Senior Valuation Analyst
- Employer
- Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive Salary and Benefits
- Closing date
- Jul 14, 2021
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- Job Function
- Other
- Industry Sector
- Finance - General
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Education
- Bachelors
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Key responsibilities
Your experience
- Primary focus on the oversight and performance of regular valuations of illiquid fixed income and complex security investments
- Preparation of valuation reports in line with regular valuation timetable
- Oversight of periodic re-pricing of OTC derivative and securitisation investments
- Formulating and robustly defending valuation opinions
- Review of draft valuations performed by junior valuation staff
- Development and update of valuation models
- Collation of underlying financial data from investment managers, providing relevant challenge where necessary
- Oversight and performance of valuation due diligence reviews
- Attendance at Fair Value Committee meetings to provide relevant technical input to the Committee as required
- Communication of key judgements and conclusions to investment accounting function
- Documentation of procedures and controls
- Preparation of committee reports
- Assisting with the review and challenge of externally performed property valuations
- Oversight of key administrative duties for the investment valuations function
- Acting as key liaison with financial control
- Management and delivery of various items of project work
- Assisting external valuation advisers with the performance of the external valuation process
- Assisting external auditors in the financial audit process
Your experience
- Prior experience of both the oversight and performance of valuations of illiquid credit / fixed income assets as the primary function of a previous or existing role
- Extensive prior experience of drafting valuation reports for use by a number of parties (e.g. external auditors)
- Professionally Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), or other relevant financial qualification with significant exposure to investment appraisal techniques (e.g. CFA)
- Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
- Excellent level of Excel & financial modelling skills, working with integrated forecast models for large businesses
- Experience of dealing with external clients or influencing at senior level within an organisation
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