Ares Management
Associate, Real Estate Asset Management Operations
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Associate, Real Estate Asset Management Operations
Associate – Asset Management Operations
Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by its people and its culture. Today, their team is guided by their core values—Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy—and their purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through recruitment, career development, and inclusive programming, they foster a welcoming workplace where high-performing talent from diverse backgrounds can thrive.
Role Overview
The Associate will support the Asset Management Operations function in embedding robust processes, data structures, and efficient reporting tools. The role ensures operational, financial, and asset-level information is accurate, consistent, and accessible, enabling data-driven decision-making and platform growth.
Collaborating across Asset Management, Portfolio Management, Finance, Data & Analytics, and other teams, the Associate will develop and manage:
- Sector Data & KPI Packs
- Property cash flow and returns processes
- Master Asset Management slide materials
- Country call content
By standardising workflows and improving efficiency, the role will empower the business to scale with reliability and influence.
Key Responsibilities
- Data & Reporting Management
- Deliver and maintain AM Operations products (Sector Data, cash flow processes, slide decks, and country call materials).
- Partner with Asset Management and country teams to collect, validate, and organise operational inputs for accurate reporting.
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Process Improvement & Automation
- Strengthen and standardise monthly and quarterly processes, defining timelines, ownership, and repeatable methods.
- Transform Excel-based workflows into scalable systems (e.g., Anaplan, Power BI), improving automation and data integrity.
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Specialist Reporting & Systems Work
- Develop and enhance property cash flow processes, including business plans, reforecasts, scenario/sensitivity analysis.
- Build Retail, Office, and Residential real estate sector capabilities by adapting the existing Industrial model.
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Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work with Data & Analytics, Finance, and other teams to refine source data, reporting outputs, and system workflows.
- Maintain strong partnerships across functions, ensuring data quality, process accountability, and deliverable quality.
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Action-Oriented Insights
- Proactively identify process gaps and data issues, proposing practical, scalable solutions.
Candidate Profile
The ideal Associate should have:
- 2–3 years’ experience in asset management operations, financial planning, analysis, or real estate analytics.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Economics, Real Estate, Business Analytics or a relevant quantitative/commercial discipline.
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Key Skills & Qualifications
🔹 Operational & Analytical Expertise
- Advanced Excel and financial modelling, including property-level cash flows, business planning, and scenario analysis.
- Process development mindset, with experience in workflow optimisation, documentation, and scalability.
🔹 Data & Systems Capability
- Strong data literacy, including large dataset reconciliation and issue identification.
- Experience with systems like Anaplan, Yardi, Power BI (direct experience a plus, but willingness to learn preferred).
🔹 Business & Stakeholder Engagement
- Exceptional written and verbal communication, producing clear, executive-ready materials.
- Highly organised with meeting deadlines, balancing multiple deliverables across teams.
🔹 Adaptability & Emerging Tech
- AI literacy and strong commitment to leveraging AI for efficiency, while maintaining sound judgment.
Reporting Relationships
This role is managed by the Managing Director, Real Estate Equity.
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis—no set end date.
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