Analyst

Posted:
10/14/2024, 3:20:10 AM

Location(s):
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ⋅ Maharashtra, India

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Finance & Banking

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

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:

At Apollo, we’re a global team of alternative investment managers passionate about delivering uncommon value to our investors and shareholders. With over 30 years of proven expertise across Private Equity, Credit and Real Estate, regions and industries, we’re known for our integrated businesses, our strong investment performance, our value-oriented philosophy – and our people.

As the business grows and the regulatory environment evolves, Apollo wants to leverage technology and analytics to augment the control environment, drive efficiencies, and build a scalable expense allocation platform to support business growth in a sustainable manner through its Strategic Finance organization.

Strategic Finance is part of Apollo’s Enterprise Solutions division and includes several key global responsibilities including firm financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, Senior Management reporting, profitability analysis and other financial analysis work.

The Expense Allocation Analyst will report to the group’s Expense Allocation Lead.

The incumbent will interact closely with Apollo employees around the globe to ensure that expenses are properly coded, to ensure that allocations are both timely and accurate. Additionally, the role offers the opportunity to set forth allocation best practices.

                               

A successful candidate will have prior experience working in Finance, Expense Allocation, or related fields, as well as demonstrated analytical skills to understand the firm’s allocation landscape. The candidate should also be highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and possess excellent communication skills and attention to detail.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Support all aspects of day-to-day activities and deliverables of the Expense Allocation function, encompassing:

  • Code Management

    • EAS code creation and approval on behalf of users.

    • Complete ownership of code inactivation process.

    • Review daily PeopleSoft Error Log and fixing code errors.

    • Review daily termination file and update the team roles.

    • Manage daily queries and provide training session to the users.

  • Automation Project and Expense Allocation System Administration

    • Expense Allocation System code administration and control oversight

    • Maintain notes and track errors and fix

    • Assist with updating the process document and training guidelines.

    • Apply strong technical process understanding to UAT testing

  • Reports

    • Generate monthly and quarterly reports.

    • Generate adhoc report request.

    • Initiate code certification process

Qualifications & Experience

  • 1-4 years of general accounting experience – CA / MBA in Finance

  • Proficiency and demonstrated experience working in Microsoft Excel

  • Proven ability to synthesize information and summarize issues into concise reporting, based on specifications requested by management

  • High attention to detail and organizational skills, to produce accurate work

  • Highly self-motivated, with strong integrity and a high degree of professionalism

  • Ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks, and have the willingness to take on additional responsibilities

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, demonstrated attention to detail

Apollo provides equal employment opportunities regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, 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.