Head of Accounting and Advisory Firm Management

Location: New York, New York

Base salary: $300,000–$350,000 annually, plus eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus.

Company

Apollo is a global alternative asset manager with approximately $1.0 trillion in assets under management as of March 31, 2026, serving clients through asset management and retirement services businesses.

What you will do

• Manage strategic relationships with Big Four and selected mid-tier accounting advisory firms, including performance oversight and executive engagement.
• Lead commercial negotiations covering rate cards, fee structures, engagement economics, vendor governance, and competitive sourcing.
• Establish governance frameworks for reviewing, approving, escalating, and monitoring external advisory engagements.
• Partner with leaders across Private Equity, Credit, Athene, and Enterprise Solutions to assess needs, select providers, and optimize engagements.
• Build firmwide reporting, analytics, dashboards, presentations, and strategic analyses covering utilization, spend, pipeline, and performance.
• Lead cost management, technology and automation initiatives, team development, and expansion of the framework to broader professional services providers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field; an advanced degree and/or professional certification is preferred.
• 12+ years of experience in professional services, finance, consulting, procurement, advisory relationship management, accounting advisory, corporate strategy, or a related discipline.
• Experience negotiating complex commercial agreements and managing enterprise-level vendor or advisory firm relationships.
• Strong financial, analytical, and quantitative skills, including the ability to synthesize large data sets into actionable insights and executive-level recommendations.
• Experience building governance frameworks, operating models, reporting processes, and performance management programs across large organizations.
• Ability to influence senior executives and collaborate across multiple business functions and stakeholder groups.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, including preparation of materials for senior leadership.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously.

Nice to have

• Experience in alternative asset management, private equity, financial services, insurance, consulting, or professional services.
• Familiarity with accounting advisory, transaction services, tax advisory, audit, consulting, or professional services operating models.
• Experience overseeing large advisory or consulting spend portfolios and implementing strategic sourcing or vendor management programs.
• Knowledge of transaction due diligence, M&A advisory, accounting advisory, valuation, tax, or related professional services.
• Experience designing reporting, dashboarding, or business intelligence solutions.
• Success leading cost optimization, operational improvement, or enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Experience managing and developing high-performing teams in a complex, matrixed organization.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time leadership position within a high-growth global alternative asset manager.
• Focus on measurable enterprise value, transparency, commercial effectiveness, and return on external advisory spend.
• Access to cross-functional work across Investments and Enterprise Solutions.
• Compensation includes the stated base salary range and eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus based on personal, team, and Firm performance.