Grant Thornton

Complex Financial Instruments Senior Associate

Grant Thornton • $146K — $152K *
San Francisco, CA 94112In-Person
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.
  • 1 year of post-baccalaureate experience in relevant finance or accounting roles.
  • Proficient in financial analysis and modeling, specifically option modeling.
  • Skilled in regression analysis and statistical methods for prediction.
  • Expertise in Monte Carlo simulations and lattice valuation models.
  • Knowledgeable in derivative valuation practices and theories.
  • Proficient in programming with MATLAB or Python.

Responsibilities

  • Assist clients with traditional and innovative valuation methods.
  • Perform valuations of diverse financial instruments, including equity and convertible debt.
  • Conduct financial analysis and create complex models.
  • Utilize statistical concepts for model building and analysis.
  • Oversee intensive financial, economic, and industry research.
  • Establish positions on valuation issues through thorough research.
  • Communicate effectively with clients to manage expectations and deadlines.

Benefits

  • Work in a dynamic environment with multiple openings available.
  • Engage with cutting-edge financial valuation methods.
  • Collaborate in a client-focused team environment.
  • Develop expertise in complex financial instruments and statistical analysis.
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Job Description

Job Title: Complex Financial Instruments Senior Associate for Multiple Openings

Approved Locations: 101 California St., San Francisco, CA 94111

Job Description:

Your day-to-day will include:
  • Assist clients by applying traditional and cutting-edge valuation approaches and methods to a variety of analyses.
  • Perform valuations of financial instruments such as equity instruments in complex capital structures, options, warrants, redeemable debt, convertible debt and embedded derivatives, and contingent claims, such as earnouts and contingent considerations, utilizing statistical and financial concepts such as Black-Scholes model, Monte Carlo simulation, and binomial lattice model.
  • Perform valuation analysis and modeling.
  • Utilize advanced statistical and financial concepts inbuilding models including Monte Carlo simulation, binomial lattice model, and real options.
  • Oversee and perform data- and document-intensive financial analysis and modeling/projections, economic and statistical analysis, valuation analysis, and industry research.
  • Oversee and perform research to establish positions on valuation matters, document management, referencing from source documents to analysis, and file preparation.
  • Maintain active communication with clients to manage expectations, ensure satisfaction, make sure deadlines are met, and lead change efforts effectively.
  • Maintain active communication with engagement team regarding interim and final deadline, percent of completion, etc.

You have the following technical skills and qualifications:
  • Requirement - Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, a related field, or a foreign equivalent.
  • Relevant experience - 1 year of post-baccalaureate experience in job offered or any tax/accounting/education related job titles.
  • Experience must include: (1) financial analysis and modeling including option modeling; (2) Statistical analyses including regression analysis for estimating parameters, testing assumptions, and improving predictive power; (3) Monte Carlo analysis; (4) Lattice models to value financial instruments; (5) Derivative valuation practice and theory; (6) Computer programming in MATLAB or Python; and (7) Fundamentals of debt valuation including development of discounted cash flow methods and analysis of market yields.
  • Must live within a commutable distance to the assigned Grant Thornton Office location to meet 3 days per week work from office requirement.
  • Compensation for role: $146,004 - $152,000 per year

About Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton LLP is the American member firm of Grant Thornton International, the seventh largest accounting network in the world by combined fee income. Grant Thornton LLP is the sixth largest U.S. accounting and advisory organization. The firm operates 59 offices across the US with approximately 8,500 employees, 550 partners, and produces annual revenue in excess of US$1.9 billion. During the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, The Times reported that Grant Thornton is in line to earn millions of pounds for acting as trustees in a bankruptcy case on behalf of the Russian state-owned DIA, who bypassed sanction regimes to obtain funds and assets from abroad in order to fund the war in Ukraine.
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