Senior Associate (Non-Loan Settlements)

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

Primary functions and essential responsibilities

• Perform detailed reconciliations of trade attributes - including traded quantity, price and asset - to ensure alignment with counterparty records
• Knowledge of Bond, ABS and FX settlement workflows
• Existing knowledge of SWIFT and Euroclear. Clearstream , DTCC systems, including the ability to initiate and manage trade amendments via SWIFT.
• Proven experience in resolving trade failures with custodians and counterparties
• Knowledge of MIFID II and/or EMIR reporting advantageous
• Knowledge of CSDR Claims process.
• Attention to detail when loading and updating trades as needed in our OMS
• Communicates well and able to organize workload to meet deadlines
• Strong attention to detail when dealing with wire uploads
• Direct fund administrators and custodian banks on appropriate processing and review/reconcile processing activity to ensure accuracy.
• Proactively research, resolve and prevent settlement cash and par breaks with custodian banks and third-party administrators
• Timely crosschecking of trades with funding memos/Clear Par, booking trade fees as per funding memo, and settle with correct quantity
• Knowledge of loan settlements workflow and prior use of Clearpar advantageous
• Handle adhoc requests in a timely fashion
• Identify opportunities and work with all internal and external stakeholders to improve process efficiencies and increase risk mitigation
• Review daily recons between internal systems and third parties and resolve discrepancies
• Participate in department initiatives such as system enhancements, off hours testing and new business conversions as necessary.
• Take ownership of tasks and drive them to completion.
• Demonstrate a strong sense of accountability and a commitment to excellence.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in Finance or related discipline

Experience Required:

• Strong fixed-income product knowledge, particularly bank loans
• Strong understanding of the bank loan industry and standards
• Understanding of liquid and derivative products
• Understanding of custodian bank/administrator's and agent's data
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Wall Street Office and Geneva
• KPI reporting and Powerbi dashboard knowledge is a plus
• Minimum 2-3 years of investment management operations experience with high emphasis on bank loan operations
• Experience working with an outsource/offshore service provider
• Experience working with brokers, custodians and agent banks
• Self-motivator and highly organized

Reporting Relationships

Principal, Middle Office

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.

Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, real estate, private equity and infrastructure asset classes. We seek to provide flexible capital to support businesses and create value for our stakeholders and within our communities. By collaborating across our investment groups, we aim to generate consistent and attractive investment returns throughout market cycles. As of June 30, 2026, Ares Management's global platform had approximately $671 billion of assets under management(1) with more than 4,400 employees operating across North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. For more information, please visit www.aresmgmt.com.

Ares Management LLC (together with its related operating and administrative subsidiaries, “Ares Management”) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ethnicity, creed, sex, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, status regarding public assistance, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, gender identity and expression, transgender status, genetic information, status as unemployed, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Ares Management will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

(1) As of June 30, 2026. AUM amounts include funds managed by Ivy Hill Asset Management, LP., a wholly owned portfolio company of Ares Capital Corporation and registered investment adviser.