Managing Director, Global Head of Valuations

General Atlantic

$425K — $500K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Business Administration or Finance required; additional experience required with specific titles in private equity or alternative investments.
  • 5 years progressive experience for Bachelor’s degree holders with a focus on finance/accounting.
  • Demonstrated expertise in developing fair value estimates and conducting valuations for a diverse investment portfolio.
  • Strong skills in financial modeling, particularly in Discounted Cash Flow and Comparable Company analyses.
  • In-depth knowledge of FASB Accounting Standard Codification 820 and AICPA Accounting and Valuation Guide compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Drive global valuation strategy for a portfolio of over 300 companies.
  • Lead analysis and compilation of financial data for comprehensive valuation modeling.
  • Evaluate portfolio performance metrics and present insights to senior leadership.
  • Establish pricing and fair value policies in line with investment strategies and compliance standards.
  • Identify and assess concentration risks and their impact on valuations.
  • Provide strategic guidance on portfolio monitoring and investment exit planning.
  • Enhance efficiency in the valuation process through technology and workflow improvements.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model allowing flexibility between in-office and remote work.
  • Exposure to a vast global portfolio with significant responsibilities.
  • Opportunity to interface with external stakeholders, enhancing professional network.
  • Potential for career progression in a leading private equity firm environment.
Full Job Description

Responsibilities
  • Drive the valuation strategy and process across a global portfolio of 300+ companies with responsibility for leading and managing the global valuation function, including oversight of internal teams and external valuation providers.
  • Compile, review and analyze information/financial data and perform comprehensive valuation modeling providing senior-level review and approval of valuation outputs across the global portfolio.
  • Evaluate and analyze portfolio valuation and performance results, including by forecasting business financials and preparing key financial performance metrics, comprehensive analytics reports, and ad-hoc planning deliverables, and present insights to senior leadership, and valuation and portfolio committees.
  • Set independent pricing and fair value adjustment policies and align such policies across global investment strategies and asset classes, while enhancing firm-wide valuation governance frameworks to ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards.
  • Highlight concentrations in risk or uncertainties in parameter inputs and assess implications from a risk/return perspective while providing independent oversight on valuation assumptions and conclusions.
  • Anticipate issues within the existing portfolio and future investments and advise senior stakeholders on valuation implications for portfolio monitoring and exit planning.
  • Drive efficiencies by assessing potential technology solutions and process redesign where appropriate to improve global valuations process.
  • Interface with external stakeholders, including auditors and third-party valuation firms, to support valuation reviews, audits, and reporting processes.

Qualifications
  • Required: Master's degree in Business Administration (with Finance or Accounting concentration) or Finance plus 3 years of experience in the position offered or in the position of Vice President or Senior Vice President at a global private equity/alternative investment firm OR Bachelor's degree in Business Administration (with Finance or Accounting concentration) or Finance, plus five years of progressive post-Bachelor's experience in the position offered or in the position of Vice President or Senior Vice President at a global private equity/alternative investment firm.
  • All required experience must have included:
    • Developing fair value estimates and performing quarterly valuations for a portfolio of debt and equity investments;
    • Constructing financial models using Discounted Cash Flows, Comparable Company analysis, and Comparable Transactions method; marking and maintaining a valuation database;
    • Performing valuation analysis in accordance with FASB Accounting Standard Codification 820, including Level 3 assets;
    • Performing Calibration analysis in accordance with the AICPA Accounting and Valuation Guide;
    • Preparing multiple-scenario exit plans to evaluate profitability and investment MOIC/IRR for portfolio companies; and using sensitivity analysis, profitability and growth analysis, and trend analysis to identify and resolve potential valuation discrepancies.

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This role entails hybrid work, with time split between working in our New York City office and flexibility to telecommute from another U.S. location. Salary: $425,000-$500,000/year.

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