Valuation Analyst

Lorien; Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 70.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Valuation Control Analyst: Fixed Income (IPV) in London on a 12‑month contract. Hybrid role, minimum 50% onsite.

Key responsibilities include owning monthly IPV reviews, investigating valuation differences, and interacting with Front Office, Risk and Finance to ensure accurate KPIs and timely reporting. Qualified candidates will have a finance degree with strong mathematical background, plus experience in valuations/Risk/P&L within financial services and solid Fixed Income product knowledge.

Formación

• Finance-based degree and strong mathematical background required.
• Experience in Valuations, IPV, P&L or Risk teams within financial services preferred.
• Solid understanding of Fixed Income products and their risks.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to read/debug complex VBA modules.

Responsabilidades

• Own and deliver monthly IPV reviews with tight deadlines.
• Investigate valuation differences and escalate to appropriate teams.
• Engage with Front Office, Risk, Finance, auditors and management on issues.
• Produce KPIs and ensure timely submissions to external pricing providers.
• Maintain and improve SOPs; drive process improvements and efficiencies.
• Support team coverage and contribute to medium-sized projects.
• Build strong working relationships across Product Control, Front Office and Risk.

Conocimientos

Valuation

IPV

Fixed Income

P&L

Risk

Financial math

Attention to detail

Communication

Educación

Finance degree

Strong mathematical background

Herramientas

Excel

VBA

Descripción del empleo

Valuation Control Analyst: Fixed Income (IPV)

Location: London (hybrid, minimum 50% onsite)

Contract: 12 months

Sector: Investment Banking, Global Markets Operations

The opportunity

A leading international investment bank is looking for a Valuation Control Analyst to join its Fixed Income team in London on a 12-month contract. Valuation Control is a global, second‑line control function that independently verifies, analyzes and reports on the market parameters used to value the bank’s trading positions.

You will take ownership of a monthly cycle of independent price verification (IPV) reviews across a range of products and business lines. This is a hands‑on role with direct exposure to the front office, Risk, Finance and auditors.

Key responsibilities

• Independently own and deliver a set of allocated monthly IPV (MAP) reviews to tight deadlines
• Investigate the drivers behind valuation differences and escape issues to the appropriate teams
• Engage with the front office, Risk, Finance, auditors and management on issues and improvements
• Produce accurate and timely KPIs, highlighting IPV coverage and results
• Ensure accurate submissions to an external consensus pricing provider
• Maintain clear and accurate standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Challenge existing processes and recommend improvements that strengthen control and efficiency, then implement them once approved
• Learn and support other processes to provide team coverage
• Deliver medium-sized projects and contribute to larger team initiatives
• Build strong working relationships with Product Control, Front Office, Middle Office, Finance and Risk
• Experience in Valuations, IPV, P&L or Risk teams within financial services
• Solid understanding of Fixed Income products and their associated risks
• Strong Excel skills, particularly formulas, with the ability to understand and debug complex spreadsheets
• Ability to open, read and understand VBA code, and to debug and enhance it where needed
• Confidence interacting with the front office and challenging them credibly, using their language and understanding the risks they run
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage at all levels
• Excellent attention to detail under pressure and tight deadlines
• Able to pick up a process, understand it quickly and work independently, as well as part of a team
• Practical, solutions-focused approach, able to find quick workarounds
• Finance-based degree, ideally with a strong mathematical background
• Strong grounding in financial mathematics and market practice
• Exposure to asset classes beyond Fixed Income