Financial Reporting Associate

Job Description

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.

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

• 4-7 years of experience

• Highly analytical, strong attention to detail

• CPA or local equivalent and strong U.S. GAAP and technical accounting expertise preferred

• Proficiency in Excel, strong knowledge of Word and PowerPoint

• Experience with Equity Platforms, OneStream and PeopleSoft a plus

• Comfortable working in demanding and fast-paced environment

• Excellent organizational and communication skills, including the ability to resolve internal differences, escalate risks and observe confidentiality.