Associate Director - BA - Fund Accounting/Partner Accounting

At Apollo, we re a global team of alternative investment managers passionate about delivering uncommon value to our investors and shareholders. With over 30 years of proven expertise across Private Equity, Credit and Real Estate, regions and industries, we re known for our integrated businesses, our strong investment performance, our value-oriented philosophy - and our people.

Apollo is searching for a business-focused technologist and functional subject matter expert to assist with advancing the technology capabilities of the Middle Office and Controllers businesses. The individual will work closely with key stakeholders in the Middle Office and Controllers functions to execute projects/small enhancements, gather and document business requirements by studying upstream systems their interfacing needs, and coordinate the development, testing, implementation, and ongoing support of these requirements.

Primary Responsibilties:

• Work with middle office and Controllers professionals to understand and produce business and functional requirements and collaborate with the vendor development teams to design & implement solutions.

• Work with Apollo internal resources as well as application vendors to establish the appropriate development approach and timeline.

• Track and maintain project plans, risk matrices, issues list, and all related project artifacts to ensure successful implementation of related engagements.

• Develop comprehensive test cases and participate in QA Testing.

• Develop end-user training materials and deliver training to a broad user base.

• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and build relationships on a continuous basis.

• Collaborate with teams to identify root cause.

• Assist with the analysis of middle office platform processes and capabilities and the ongoing development of a technology strategy.

• Partner with the business to ensure SLAs and other key metrics are met or exceeded.

• Identify best practices for optimizing system use both internally and externally.

• Act as an escalation point for support issues and increase in-house functional support

• resolution with well-documented RCA and permanent resolutions.

Qualifications & Experience

• 5+ years of experience, ideally with some time spent in Finance or related industry environment.

• Must demonstrate strong ownership and communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders.

• Ability to actively coach less experienced team members and be an influencer in the team.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and rigorous work environment; demonstrated ability to prioritize competing demands and meet deadlines.

• Exemplary interpersonal skills necessary to handle sensitive information and confidential situations.

• Comfortable challenging peers and leaders to drive strategy forward.

• Team-oriented and collaborative attitude is a must.