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 setting where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description
Primary Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end settlement of syndicated bank loan trades under LSTA market standards.
- Execute and oversee LSTA loan settlements, closings, and assignment processing through ClearPar and manual settlement processes.
- Coordinate and manage LMA trade closings, transfer certificates, and settlement documentation.
- Perform delayed compensation and Cost of Carry (CoC) calculations accurately and within market timelines.
- Settle participation trades, par trades,



distressed trades, and cross trades.
- Review funding memos, trade confirms, settlement notices, and payout letters to ensure settlement accuracy.
- Liaise with agent banks, custodians, fund administrators, counterparties, and internal teams to resolve settlement exceptions.
- Investigate and resolve cash and position reconciliation breaks on a timely basis.
- Perform daily cash reconciliation and position reconciliation across internal systems and third-party records.
- Ensure accurate booking of settlements, fees, delayed compensation, and trade-related adjustments.
- Handle custody, administrator, and agent bank queries relating to settlements and trade lifecycle events.
- Support warehouse closings, portfolio redemptions, restructurings, and corporate action events.
- Monitor settlement aging and proactively drive trades to closure.
- Prepare and review MIS, KPI, and management reports.
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📌 AVP, Investment Operations (Mumbai)
🏢 Ares Operations
📍 Mumbai