Valuation and Monitoring Consultant (Private Credit)

Core-Asset Consulting Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in London seeks a Valuation Specialist with expertise in private credit or leveraged finance. This contract role emphasizes strong analytical skills and knowledge of valuation methodologies, requiring interaction with third-party agencies and internal audits to ensure robust valuation practices.

Qualifications

• Experience within an investment manager or valuation's role.
• Good understanding of valuation models.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with valuation agents and auditors.
• Maintain a robust valuation process for the EPC Funds.
• Lead discussions on discrepancies in valuations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Quantitative skills

Fair value principles

Valuation methodologies

Job description

Job Description:

We have a fantastic opportunity for an individual with valuations experience in private credit or leveraged finance to join a leading financial services firm in London.

This will be an initial 9 - 12 month contract.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Experience within an investment manager or valuation's role.
• Excellent working knowledge of the principals of fair value, IPEV Guidelines and valuation methodologies.
• Experience within the Private Credit or Leveraged Finance industry.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Good understanding of valuation models and ability to translate investments economics and performance into valuation inputs.

Core Responsibilities:

• Liaise with third party valuation agents and auditors (internal and external) to support their independent valuation roles.
• Maintain a robust valuation process and ensure continued best practices to support the valuation cycles for the European Private Credit (EPC) Funds.
• Take the lead on discussions where there are discrepancies in valuations and involve relevant people as needed.
• Maintain the valuation model to prepare FV marks for all EPC portfolio assets.
• Support the onboarding of new portfolio monitoring and reporting system and work with the vendors to develop customised solutions.
• Manage the quarterly investor reporting process including preparing the portfolio overview related sections and liaising with the broader European Private Credit team on other various sections.
• Act as the point of contact for all valuation related questions and provide valuation support for portfolio / asset events as required.
• Lead the valuation committee process including preparing committee agendas and meeting materials and presenting valuation recommendations to the committee.
• Oversee the portfolio monitoring process including collating deal team inputs and commentary, reviewing the quarterly portfolio review pack, preparing portfolio summary, and discussing portfolio company performance with deal team.
• Support the development of the reporting function, using automated system generated reports where possible and to meet investor and other stakeholder needs.
• Maintain internal Fund / Platform dashboards.
• Provide valuation support on restructuring and bespoke investment situations.
• Prepare track record and performance analysis at investment, portfolio, and fund level, as well as FV movements and impacts at fund and platform level.
• Support with the building out of the systems framework to deliver a scalable and efficient portfolio management function.

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: 16134

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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