Apollo Global US | Fund Controller, Private Equity Secondaries

Primary responsibilities

• The Principal will collaborate closely with senior leaders across S3 and Apollo on all aspects of the role.
• This individual will have a newly created senior role tasked with overseeing the further build out of the expanding S3 business line and implementation of the target operating model.
• The role will include oversight of the accounting, operations and financial reporting of the strategy.
• We are seeking an experienced, hands on professional who can effectively manage core responsibilities while also identifying opportunities to enhance how the platform operates and scales.
• This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on personal, team, and Firm performance.
• Manage the accounting, operations and financial reporting of products across the S3 strategy.
• Oversee data governance processes across various vendors, third party administrators, and portfolio monitoring systems.
• Analyze and review budgets across multiple Fund entities.
• Work across teams to improve modeling of liquidity and projections.
• Assist in planning and infrastructure around new products within S3, including potential RFPs.
• Oversee and manage client requests ad-hoc as well as during episodic fundraising campaigns.
• Partner closely with internal stakeholders across Deal Team, Client Teams, Corporate, Operations, Marketing, Tax, Legal and Technology.
• Provide oversight, coaching and review of junior team members.
• Lead and execute ad hoc strategic and operational projects for senior leadership.
• Help advance the strategy’s target operating model and build scalable infrastructure, processes and controls to support continued product and AUM growth

Qualifications & experience

• Significant prior experience within the secondaries or fund of fund industry required, with a strong understanding of secondary fund structures, operations and reporting.
• Strong U.S. GAAP technical accounting expertise.
• Significant accounting, controlling and financial reporting experience, with the ability and desire to take ownership of financial responsibilities for one of Apollo’s highest growth asset classes.
• Demonstrated experience improving operating models, building scalable processes and infrastructure, and driving operational change.
• Strong orientation toward technology, automation and continuous process improvement including AI adoption into processes and governance.
• Critical thinker with strong quantitative and analytical skills who communicates ideas clearly in both written and verbal communications.
• Ability to operate effectively in a team environment, exercise sound judgment, escalate issues when appropriate and prioritize competing demands.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required; experience with AI tools, Alteryx, Anaplan or Power BI is a plus.

Apollo Global US

Apollo Global US is an employer hiring in India (sector: BFSI / Investments / Insurance).

Its finance, accounts, audit and tax openings in India are mostly in New York and El Segundo.

• Industry: BFSI / Investments / Insurance