Position Overview
Apollo are looking for an Analyst, Controller to join the Luxembourg team.
Primary Responsibilities
Transactional activity/support of the investment team
- Review accurately the legal step plan/tax structuring deck made available by the advisors or others and be in a position to illustrate the transaction to Team leaders and colleagues.
- Needs to identify: (i) any matter of attention and flag it as appropriate, and (ii) any potential issues and elaborate on their own action plan and a solution to such potential issue to be proposed to Team leaders and colleagues.
- The Lux controller is primarily responsible for the execution of the Lux side of the transaction (to get involved in all the correspondence, discussions, calls) and has to proactively coordinate among the various parties to make sure advancement towards completion is made according to the defined timeline.
- Finance review of the legal documentation
- Coordination, monitoring and review of the correct implementation of the legal step plans
- Coordination, monitoring and review for any Lux related cash flow
- Coordination, monitoring and review with accounting agents, auditors, tax advisors for any finance and accounting information needed for the transaction.
- Organise as required board meetings for transaction approvals
- Participation/contribution during board meetings to provide Finance related information/commentary
Finance, Legal Compliance activity
- Ensure that the following regulatory filings are coordinated, prepared, reviewed and filed with the respective regulatory body within the required deadline
- Accounting and financial statements
- Consolidated financial statements if applicable
- BCL reporting if applicable
- Any other reporting and filing (eg. reporting to stock exchange)
- Ensure that each specific company in respective portfolio is appropriately documented.
- Gather related materials and review agenda of board meetings from a Finance perspective
- Facilitating discussions to cover important points and review relevant minutes from a finance, risk and tax perspective
- Prepare and review the legal documentation regarding the movements on capital and financial instruments during the year for companies in the respective portfolio and the documentation relating to the approval of the financial statements
Qualifications & Experience
- Chartered accountant qualification or equivalent or working towards
- Minimum 4 years of experience in audit of alternative funds or working for a central administration company/tax advisory department of a Big 4 company
- French and English speaker
- Masters degree in finance/accounting preferred
About Apollo
Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade to private equity with a focus on three investing strategies: yield, hybrid, and equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes.
Come to Apollo and join a community of extraordinary people who are committed to a culture of excellence and collaboration in everything that we do. We invest in our people for the long term and are committed to supporting their development at every stage of their career.
Apollo provides equal employment opportunities regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, veteran status, sex or sexual orientation, or any other criterion or circumstance protected by applicable law, ordinance, or regulation. The above criteria are intended to be used as a guide only – candidates who do not meet all the above criteria may still be considered if they are deemed to have relevant experience/ equivalent levels of skill or knowledge to fulfil the requirements of the roe. Roles are conditional upon and subject to satisfactory reference and background screening checks, as well as all necessary corporate and regulatory approvals or certifications as required from time to time.
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