and individuals.

The leading provider of capital solutions to companies. Our breadth and scale enable us to deliver capital for even the largest projects – and our small firm mindset ensures we will be a thoughtful and dedicated partner to these organizations. We are committed to helping them build stronger businesses.

A leading contributor to addressing some of the biggest issues facing the world today – such as energy transition, accelerating the adoption of new technologies, and social impact – where innovative approaches to investing can make a positive difference.

We are building a unique firm of extraordinary colleagues who:

Outperform expectations

Challenge Convention

Champion Opportunity

Lead responsibly

Drive collaboration

As One Apollo team, we believe that doing great work and having fun go hand in hand, and we are proud of what we can achieve together.

OUR BENEFITS

Apollo relies on its people to keep it a leader in alternative investment management, and the firm’s benefit programs are crafted to offer meaningful coverage for both you and your family. Please reach out to your Human Capital Business Partner for more detailed information on specific benefits.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The candidate will be responsible for conducting fundamental financial statement analysis and credit research that will enhance credit leads’ ability to monitor and effectively manage risk within various portfolios of private investment grade fixed income investments. This individual will formulate and maintain forward-looking internal ratings and outlook recommendations, subject to approval from credit leads. This will include proactive and comprehensive communication (both written and verbal) with credit leads on relevant credit issues, covenant compliance and industry developments. The candidate may also assist with other portfolio management activities such as ESG scorecard reviews, portfolio pricing and management reporting activities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Track investment grade portfolio credits across multiple sectors, utilizing quantitative and qualitative credit monitoring skills.

  • Update financial models and credit reviews.

  • Review public earnings updates, MD&A, news flow, and share credit views and recommendations.

  • Track credit rating & outlook changes

  • Track covenant compliance

  • Update annual ESG scorecards.

• Internally communicate issues and improvements on portfolio 

  • Raise red flags of any credit concerns to credit leads / portfolio managers.

  • Determine credit watchlist status.

• Provide credit commentary for external reports.

• Produce sector reviews and broader portfolio reviews.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree and above

• 5+ years relevant experience in Credit monitoring and Financial Statement Analysis

• Familiarity with CapIQ, Bloomberg, Moody’s Rating Methodology a plus

• Ability to take initiative and be accountable for designated tasks.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills including ability to synthesize and summarize credit views.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Apollo provides equal employment opportunities regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, veteran status, gender/sex or sexual orientation, or any other criterion or circumstance protected by applicable law, ordinance, or regulation. The above criteria are intended to be used as a guide only – candidates who do not meet all the above criteria may still be considered if they are deemed to have relevant experience/ equivalent levels of skill or knowledge to fulfil the requirements of the role. Any job offer will be conditional upon and subject to satisfactory reference and background screening checks, all necessary corporate and regulatory approvals or certifications as required from time to time and entering into definitive contractual documentation satisfactory to Apollo.