Associate, Valuation Services - Summer 2025 (Finance)

Description

Associate, Valuation Services

Start Season & Year: Summer 2025 or Fall 2025

Earliest Graduation Date: Spring 2025

Latest Graduation Date: Summer 2025

About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work-guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity-are why our people love working at A&M.

What do we do?

A&M is known for analyzing and resolving complex situations which often require the application of sophisticated valuation techniques. Due to increasing demand for such analysis, A&M has invested globally in building a team of valuation experts to provide a full suite of valuation services in the areas of financial reporting and tax compliance, mergers and acquisitions, complex financial instruments, illiquid securities, and private equity and real-estate portfolios. This has resulted in our Valuation practice growing steadily year over year and becoming one of the most respected in the industry.

What will you be doing?

You will be identifying and evaluating the key financial and operational drivers necessary to ensure a robust valuation partnership with managers and investors. You will address complex valuation challenges from critical investment, regulatory and strategic perspectives to assessing value at the fund, portfolio, and investment level.

As part of a select, highly skilled, and entrepreneurial team, you will have the opportunity to service alternative asset managers with an array of valuation services. You will be valuing assets inside equity and credit investment portfolios for a variety of circumstances including regulatory compliance for investment, financial, and accounting reporting. You will have the opportunity to get involved in sophisticated valuation engagements covering a variety of securities such as non-performing and performing loans, preferred and common equity.

Some of the main responsibilities are:

• Conducting relevant research on securities, industry, market, and competitors
• Building and updating financial models using discounted cash flow analyses, guideline company and guideline precedent transactions approaches. Additional modeling through options pricing models and yield analyses
• Reviewing and ensuring the accuracy of financial models and valuation analyses through exercising quality control reviews
• Conducting due diligence and maintaining client documentation for use in model building and deliverables
• Building and maintaining effective control processes to monitor and track changes to the assumptions of valuation models
• Contributing to the preparation, creation, and review of reports and other deliverables for clients
• Building strong relationships with clients through exceptional day-to-day project management, coordination, and execution
• Proactively communicating efficiently and effectively to all levels of the engagement team

Who will you be working with?

At A&M you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse entrepreneurial team of supportive and motivated professionals that love to share their knowledge and depth of industry experience with others. Our culture is characterized by openness and entrepreneurial thinking, with a foundation of mutual respect and high-quality standards for our work. We strive to remove bureaucracy in favor of recognizing effort and results through advancement opportunities and a motivating performance-based reward structure. Our Valuation team works with a variety of large-cap and mid-cap PE houses, corporate clients and financial institutions providing you with broad industry exposure.

How will you grow and be supported?

We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person's unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career. We prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high-performing and passionate professionals.

Core Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, or related field
• Qualified or studying for a professional qualification such as CFA/ASA/CPA preferred
• Experience in Financial Analysis and Financial Modelling
• Proficient Microsoft Excel skills
• Strong writing skills and experience with developing presentations and reports using PowerPoint and Microsoft Word
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Effective project management and organizational skills
• Ambitious, results driven, self-starter with a desire to thrive in an entrepreneurial culture

Compensation Statement

The salary range is $75,000-$83,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance. Please ask your recruiter for details.

Benefits Summary:

Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are also entitled to participate in Alvarez & Marsal Holdings' fringe benefits consisting of healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D, and disability coverages at rates determined from time to time as well as a 401(k)-retirement savings plan. Provided the eligibility requirements are met, employees will also receive a discretionary contribution to their 401(k) retirement savings plan from Alvarez & Marsal. Additionally, employees are eligible for paid time off including vacation, personal days, seventy-two (72) hours of sick time (prorated for part time employees), ten federal holidays, one floating holiday, and parental leave. The amount of vacation and personal days available varies based on tenure and role type. Click here for more information regarding A&M's benefits programs.