Senior Associate/Vice President, CLO Product Specialist, AIS
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Salary$180k – $200k
LocationNew York, NY
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
SeniorityVP
Experience4–7 yrs
DepartmentInsurance Solutions
Company size1,001–5,000 people
PostedSep 8, 2026 · 2mo ago
Verified live4h ago
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Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field
4 to 7 years of experience in structured finance, CLOs, leveraged loans, fund accounting, trustee operations, loan operations, or a related role
Excellent attention to detail and ability to reconcile complex financial data across multiple sources
Strong Excel skills and comfort working with large datasets, cash flow schedules, and transaction reports
Ability to communicate clearly with internal teams and external counterparties
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage deadlines around payment dates, reporting cycles, and transaction activity
Strong understanding of CLO structures, cash waterfalls, liability tranches, trustee reporting, and collateral administration preferred
Skills
Excel
Benefits
Medical/rx
Dental
Vision
401(k)
Flexible savings accounts (fsa)
Healthcare savings accounts (hsa)
Life insurance
Long term disability (ltd)
Short term disability (std)
Employee assistance program (eap)
Commuter benefits
Mental health app
Wellbeing app
Financial wellness benefit
New parent leave
Reproductive and adoption assistance
Emergency backup care
Matching gift program
Education sponsorship program
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
Ares Management Corporation (“Ares” or the “Firm”) is a publicly traded, leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $672 billion of assets under management (“AUM”) and approximately 4,100 employees. We seek to deliver attractive returns across each of our strategies and believe our investment groups are market leaders based on assets under management and investment performance. Our distinct but complementary teams have the ability to invest across a company’s capital structure, from senior debt to common equity. The Firm was built upon the fundamental principle that each group benefits from being part of the broader platform. We believe the synergies from this multi-asset strategy provides our professionals with insights into industry trends, access to significant deal flow and the ability to assess relative value.
Since our inception in 1997, we have adhered to a disciplined investment philosophy that focuses on delivering compelling risk-adjusted investment returns throughout market cycles. We believe our growth in becoming one of the largest alternative asset managers is a testament to our experienced management team, our focus on performance and our high-quality investor base, which includes large pension funds, university endowments, sovereign wealth funds, banks and insurance companies.
We are seeking a detail-oriented CLO specialist to support the ongoing administration and management of collateralized loan obligation vehicles on our Insurance Solutions team.
This role will focus on monitoring cash movements in and out of CLO structures, managing liability-related activity, supporting accordion features, and reconciling transaction data with trustees, administrators, and internal teams.
Key Responsibilities
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Monitor and manage daily cash activity across CLO vehicles, including interest collections, principal proceeds, fees, expenses, reinvestments, distributions, and other cash movements.
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Track cash inflows and outflows to ensure all activity is accurately reflected across internal systems, trustee reports, and bank accounts.
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Support the management of CLO liability and other structures, including accordion features, upsizing mechanics, drawdowns, and related investor or lender activity.
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Coordinate with trustees, collateral administrators, banks, arrangers, and internal investment teams to confirm accurate reporting and settlement of cash and liability activity.
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Reconcile trustee reports, payment dates, waterfall calculations, collateral balances, liability balances, and cash accounts against internal records.
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Support internal teams with ad hoc analysis related to CLO performance, liquidity, liability management, and deal-level reporting.
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.
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4 to 7 years of experience in structured finance, CLOs, leveraged loans, fund accounting, trustee operations, loan operations, or a related role.
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Strong understanding of CLO structures, cash waterfalls, liability tranches, trustee reporting, and collateral administration preferred.
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Excellent attention to detail and ability to reconcile complex financial data across multiple sources.
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Strong Excel skills and comfort working with large datasets, cash flow schedules, and transaction reports.
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Ability to communicate clearly with internal teams and external counterparties.
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Strong organizational skills and ability to manage deadlines around payment dates, reporting cycles, and transaction activity.
Reporting Relationships
Managing Director, Investments, AIS
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.
$180,000.00 - $200,000.00
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.
Hiring process
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.