Specialist - Credit Valuation & Portfolio (4-8 yrs)

Key Responsibilities:

- Understanding economics and value drivers underlying each position of the fund. Identify key valuation drivers and assist in establishing valuation frameworks

- Developing financial models for valuations using accepted and relevant approaches in compliance with relevant industry-specific guidance

- Handle analysis of valuation-related information including reviewing financial statements, credit reports and cash flow models

- Ensure there are consistent methodologies and efficient processes in place for valuations with proper documentation

- Build highly flexible and versatile asset to asset financial models rolling up to the portfolio to monitor portfolio positions, returns and scenarios

- Build fund accounting models feeding from the portfolio model to enable monthly reporting processes

- Organize and manage valuation committees alongside managing interactions with the senior management team

- Update valuation policy and associated governance framework as relevant

- Work with internal and external stakeholders on all valuation-related matters within the Private credit investments including financial control, risk and external auditors

- Assist with the review and challenge of externally performed valuations

- Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and policy (including reporting compliance risks and maintaining appropriate standards of conduct)

- Overseeing the audit planning process, providing support and analysis to external audit teams, and assisting with the management of the annual audits relating to valuations

- Build a reporting platform using Power-BI or any other visualization tool

- Assist with implementation of various technological tools associated with the business

- Get exposure to venture/growth valuations stream depending on business needs.

Key Requirements:

- Strong academic background in Business, Finance, Mathematics, Economics, Accounting, Statistics, or a related field

- 4-6 years of experience in valuations, preferably in private credit valuation

- Excellent financial modelling skills

- Highest standards of professionalism, integrity, honesty, and reliability

- Strong analytical skills in understanding the driving factors for credit valuations and overall economics of the credit assets

- Good knowledge of global fund and corporate vehicle structures

- Strong collaborator with excellent interpersonal, communications, analytical and technology skills

- Keen to learn and take on new challenges in a fast-paced work environment

- Being an independent and self-directed person, able to manage tasks effectively and complete tasks within agreed timelines

- CFA or other relevant professional certification is a plus

- Understanding of data science tools and relevant programming languages is a plus