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
Primary Functions and Essential Responsibilities:
- Collect financial data sources
- Analyze financial statements
- Analyze industry trends and build company, sector, and industry forecasts
- Collect, compile, and interpret data affecting potential investments, such as macro-economic factors, market share and competitive positioning, valuation, yield
- Build detailed financial models for companies
- Identify both macro and company specific potential investment risks; determine and consider potential mitigants
- Prepare and present investment recommendations
- Participate in meetings with potential/current investee companies and the in-house investment committee
- Handle other ad-hoc projects
Education:
- Undergraduate student preferably in their penultimate or final year, preferably a major in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or other related disciplines
- Strong academic performance (minimum GPA of 4.5/5.0 or 3.8/4.0)
Skills and Abilities Required:
- Passion for investing and valuation
- Self-motivated, enjoy challenges, and willing to continually learn
- Strong analytical skills and proficiency with numbers
- Advanced MS Excel and financial modelling skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Proficiency in a Southeast Asian language is welcomed, but not mandatory
- Excellent editorial and review skills
- Initiative and entrepreneurial spirit
- Ability to explain facts and findings in a clear and succinct manner (both verbally and in writing)
- Possess multi-tasking skills and ability to work well under pressure
- Strong team player
Reporting Relationships
Partner, Ares Asia (Investment)
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 Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.
