Product Controller

Position Overview

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.

As the Private Credit market structure has evolved into daily liquidity, Apollo is creating a Product Control team within the Finance organization to support specific flagship funds within Apollo’s Global Corporate Credit business. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape and develop the role through system//process design, control framework and eventually expanding capabilities to other key products and strategies within Apollo. This individual will be tasked with the quality execution of the day-to-day core trading profit/loss explanations, driving improvements in processes and reporting, as well as partnering with our trading business and risk team on portfolio activity.

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled, dynamic and commercially aware Mid to Senior Level Product Controller to lead financial oversight and control functions for our Flagship Long/Short Fund. This is a senior, hands-on role that will be central to managing and enhancing the fund’s valuation, P&L attribution, financial reporting, and control processes across a diverse range of credit instruments including loans (public and private), bonds, structured credit, and derivatives.

The ideal candidate will combine deep technical accounting knowledge with a strong understanding of credit markets, excellent leadership skills, and a proactive approach to improving controls, systems, and reporting.

Primary Responsibilities

• Daily oversight of performance returns for Portfolio Managers & Traders

  • Review and validate daily/MTD pnl for largest winners and losers

  • Review largest day over day price changes

  • Review pnl on new daily trades

  • Review P&L attribution reporting

• Month end close process, including review of NAV packages prepared by the fund administrators with all the relevant supporting documentation

• Analyze profit/loss and fund performance on monthly basis

• Identify and analyze daily cash breaks in conjunction with operation colleagues

• Coordinate closely with internal counterparts in Portfolio Mgmt, Trading, Risk, Operations, Marketing, Tax, Legal, and broader Finance organization

• Contribute to ongoing internal business reviews & reporting for senior leaders

• Special Projects: Contribute and execute on risk and attribution initiatives

Qualifications & Experience

• CPA a plus. 10-12 years of experience, public experience a plus but majority experience in a Product Controller role. Experience with multiple credit investment types.

• Strong U.S. GAAP technical accounting expertise

• A critical thinker with strong quantitative and analytical skills who expresses their thoughts and ideas clearly both in oral and written communications.

• A collaborative thinker who can also work independently, multitask, and prioritize competing demands to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• A proactive and organized self-starter with a positive attitude, powerful work ethic, strong attention to detail and advanced knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.

• A change cultivator, with a strong technology background and a focus on automation

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel required, experience with Investran, Altyrex, Anaplan or Power BI a plus

OUR PURPOSE AND CORE VALUES

Our clients rely on our investment acumen to help secure their future. We must never lose our focus and determination to be the best investors and most trusted partners on their behalf. We strive to be:

The leading provider of retirement income solutions to institutions, companies, and individuals.

The leading provider of capital solutions to companies. Our breadth and scale enable us to deliver capital for even the largest projects – and our small firm mindset ensures we will be a thoughtful and dedicated partner to these organizations. We are committed to helping them build stronger businesses.

A leading contributor to addressing some of the biggest issues facing the world today – such as energy transition, accelerating the adoption of new technologies, and social impact – where innovative approaches to investing can make a positive difference.

We are building a unique firm of extraordinary colleagues who:

Outperform expectations

Challenge Convention

Champion Opportunity

Lead responsibly

Drive collaboration

As One Apollo team, we believe that doing great work and having fun go hand in hand, and we are proud of what we can achieve together.

OUR BENEFITS

Apollo relies on its people to keep it a leader in alternative investment management, and the firm’s benefit programs are crafted to offer meaningful coverage for both you and your family. Please reach out to your Human Capital Business Partner for more detailed information on specific benefits.

Apollo Global Management Inc. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. The firm and its affiliates do not discriminate in employment because of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or because of any other criteria prohibited under controlling federal, state or local law.

Pay Range

Apollo Global Management, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries and affiliates) is committed to championing opportunity.

The firm and its affiliates comply with applicable discrimination and equal opportunities legislation in all of its jurisdictions and do not discriminate in employment or recruitment based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

The contents of the qualifications and experience section of this job description are a guideline only. If an applicant can otherwise demonstrate their suitability for the role they will be considered.

The base salary range for this position is listed above. This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on personal, team, and Firm performance. Compensation ranges are based on several factors including job function, level, and geographic location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed here.