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Ares Management · London, UK

# Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis

London, UK Executive Finance & Accounting 

Listed on Ares Management’s official careers site. Listed as of October 18, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
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## Job description

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

Summary: Ares Management is seeking a Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis (“FP&A”) to serve as the senior FP&A leader for our European office, with responsibility spanning both the Credit and Real Assets segments. This role represents a unique opportunity to help shape the next phase of FP&A within a rapidly growing global alternative asset manager. The individual will have significant visibility with European and global leadership and play a key role in improving decision support, profitability insights, and financial transparency across the business.

The VP will be a strategic finance partner to European business unit leadership, driving the annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and long-range planning processes, while delivering executive-ready reporting, analysis, and insights across both segments. The candidate will be expected to understand complex fund structures, management fee and incentive fee mechanics, expense allocations, and segment-level profitability drivers specific to Credit and Real Assets.

This role requires a dynamic, hands-on finance professional capable of operating independently in a fast-paced, growing environment, while building strong working relationships with senior investment professionals, business operations leaders, and global FP&A colleagues in Los Angeles and other regional offices.

### Primary Functions and Essential Responsibilities

Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
- Lead the annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and long-range financial planning process for the European Credit and Real Assets businesses
- Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models for funds, products, and strategic initiatives across both segments, including management fees, incentive fees/carried interest, and expense allocations
- Own the general and administrative expense forecast, ensuring accuracy and transparency, while identifying cost-saving opportunities and partnering with business leaders to drive greater operational efficiency
- Produce executive-level reporting packages and dashboards summarizing European segment performance
- Prepare variance analysis and commentary for actual vs. budget/forecast results, partnering with investment professionals, fund and corporate accounting and business operations teams

### Business Partnership & Leadership
- Serve as the primary FP&A point of contact for European leadership across the Credit and Real Assets segments
- Partner closely with business unit heads and senior leadership to provide financial insights, scenario analysis, and recommendations that support business decisions
- Act as a trusted advisor to regional leadership, translating complex business questions into actionable analyses tailored to Credit and Real Assets segments
- Mentor and develop European FP&A team members, ensuring high performance, accountability, and career growth
- Build strong working relationships across the European operation (deal teams, business operations, finance and accounting) and the wider Ares business Process, Systems & Data Integrity Champion data integrity and scalable processes by enhancing governance, documentation, and controls, while automating recurring reporting to shift time toward value-added analysis
- Drive consistency between European reporting and global FP&A standards, ensuring alignment across segments and geographies
- Work with the broader FP&A team to implement technology that helps automate processes for better efficiency, accuracy, and consistency Opportunity to help modernize FP&A processes through data, automation, AI, and planning technology Education & Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree required MBA and/or CFA a plus ACCA or equivalent Experience Required: At least 8–12 years of relevant professional experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or strategic finance, preferably within alternative investments (credit, real assets/real estate, or private equity) Prior experience operating in a senior/leadership capacity, ideally with cross-border or European exposure
- Strong knowledge of fund structures, management fee bases, and incentive fee/carried interest mechanics Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; experience with planning systems such as Anaplan, OneStream, AI, Power BI, strongly preferred
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and present to senior leadership across regions Reporting Relationships Principal, Financial Planning & Analysis 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.

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Not stated
- First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026
- Last checked: Oct 18, 2026
- Listed for: 7 days
- Location: London, UK[Apply on Ares Management’s careers site →](https://aresmgmt.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/London-UK/Vice-President--Financial-Planning---Analysis_R8521-1)

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