Valuations Manager (or Assistant Manager) – Financial Services; Products Valuation

Brimstone Consulting; London, City Of London, Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Manager (or Assistant Manager) – Financial Services Products Valuation

Valuations Manager (or Assistant Manager) – Financial Services; Products Valuation

Reference: FS-valuation

Sector: Accountancy & Finance, Advisory & Consultancy, Corporate Finance

Salary: £55,000 to £90,000 Per Annum

Benefits: Plus excellent package and flexi home work

Town/City: London

Contract Type: Permanent

Role: Manager (or Assistant Manager) – Financial Services; Products Valuation

Location: London (hybrid)

Managing a portfolio of projects. Contribute toward marketing and business development initiatives. A range of valuation and advisory engagements relating to financial products (contentious and non-contentious matters). Will include risk-related matters such as the modelling of default risk. Assist with the development of valuation models and modelling techniques for financial assets ranging from complex derivatives and structured products.

Responsibilities:

• Understanding of quantitative models across main asset classes.
• Ability to develop models and valuation approaches across different assets.
• Previous valuation experience or the building or validating model libraries obtained from within a leading investment house or buy-side firm or advisory firm ideally.
• Strong attention to detail and able to maintain high levels of accuracy (tight deadlines).
• Manage junior team members on engagements. Assist in the appraisal and development of junior members of staff. Intellectual input. Carry out relevant technical research relevant to a specific area of valuations – relay key findings to the valuation team.
• Advice to clients or solicitors or for use in legal or regulatory proceedings. Identify and recognise business opportunities and inform the senior management and client as appropriate.
• Act as an ambassador of the firm, participate in marketing events, keep abreast of the wide range of services the firm offers and suggest innovative products and services.

Requirements:

• Significant valuation experience gained ideally from a major financial institution or another professional services firm.
• Proficiency in a number of valuation techniques. Strong business writing, analytical and Excel modelling skills.
• Strong understanding of basic mathematical and programming concepts and their application to the valuation of financial products.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent academic background with potentially a professional qualification in accountancy or other related financial discipline (e.g. ACA, ACCA or CFA etc.).
• Ability to understand client models as well as the strengths and deficiencies and drivers of value.