- Salary
- $100k – $120k
- Location
- Boston MA : Landmark, United States of America
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Management
- Seniority
- Entry
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Source
- Workday
Description
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
The Ares Secondaries team specializes in secondary market transactions of private equity, real estate, credit, and infrastructure investments with AUM of approximately $42 billion as of December 31, 2025. The team is currently looking to hire an Associate, Portfolio Analytics covering Real Estate Secondaries in our Boston, MA location to join our dynamic Finance team of approximately 60 professionals located across our West Hartford, CT, Boston, MA and New York, NY locations.
The ideal candidate will possess an interest and experience in real estate investing, investment analysis, accounting, fund of funds reporting, and an understanding of partnership accounting and performance metrics. This role will require a dynamic, adaptive, and agile hands-on professional who enjoys a fast-paced rapidly growing environment.
Primary functions and essential responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
The firm is currently looking to hire an Associate to join our dynamic Portfolio Analytics team covering Real Estate Secondaries. Responsibilities include:
- Work with real estate investment professionals to assist in portfolio monitoring
- Perform detailed analysis of quarterly investment report valuations, including diversification metrics as well as valuation gains and losses
- Prepare support for quarterly investor reports, as well as performance returns at a portfolio and fund level (TWR, IRR, Multiples, etc.)
- Prepare analysis of valuation changes and drivers across portfolio investments
- Prepare quarterly investor reports with supporting schedules and documentation
- Process investment amendments/consents with investment professionals
- Provide data to Investor Relations as part of investor presentations and fundraising efforts
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
Experience Required:
- Approximately 2-3 years experience in investment analysis, accounting, or related field
- Prior experience or demonstrated interest in real estate preferred
- Strong record of achievement and self-motivated
- Ability to work both independently and as a productive member of a team
- Strong financial analysis, writing and presentation skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word
- Strong work ethic, detail oriented and strong organization skills
- Minimum GPA of 3.4
Reporting Relationships
Compensation
The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus. Note, the range takes into account a broad spectrum of qualifications, including, but not limited to, years of relevant work experience, education, and other relevant qualifications specific to the role.
$100,000 - $120,000
The firm also offers robust Benefits offerings. Ares U.S. Core Benefits include Comprehensive Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision plans; 401(k) program with company match; Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA); Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with company contribution; Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance; Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability (STD) insurance; Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit.
Ares offers a number of additional benefits including access to a world-class medical advisory team, a mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry, a mindfulness and wellbeing app, financial wellness benefit that includes access to a financial advisor, new parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, emergency backup care, matching gift program, education sponsorship program, and much more.
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.
