Hybrid Associate Vice President, Portfolio Valuation

at Kroll

• Job title: Associate Vice President, Portfolio Valuation
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Mumbai, India

About the role

• Consultant in Portfolio Valuation Advisory Services with Kroll, involved in managing valuation engagements for global clients. Collaborating with stakeholders and providing mentorship to junior staff in valuation practices.

Responsibilities

• Liaising effectively with global colleagues and stakeholders (MDs/Directors/VPs) from the London office (and other European offices as needed) and be a go-to person for engagements and team related matters.
• Performing multiple complex valuation engagements on a wide range of illiquid investments broadly distributed across industries and geographies while using accepted and relevant approaches and theory
• Managing valuation analysis, including determining appropriate valuation methodology and building and reviewing financial models
• Demonstrating ability of a best-in-class understanding of the client’s business model and strategy, as well as the industry challenges
• Overseeing engagements from day-to-day interaction with the client through to staffing and managing the resources and work plan through to timely completion
• Building client relationships and acting as a direct contact with current and prospective clients
• Providing mentoring and support to the junior team. Providing on-the job/classroom technical trainings and guiding team members in their day-to-day work requests.
• Supporting practice development and business development
• Assisting in growing the team and taking active part in the recruitment process including screening of CVs, conducting interviews, liaising with HR team and finalization in coordination with senior management.
• Mentoring, developing and guiding analysts/consultants and be responsible for their growth, performance and career development.
• Sharing key takeaways / updates and maintain seamless communication with the global and local leadership teams.
• Coordinating, staffing, reviewing and guiding resources on various engagement tasks received from the global counterparts on a consistent basis.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics, CA or an MBA from an accredited college/university.
• CFA and/or CPA professional designations a plus and preferable
• 6-9 years of valuations and financial advisory experience (building and reviewing valuation models and other financial models including: DCF, comparable company, stock option, and intangible asset models).
• In-depth technical knowledge in corporate finance, valuation methods and accounting.
• Experience of working with investment firms, end clients, PV/VC firms including infrastructure funds etc.” is preferred.
• Outstanding technical knowledge of valuation techniques and ability to step back from the engagement results and meet any challenges of the client engagements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple assignments.
• Highly proficient in written and verbal communication.
• Outstanding leadership experience including managing and developing client relationships, as well as identifying and pursuing new business opportunities.
• Sense of responsibility and professional behaviour promoting teamwork and excellence in client service
• Ability to work with staff at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated strong personal integrity, commitment to obtaining outstanding results and positive attitude towards work
• Knowledge of software packages including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and key data sources such as Bloomberg, Capital IQ etc.
• Ability to manage confidential and sensitive information

Benefits

• Kroll is committed to equal opportunity and diversity, and recruits people based on merit