Valuation Analyst / Associate

About the Opportunity

Our client, a fast-growing global alternative investment manager focused on special situations credit, is seeking a Valuation Analyst or Associate for its New York City office. This role owns the monthly valuation process for a Level 3 private investment portfolio spanning corporate and asset-backed credit, hard assets, loans, and private equity. The seat suits a quantitatively minded professional who combines technical depth with sound judgment. Reporting into a lean, flat organization with direct exposure to senior leadership, you will help build the valuation infrastructure as the platform scales. Level (Analyst or Associate) will be set based on experience. This position requires five days per week in the New York City office.

Job Responsibilities

• Run the monthly valuation process for a portfolio of Level 3 investments, working closely with the investment team, risk, fund accounting, and third-party valuation providers
• Build and maintain valuation models across asset classes, including DCF and yield analysis for corporate and consumer loans, cash flow waterfall and loss modeling for asset-backed deals, risk transfer transactions, and consumer loan pools, asset and lease-based valuation for hard assets such as aircraft, and market and income approaches for private and convertible preferred equity
• Develop and calibrate prepayment, default, loss, recovery, and residual value assumptions using loan-level and asset-level data, historical performance, and market evidence
• Benchmark model outputs against third-party valuations, broker quotes, and comparable transactions, and investigate and explain differences
• Use Python, VBA, SQL, and AI tools to analyze data and build automated valuation and monitoring tools
• Prepare valuation committee materials explaining month-over-month changes and key drivers, and maintain documentation of methodology, inputs, and judgments consistent with ASC 820
• Respond to auditor, investor, and diligence requests related to valuation, including Level 3 disclosures

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field
• 5 to 10 years of experience in valuation, structured finance, transaction advisory, credit, actuarial, or quantitative modeling
• Hands-on experience valuing at least two of the following: asset-backed securities or consumer loan pools, corporate private credit or loans, hard assets or leases, private or preferred equity, and risk transfer transactions
• Working knowledge of fair value accounting (ASC 820) and Level 3 valuation practices
• Strong Python and SQL skills and advanced Excel
• Solid foundation in probability and statistics
• Strong written and verbal communication, able to present valuation conclusions to senior stakeholders
• Meticulous attention to detail and sound professional judgment
• CFA, CPA, ASA, or progress toward one of these designations is a plus

The annual total compensation is up to $300k. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things. Details about eligibility for bonus compensation (if applicable) will be finalized at the time of offer.