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VP Portfolio Valuation

L7

lhhJersey City, NJtoday

$235,000 to $275,000

Occupations

Financial and Investment AnalystsFinancial Quantitative AnalystsInvestment Fund Managers

Industries

Portfolio Management and Investment AdviceMiscellaneous Financial Investment ActivitiesOther Financial Vehicles
LHH is partnering with a global private equity firm to identify a Vice President of Portfolio Valuation. This individual will play a key role in overseeing the valuation of private investments across the firm’s portfolio, partnering closely with investment teams, finance professionals, and senior leadership. The position requires deep private-markets valuation expertise, sophisticated financial modeling capabilities, and the judgment to develop, defend, and clearly communicate valuation conclusions. Only candidates with significant, hands-on experience valuing portfolios of private and alternative investments will be considered.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Direct the end-to-end valuation cycle across a range of investment positions, ensuring consistency with internal standards and external reporting requirements
  • Construct and maintain detailed valuation models used to determine fair value for non-liquid and structured investments
  • Interface with deal teams and portfolio company leadership to collect relevant financial and operational inputs
  • Oversee recurring valuation deliverables tied to quarterly and annual processes
  • Serve as a primary point of contact for auditors and external valuation firms, addressing inquiries and resolving technical matters
  • Strengthen valuation policies, procedures, and governance frameworks to support a robust control environment
  • Assess underlying portfolio performance and highlight factors influencing valuation outcomes, communicating key findings to leadership
  • Produce clear and effective reporting materials, including analysis utilized in decision-making and investor communication
  • Drive alignment among internal stakeholders regarding valuation assumptions and conclusions
  • Stay informed on macroeconomic and market developments that may impact asset valuations
  • Contribute to broader firm initiatives, including investor communications and internal projects
Qualifications:
  • 10+ years of relevant professional experience, including meaningful experience performing portfolio valuations within private equity, private credit, alternative asset management, or a closely related private-markets environment
  • Demonstrated experience determining fair value for illiquid and privately held investments
  • Strong understanding of private-market valuation methodologies, complex capital structures, and fund-level considerations
  • Advanced financial modeling skills and experience developing and reviewing detailed valuation analyses
  • Experience working directly with investment teams, finance leadership, auditors, and third-party valuation advisors
  • Strong understanding of valuation governance, documentation, and recurring quarterly and annual valuation processes
  • Ability to evaluate portfolio-company financial and operating performance and translate findings into defensible valuation conclusions
  • Proven ability to present sophisticated valuation matters clearly and credibly to senior stakeholders
  • Advanced Excel and financial analysis capabilities
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacyThe Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: The California Fair Chance ActLos Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance This posting is a representative sample of the types of roles we typically place with our clients. Depending on the specific client, location, and role, the base salary range is estimated to be $235,000 to $275,000 and benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits, and 401K plan.
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Level

ManagerL7

Salary

$235,000 to $275,000

Location

Jersey City, NJ

Occupation

Financial and Investment Analysts

Industry

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice

Posted

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