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 Senior Associate of Public Credit Tax will work closely with the Vice President of Public Credit Tax Reporting and members of the tax team to support tax provision processes (including excise taxes), and tax and information reporting for our public credit funds that are regulated investment companies (“RICs”). One of our public credit funds, Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC), is the largest and most established publicly traded business development company (“BDC”) in the United States. ARCC invests primarily in debt and non-control equity investments and maintains investments in various blocker corporations.

Primary functions and essential responsibilities

This position is responsible for supporting tax matters across the firm's public credit funds that are primarily taxed as regulated investment companies ("RICs"). The Tax Senior Associate will work closely with internal tax professionals, external accounting firms, fund accounting, and FP&A teams to facilitate accurate tax reporting, compliance, and regulatory filings. In a dynamic and rapidly growing environment, this role offers opportunities to contribute to a variety of tax initiatives and collaborate across multiple business and functional areas.

• Work alongside outside accounting firms in the preparation and review of tax workpapers for RIC Funds and respective corporate blockers.
• Prepare quarterly RIC qualifications testing.
• Support tax team with quantitative tax analysis for decision making.
• Support US Public Credit tax and accounting teams with ensuring timely cross-communication of critical information between all parties.
• Make quarterly tax payments on various federal and state websites.
• Prepare accounts payable templates and coordinate payment process with business line tax teams and fund accounting.
• Support tax team with resolution of federal and state tax notices.
• Prepare income tax provisions and ASC 740 memos supporting financial statements.
• Participate in internal deal team calls and facilitate tax analysis on new investments.
• Manage annual and quarterly investor tax reporting packages.
• Coordinate tax basis and E&P tracking with outside accounting firms.
• Coordinate collection and distribution of directly held equity and CLO investment K-1s and PFIC schedules.
• Maintain signification debt modification tracker and track book/tax differences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• CPA license preferred.

Experience Required: 

• Minimum 6 years of corporation, partnership, and regulated company tax experience, preferably with combination of public accounting and in-house experience with an investment firm.
• Big 4 experience required.
• BDC experience is nice to have. 

General Requirements:

• Demonstrates strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and Word.
• Experience with or exposure to Alteryx and/or Power BI is preferred.
• Exhibits strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrates strong analytical and critical thinking skills, along with a proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous learning.
• Works collaboratively as a team player and is motivated to deliver high-quality results.

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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.

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.