Portfolio Securities Associate / Senior Associate (NYC / Princeton Metro)

Our client is an independent valuation firm with a 30 year track record-a full service appraisal/financial advisory firm that provides expert opinions on the valuations of business, equity and debt securities, intangible assets, and other property as well as providing sophisticated transaction services in the form of fairness opinions and solvency opinions.

These valuation roles will administer independent valuation services for BDC’s, Hedge Funds, LP’s and Private Equity Firms. Role performs necessary valuation, review prospective offering documents, assess current market and financial conditions, advise and prepare reports/documents with direct client contact. The ideal candidate should have concentrated valuation experience with expertise in various valuation methods (income/market approaches, option pricing, waterfall), investment research, financial modeling, financial statement analysis, reporting writing & Fair Value Accounting as well as strong experience with fairness/solvency opinions.

The Group offers deep expertise in understanding and valuing complex financial instruments and derivatives (including various debt and equity structures such as embedded derivatives, convertible debt securities, relative TSRs and other share based compensation programs, SWAPs, CDOs and CLOs) for financial reporting purposes, tax and regulatory compliance, transaction support, capital investor requirements, and corporate strategy.

Responsibilities:

  • Perform valuations of complex securities such as options, warrants, convertible bonds, contingent considerations and preferred and common stock in privately-held companies. These valuations could be under ASC 718, ASC 805 or ASC 820.
  • Provide financial advisory services in connection with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, leveraged buyouts and public and private financings as well as for financial and tax reporting purposes.
  • Render financial opinions with respect to valuation, fairness and solvency.
  • Perform valuations of businesses, equity and debt securities, loans, derivative instruments, structured products and intangible assets.
  • Perform detailed due diligence including site visitations, management interviews, review of strategic alternatives and legal documentation as well as business, financial, industry, and market research and analysis.
  • Construct and maintain sophisticated, scenario driven financial and valuation models including analysis of financing alternatives, cash flow and IRR analysis, LBO/debt repayment analysis, accretion/dilution analysis, sum-of-the-parts valuation, discounted cash flow valuation, comparable public company valuation, comparable merger and acquisition valuation, loan pricing and derivative pricing.
  • Monitor certain economic, industry, capital market and company trends and developments.
  • Prepare and present detailed financial analyses and reports.

Requirements:

  • Bachelors Degree in Finance, Business Administration or another related field. CFA and/or MBA preferred.
  • Minimum 1-5 years of relevant experience.
  • A broad, in-depth knowledge of Portfolio Investment Valuations
  • Thorough understanding of valuation theory and practice.
  • Ideal candidate has a working background within a Big4 Accounting firm, sell side research OR valuation firm.

Salary: Competitive plus Generous Quarterly Profit Sharing & Year-end Bonus

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Audit Senior (Woodbridge, NJ)

Our client is a top rated accounting and professional services firm. They are seeking an Audit Senior to be responsible for preparing and analyzing financial statements, evaluate internal controls, closely supervise staff members and communicate effectively with clients.

Responsibilities:

Performing, assisting and supervising audits, reviews and compilations for various types of financial services clients.

Planning and executing Section 404 internal control audits including obtaining an understanding of the control environment, designing test plans, evaluating deficiencies and assessing the overall financial reporting control environment.

Identify and communicate improvements to client accounting procedures in order to reduce risk within the client organization.

Develop reasonable time budgets and effectively monitor performance of Staff.

Supervised by Audit Managers or Partners.

Delegate to, supervise and evaluate Staff.

Effectively assist on multiple smaller financial services engagements simultaneously as necessary.

Provide training and motivation to Staff.

Act as a mentor to Staff and assist with recruiting and retention.

Develop positive relationships with client personnel.

Identify potential opportunities for new and/or extended client services with financial services industry.

Required Experience:

Bachelors degree in Accounting or equivalent major

Masters degree in Accountancy preferred

Working towards a CPA or comparable designation preferred

3-4 years experience in a related accounting/auditing position

3-4 years recent public accounting/audit experience

Have GAAP knowledge in the public and/or private sectors.

Excellent client service and communication skills

Location: Woodbridge, NJ

Salary: Competitive

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Associate/Senior Associate Valuations (NYC)

Our client is an independent valuation firm providing full service appraisal/financial advisory; expert opinions on the valuations of business, equity and debt securities, financial reporting, litigation support, restructurings, tangible/intangible assets, and other property as well as providing sophisticated transaction services in the form of fairness opinions and solvency opinions.

Excellent opportunity to work on top deals, gain and develop key industry contacts. This candidate should have concentrated valuation experience and strong experience with fairness/solvency opinions. Superior working environment.

The Associate/Senior Associate will be involved in many aspects of financial valuation and advisory services to a variety of clientele. Specifically, the Senior Associate will manage sell-side and buy-side M&A activities and fairness opinion services, Tax Advisory (Trust & Estate), ESOP, and significant fund/portfolio work in addition to Financial Reporting..  They will also be responsible for advisory and valuation engagements to analyze potential liquidity options available to middle-market companies.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate would have 1-4 years experience

Direct current experience in ASC 350/805  (Goodwill Impairment)

Strong writing and presentation skills; experience preparing and reviewing valuation reports

Strong technical skills including MS Excel, Word and Powerpoint skills

Strong proficiency with on-line databases (Capital IQ) and Internet research of company specific, industry and economic analysis

Strong oral and written communication skills and superior analytical capabilities are essential.

Must have quant skills and be familiar with financial modeling

A degree in Finance is required. An MBA is required

CFA (or CFA candidate) is also preferred.

Location: New York, NY

Salary: $70,000 – $90,000 + Bonus

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Valuation Manager – Generalist (Central NJ)

Our client, a leading valuation firm in Princeton, NJ, is seeking a hands-on  Manager to support their Financial ReportingTax-Based ValuationTransaction & Advisory Services  and  Litigation Support practices.

Requirements:

* Direct current experience in a Valuation practice, gift and estate tax required.

* At least five years of relevant experience.

* Prior Management experience required.

* A thorough understanding of valuation theory and practice.

* CFA or ASA required

* MBA preferred

Location: Central NJ

Salary: $85,000 – $130,000 plus bonus

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