Athene
Head of Accounting and Advisory Firm Management
New York, New York
Sponsorship not specified$300k-$350kDetected 21 days ago
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About the role
- 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 credit to private equity.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Lead enterprise-wide commercial negotiations, including rate card development, fee structure optimization, engagement economics, and vendor governance initiatives designed to improve transparency and drive value.
- Establish and maintain governance frameworks for the review, approval, and oversight of external advisory engagements, ensuring consistency, accountability, and appropriate escalation across business units.
- Partner with senior leaders across Private Equity, Credit, Athene, and Enterprise Solutions to assess advisory needs, evaluate provider selection, and optimize engagement structures.
- Develop and maintain firmwide reporting and analytics related to advisory firm utilization, spend, engagement activity, pipeline management, and performance measurement.
- Lead initiatives to create competitive sourcing processes, improve commercial outcomes, and challenge historical engagement practices through data-driven analysis and market benchmarking.
- Drive strategic cost management initiatives, including fee structure redesign, insourcing assessments, vendor rationalization, and process improvements that enhance enterprise value.
- Manage and develop team members supporting the function while building scalable processes and infrastructure to support future growth of the advisory management platform.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field; advanced degree and/or professional certification preferred.
- 12+ years of experience in professional services, finance, consulting, procurement, advisory relationship management, accounting advisory, corporate strategy, or related discipline.
Compensation
- $300,000 - $350,000 Apollo Global Management, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries and affiliates) is committed to championing opportunity.
- 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.
- T he 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.
Visa & Work Authorization
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