CABO Finance & Operations Analyst

Job Description

Finance & Operations Analyst | Cerberus Capital Management

The Tone:
This is a role at Cerberus Capital Management, a global leader in alternative investing with approximately $70 billion in assets across complementary credit, private equity, and real estate strategies. The firm invests across the capital structure, creating an edge through integrated investment platforms and proprietary operating capabilities to improve performance and drive long-term value. This specific role is a high-visibility junior position within Cerberus Asset-Backed Opportunities, sitting at the intersection of finance, operations, and emerging technology. It aims to strengthen the financial and operational framework of the business while serving as an early champion for artificial intelligence integration within the firm.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Pay: $90000–$130000 yearly
• Team: Cerberus Asset-Backed Opportunities (CABO), reporting to leadership
• Mission: Safeguard the integrity of financial records and projections, improve operational efficiency, and drive the adoption of AI-driven solutions across the CABO platform.
• Tech Stack: ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, agentic platforms, Excel, Python, scripting, low-code/no-code automation platforms

What You’ll Actually Do
• AI & Automation Leadership: Champion the identification, prototyping, and deployment of AI-driven solutions across CABO’s full operational footprint, converting recurring manual processes into intelligent, scalable systems.
• Management Company Books & Records: Safeguard the integrity of CABO’s management company books and records with meticulous attention to detail, progressively layering in AI-assisted reconciliations, anomaly detection, and reporting for enhanced accuracy and speed.
• General Partner Books & Schedules: Support the precise upkeep of CABO’s General Partner books, records, and deferred compensation schedules, ensuring allocations and balances are reliably maintained and increasingly automated end-to-end.
• Long-Range Projections & Financial Modeling: Contribute to the maintenance and evolution of CABO’s five-year projections and supporting models, partnering with leadership to keep assumptions current and stress-test scenarios with AI-augmented analysis.
• Expense Oversight & Efficiency: Take ownership of supporting workstreams across T&E reporting, CABO funds expenses, and related expense reviews, building AI-assisted classification, exception detection, and review tooling.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Undergraduate degree in finance, accounting, economics, computer science, engineering, or a related quantitative discipline.
• Experience: 1–3 years of experience in finance, accounting, financial services, consulting, or a related analytical role; strong internship experience is considered.
• Skills: Demonstrable passion for and hands-on fluency with AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, agentic platforms), strong Excel and financial modeling skills, exceptional organizational and project management abilities, strong written and verbal communication, and sound judgment in handling confidential information.
• Bonus: Working familiarity with Python, scripting, or low-code/no-code automation platforms; personal projects, automations, or AI-built workflows.