ABF Valuations Analyst/Associate

Our client is looking for individuals to join their rapidly growing ABF Valuations team. Successful candidates have strong cognitive and interpersonal abilities, want to develop their professional and personal skills, are excited to gain exposure to a broad range of asset classes and industries, and are motivated by the prospect of building a leading valuations practice.

Successful candidates have strong cognitive and interpersonal abilities, want to develop their professional and personal skills and are motivated by the prospect of building a leading transaction opinions practice.

• Lead project teams in providing valuation and financial advisory services to clients, including determining appropriate valuation methodologies and reviewing financial models for various assets such as mortgage whole loans, student loans, consumer loans, RMBS, CMBS, CLO, ABS, and other structured finance securities.
• Oversee quality control for engagement teams.
• Manage, train, and develop associates and analysts within the firm.
• Proactively reach out to potential new clients, including alternative investment managers (hedge funds, private equity, private credit, BDCs), financial institutions, privately held business owners, and publicly traded companies.
• Identify and communicate potential engagements to management, and draft business proposals and engagement letters.
  
  

• At least five years of experience in business valuations, valuations of illiquid and complex securities, and/or structuring, trading, or whole loan modeling.
• Understanding of collateral risk characteristics, deal structures, terms, and conditions.
• Experience with third-party systems such as Bloomberg and Intex.
• Proficiency in designing financial models for discounted cash flow, market multiple, market transaction, and option pricing analyses.
• Ability to develop valuation approaches for various forms of securities and unique instruments, including equity and debt securities, loans, derivative instruments, structured products, and intangible assets.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to critically analyze companies and understand key business issues, including value drivers and investment risks.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of credit markets.
• Proven experience in successfully managing teams of associates and analysts.
• Understanding of authoritative guidance related to valuations is a plus.
• Familiarity with ASC-820 and IFRS 13, valuation industry best practices, and emerging issues.
• Ability to act as the primary point of contact with clients.
• Effective multi-tasking skills, with the ability to manage multiple client engagements simultaneously.
• Confidence and credibility in connecting with potential new clients and leading client meetings.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or an MBA; strong academic record (both undergraduate and graduate).
• Active CPA, ASA, and/or CFA preferred but not required.