Head of Valuation Control (Private Credit)

The Edge Partnership - The Edge in Asia; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Financial Services firm in Singapore is seeking a Head of Valuation Control to establish and manage the valuation control function for private credit assets. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in Valuation Control or related areas, with strong technical expertise in private credit valuation, including DCF and benchmarking. Responsibilities include enhancing the valuation framework, performing independent valuations, and producing reports for senior management. This position requires a rigorous control mindset and the ability to manage external valuation agents.

Qualifications

• Deep technical expertise in private credit valuation including DCF and market yield.
• 10+ years’ experience in Valuation Control or related fields.
• Skilled in challenging assumptions and managing oversight.

Responsibilities

• Establish and enhance the Valuation Control framework for private credit assets.
• Perform independent valuations and maintain IFRS 13-aligned methodologies.
• Produce valuation reporting for senior management and lead audit interactions.

Skills

Technical expertise in private credit valuation

Managing external valuation agents

Understanding of leveraged finance

Valuation governance framework design

Job description

We are currently partnering with a leading Financial Services firm who are looking to hire a Head of Valuation Control into their Singapore team.

This role will be responsible for establishing the Valuation Control function for their private credit assets, owning the full valuation lifecycle, ensuring a robust control environment and partnering with senior management to drive best practice.

This role will be responsible for supporting the following:

• Build and continuously enhance a robust valuation control framework for private credit assets, including governance, IPV, and escalation processes.
• Perform independent valuations for private credit instruments, including spread/discount-rate benchmarking, divergence analysis, and audit-ready documentation.
• Review and challenge all marks, assumptions, credit data, and quarterly performance to identify assets requiring enhanced monitoring or valuation adjustments.
• Maintain IFRS 13–aligned valuation methodologies and ensure consistency across funds, asset classes, and private credit strategies.
• Oversee and validate valuation models (DCF, market yield, recovery), and manage external valuation agents through data preparation, review, and challenge.
• Provide senior challenge and specialist advice to Front Office, Finance, Risk, and leadership on valuation matters and methodological enhancements.
• Produce valuation reporting packs for senior management, boards, and risk committees, and lead all audit interactions.
• Support investor due diligence, regulatory queries, and broader fund reporting cycles.

To be eligible for this role you will require:

• Deep technical expertise in private credit valuation, including DCF, market yield benchmarking, liquidity and recovery analysis, with strong knowledge of leveraged finance and private debt structures.
• 10+ years’ experience across Valuation Control, Valuation Advisory, Credit Risk, Investment Banking, or Private Credit, with a proven ability to independently execute valuations and design valuation governance frameworks.
• Skilled in managing external valuation agents and contributing to valuation committees, with strong challenge capability and a rigorous control mindset.

Please contact Chezereen Williams - email your cv directly in word format with job reference no. JOB-15832 to [e-mail]

Please note that due to the high number of applications only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us in the next 5 business days we regret to inform you that your application for this position was unsuccessful.

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