Associate - Comp Accounting

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: Apollo is seeking a strong finance professional to join the Financial Reporting (FR) function which is part of the Finance Organization. Financial reporting ensures that our financial statements are SEC, GAAP and SOX compliant for Apollo Global Management. The team is responsible to maintain the data collection systems, financial reporting software, general ledger, produce accurate and timely reporting in a well-controlled and scalable environment, analyse and provide commentaries on variances of financial results for senior management.

The Analyst will be responsible for assisting with global compensation accounting.  Compensation accounting tasks will include administration of deferred equity plans, and a multitude of reporting and analysis responsibilities related to Apollo’s compensation plans. The analysts will work closely with Human Capital, Strategic Finance, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Valuations, Corporate Financial Reporting, Accounting Policy and outside vendors.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Accountable for recording monthly compensation entries via PeopleSoft’s General Ledger. This includes payroll, stock amortization and compensation-based accruals.
Lead day-to-day coordination and monitoring of deferred compensation plans between vendors, brokers and internal partners. Specifically:

• Responsible for quarterly equity plan requirements including share deliveries and dividend payments.

• Ensure participant share data is accurate across all relevant platforms.

• Assist with employee equity-based compensation queries.

• Coordinate global equity compensation requests for financial and tax reporting in foreign jurisdictions

• Support forecasting of share count and amortization expenses

Review, analyze and assist with quarterly analysis for the earnings release and 10Q/K.
Ensure compensation recorded in the general ledger reconciles and is accurately reflected in the financial statements for Apollo Global Management and are SOX compliant. Including:

• Preparation of footnote disclosures.

• Validating financials statement support and compliance with SEC reporting.

• Assisting with annual Compensation, Discussion and Analysis section of our 10K filings.

Additional responsibilities include cash management, broker dealer allocations, and share count reporting.

Qualifications & Experience

• Strong U.S. GAAP accounting expertise. ICAI, CPA equivalent required.

• 5+ years of experience - Big 4 or mix of Big 4/Private preferred.

• Ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree with a major in finance, accounting and/or economics, and prior work related experience in the investment management or financial industry is highly recommended;

• Proficient in desktop technology tools, especially MS Office (e.g. Microsoft Excel);

• Individual must be collaborative to effectively liaise with various internal departments and colleagues as well as able to work independently

• Role requires individual to be flexible to balance multiple tasks simultaneously.

• The ability to take on a task and “run with it” to conclusion is a critical characteristic of this role.

• Ability to work under pressure and adhere to deadlines while maintaining attention to detail;

• Candidate must have an analytical, logical thought process for developing solutions.

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.