Engagement Lead - Valuation (3-5 yrs)

Specific Skill Set :

- Sound knowledge of business valuation and corporate finance concepts. Should be able to conduct research on industry and analyze financial statements.

- Experience of working on valuation assignments for tax & financial reporting in reputable professional services & firm will be preferable.

- Valuation experience with venture capital backed growth stage companies and mid-market companies for US GAAP and tax regulations will be an advantage.

- Top-notch communication skills and ability to effectively interact with global clients

Key Responsibilities:

- Understanding assignment scope, conduct desktop research on the relevant industry to understand its dynamics and analyze the companies from operational and financial due diligence perspective.

- Must have in-depth knowledge and experience in building and reviewing financial models based on specific business situations.

- Must be able to draft well documented reports communicating the key valuation arguments and thesis.

- Execute and deliver high quality valuation models reports to discerning global clients.

- Develop strong working relationships with clients while working on engagements.

- Excellent communication and presentation skills to interact with external clients and internal senior managerial teams.

- Drive productivity through successful engagement planning of valuation assignment, resource allocation, guidance to junior analyst teams, standardization initiatives and following best practices in project life-cycle management.

- Keep up to date with the latest developments in certain target industry sectors as well relevant accounting standards and tax regulations impacting valuation issues.

Key Skills :

- Relevant experience in financial advisory services primarily in the areas of business valuation, intangible asset valuation, cheap stock options valuation for VC backed companies/ ESOP valuation will be an advantage.

- Sound knowledge of Accounting and Corporate finance concepts.

- Sound financial modeling skills.

- Knowledge of utilizing databases such as Thompson Reuters, Bloomberg, Capital IQ, etc. will be an advantage.

- Proficiency in MS Office - Excel, Power point and Word

- Flexibility in response to potential travel requirements for client engagements