Assistant Vice President - Financial Advisory - Valuation

My client is provider of advisory services and integrated solutions to leading financial institutions globally. We offer a wide array of services, including transaction advisory, portfolio monitoring and independent valuation in the structured credit and real estate space for investors who require superior insight into their portfolio holdings.

This role is part of their advisory services business and involves working directly with global institutional investors such as investment banks, hedge funds and private equity firms. The candidate will be expected to take lead and support various stages of investment transactions across credit and alternative asset classes. They will ensure timely and high-quality deliverables, contribute to valuation methodologies, and potentially oversee a small team.

Key Responsibilities:

Required Experience/ Skill Set:

- Work closely with the clients in supporting them through various stages in the life cycle of an investment transaction across various credit and alternative asset classes - loan portfolios, securitisations and other structured credit products, specialty financing and real estate.

- Create and review flexible, transparent financial models for periodic third-party valuations for alternative investment firms. This includes developing models from scratch and running sensitivities and scenarios.

- Take the lead in designing valuation approaches for new asset types and contribute to enhancing the firm's valuations platform for private markets.

- Present the valuation outputs (either on Excel or set-up on the client's valuation platform) to clients, investors and auditors on calls.

- Mentor junior team members, conduct technical training, and oversee smaller teams to ensure timely project completion.

- Provide support for asset management reporting, post-deal analysis and business planning and any ad-hoc analytics for portfolio monitoring, surveillance, and reporting.

- Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or an MBA from an accredited institution, certifications like CFA, FRM, CAIA are a plus.

- Understanding of securitisations, prepayments, defaults, and various capital structures and payment waterfalls.

- Strong proficiency in financial modelling using MS Excel; python knowledge is a plus.

- Familiarity with valuations in private markets.

- Ability to work independently and manage smaller groups to ensure timely project completion.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

- Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple assignments under pressure to meet deadlines.