What are the responsibilities and job description for the Valuation Analyst position at Viking Global Investors?
POSITION: Valuation Analyst
LOCATION: Stamford, CT. Hybrid in-office schedule (4 days)
Viking Global Investors LP is a global investment firm founded in 1999. We manage more than $48 billion of capital for our investors across public equity, private equity, and credit and structured capital investment strategies. We have more than 275 employees and offices in Stamford, New York, Hong Kong, London, and San Francisco.
JOB FUNCTION
The Valuation Analyst will be part of a five-person team that is responsible for pricing Viking fund holdings, including privately held investments. The role requires a deeply analytical and detail-oriented professional who can work independently and collaborate with others to value equity and credit investments. Responsibilities include analyzing investments, documenting inputs, and suggesting process and model improvements. The Valuation Team integrates into the firm’s broader Finance organization and has regular interactions internally with Legal, Operations, Accounting, Finance, and Investment team members. Valuation professionals also engage externally with auditors, third party valuation specialists and Viking portfolio company management teams.
Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
- Streamlining and maintaining monthly valuation processes
- Conducting rigorous financial analysis
- Building equity and credit models
- Maintaining detailed documentation of inputs, processes and conclusions
- Contributing to primary and secondary research
- Carefully analyzing and checking work produced by other Valuation Team members
- Collaborating with Viking’s Investment Professionals, Accounting, Operations, and Legal teams as needed
- Coordinating with external valuation service providers and Viking’s auditor
QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate will have:
- Excellent Excel and financial modelling skills and familiarity with Bloomberg/Capital IQ
- 3 years of relevant work experience
- Completed analytical or data-driven course work
- An interest in business/economics and what makes a company successful
- Strong work ethic, commitment to learning and attention to detail
- Intellectual honesty
- An ability to work on open-ended problems with multiple potential solutions
The ideal candidate possesses the following traits:
- Detail orientation: a diligent work ethic and consistent commitment to quality
- Efficiency: an ability to think critically about processes and suggest improvements
- Accountability: strong ownership of responsibilities and deadlines
- Open mind: willingness to work on a variety of projects and processes initiatives and consider alternative approaches
- Growth mindset: an eagerness to learn, contribute and grow
Viking is an equal opportunity employer. Questions about your candidacy and requests for reasonable accommodation in the recruitment process should be directed to recruiting@vikingglobal.com.
