Senior Associate (Business valuations)

Grant Thornton; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton India is seeking a skilled valuation professional to collaborate with US teams on audits and external valuation assignments. You will lead intangible asset valuations and related engagements, communicating with US teams and clients, and mentoring junior staff.

You will also maintain strong relationships with GT offices across the US, identify process improvements, and stay current with industry developments relevant to valuation practices across multiple sectors.

Qualifications

• Post graduate degree with 3–5 years of related work experience in valuation.
• Experience using valuation techniques such as PPA, DCF, Market Comparables in professional settings.
• Accounting, finance, and economics knowledge; proficiency in US GAAP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work with US business valuation teams on audit and external valuation projects.
• Manage intangible business valuation engagements in collaboration with US senior managers.
• Communicate with US engagement teams and external clients.
• Mentor and supervise engagement teams.
• Maintain and develop relationships with GT offices across the US and travel as required.

Skills

Valuation techniques

PPA

DCF

Market comparables

US GAAP

Communication

Leadership

Education

Post graduate degree in finance, economics, accounting (CA) or business administration

Tools

Capital IQ

Bloomberg

Refinitiv

Job description

• Working with the U.S. business valuation teams (on both audit and external valuation projects) engaged in the valuation of business enterprises and intangible assets for regulatory, financial and tax purposes
• Manage intangible business valuation engagements in collaboration with the U.S. senior managers and PPMDs
• Communication with U.S. engagement teams (including valuation and audit) and external clients
• Mentor and supervise engagement teams at GT INDUS
• Maintain and develop positive, productive, and professional relationships with GT offices across the U.S.
• Identify issues and propose strategies related to process improvement
• Demonstrate teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members
• Use current technology and tools to enhance the effectiveness of services provided
• Stay abreast of current business and economic developments relevant to our as well as the clients business
• Assisting internal clients on client development and practice development assignments
• Experience in broad-based business and financial valuations and multi-discipline appraisals, including those of closely held companies
• Technical expertise in business enterprise and intangible asset valuation products such as ASC 350, ASC 805 and ASC 820
• Excellent thoughtfulness, project management, communication, interpersonal and teaming skills
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment
• Advanced knowledge and experience in any of the following sectors will be added advantage - financial services, oil & gas, technology, consumer products, power and utilities and life science
• Strong leadership, recruiting, training, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent verbal, written (including technical writing), and presentation skills
• Willingness and ability to travel, when required

Professional Experience / Qualifications

• A post graduate degree in finance, economics, accounting (CA) or business administration with 3-5 years of related work experience
• A minimum of 2+ years direct experience in utilizing valuation techniques and methodologies such as Purchase Price Allocations (PPA), Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Market Comparables, etc. in a business valuation firm or practice or in venture capital, investment banking, commercial banking, financial research, national valuation firm or experience working in a corporate finance role for an organization, preferably for M&A activities
• Certification/license such as CPA or CFA, and valuation credentials such as CVA, ABV, AVA or ASA preferred
• Accounting, finance, and economics knowledge; proficiency in US GAAP preferred
• Exposure to databases such as Capital IQ, Bloomberg, Refinitiv, etc.