Director of Valuation

Northbound Recruitment; Richmond Hill; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Northbound Recruitment seeks a Director of Valuation for our client to lead high-profile valuation and litigation support engagements. You will plan engagements, review budgets, and supervise a growing team, ensuring timely, accurate deliverables for clients and partners.

You must hold CPA and CBV designations with 4–7 years in valuations and litigation support, and bring advanced Excel (VBA a plus) and strong communication skills in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in valuation and litigation support contexts.
• Strong communication and client-management abilities.
• Advanced financial modelling and valuation analysis proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead engagements from planning through delivery, including budgets and staff tasks.
• Review timelines, budgets, and billings for monthly cycles.
• Communicate progress to clients and partners; develop proposals and presentations.
• Train and develop junior staff and conduct performance reviews.
• Drive process improvements and SOPs; deliver KPIs to leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Attention to detail

Financial modeling

Education

CPA / CBV designation

Tools

Excel

VBA

Job description

Our client is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Director of Valuation to join their team. This leadership role offers the opportunity to drive key engagements, manage a growing team, and play a pivotal role in high-profile valuation and litigation support projects.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Engagement planning, including preparing and reviewing quotes/budgets, identifying primary and other issues, determining approach, assigning tasks to staff, etc.
• Reviewing budgets and timelines for each engagement throughout each month.
• Tracking file status and ensuring that progress is consistent with expectations.
• Liaising with clients to acquire information, manage expectations, and provide progress updates.
• Detailed review of models/schedules and reports, with a particular focus on litigation support engagements (e.g. shareholder disputes, matrimonial disputes, estate litigation, quantification of damages, etc.).
• Communication of constructive criticism to direct reports.
• Maintenance of Job Status List daily/weekly, and communication of file status to partners.
• Assistance with expected monthly billings, and review of actual invoices.
• Where necessary, update of schedules and reports, as well as other completion documents, in order to close-out files in an efficient manner.
• Developing business proposals and presentations communicated to current and prospective clients.
• Train and develop Associates, Junior Associates and interns.
• Conduct annual performance reviews with Associates and Interns.
• Meet target billable hours and engage in business development activities.
• Continuous improvement: Critically assess internal processes and templates and recommend improvements on an ongoing basis.
• Provide upward feedback to improve processes and communication.
• Create and implement division Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Deliver KPI results to Managing Partners and Executive team.

Requirements:

• CPA and CBV designations obtained.
• CFF or CFE designations considered assets.
• 2-5 years of experience managing a team of professionals.
• 4-7 years of experience in valuations and litigation support.
• Technical skills and understanding for accounting and auditing, as well as personal and corporate taxation.
• Expertise in financial modeling and valuation analysis.
• Experience with matrimonial litigation, including income determinations.
• Experience in estate litigation and/or quantification of damages, considered an asset.
• Experience with personal injury and income capacity reports, considered an asset.
• Advanced Excel skills (must be proficient with IF and Vlookup functions, as well as others; VBA an asset).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while maintaining very strong attention to detail.