Job Description

Consultant - Valuations

Alpha Alternatives, a part of Alpha Group, is a fast-growing global consulting firm, focused on leading digital and operational transformation projects for the alternative investment industry (consisting of private equity, real estate, private debt, credit, and infrastructure). We are known for our expertise, innovation, and commitment to delivering exceptional value to our clients.

Our people work side by side with our clients to help them identify, address, and resolve the key operational and technology challenges within alternative investments and financial services firms. We often find that some of the best innovation comes from within and our role is to help empower client teams to drive the change that is required. Collaborating and supporting our clients are the key attributes we look for in our consultants as well as professionals who have experienced the challenges and enabling technologies firsthand.

About The Team

The Valuations and Portfolio Monitoring practice line is one of the fastest growing area's at Alpha Alternatives. The reason for this surge in demand is due to our firm's unique ability to infuse technology, automations and various control's around a process that is notoriously manual and inefficient. As we look to grow and meet client demand, Alpha Alternatives is looking to add someone who has a strong understanding and experience with performing valuation work on a private markets portfolio. Your time will be dedicated to the Private Markets industry, helping investment firms bring their future vision to fruition in an efficient, innovative and scalable way. In return, you can expect leading-class learning and development tailored to your unique interests and motivations. You'll be given all the skills, knowledge and opportunities to progress in your career with compelling and challenging engagements.

Responsibilities: You will work on client engagement teams participating in the entire lifecycle of designing and implementing best-practice Valuation models. You will help to manage current state / future state analysis, strategic design, initiative prioritization, sequencing, roadmapping and a phased approach to delivery. Through that journey it will be important for you to build strong client relationships of trust and domain experience. As you build knowledge and experience, you'll become a credible advisor to junior consultants within the organization, as well as your clients, helping them accelerate the delivery of products and services to their users. As Alpha Alternatives continues its growth to a leader in Private Markets Technology, your ability to stay at the forefront of innovative solutions will be critical.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Ability to foster relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels and to consistently deliver quality client services
• Ability to think through complex problems and effectively communicate problems and potential solutions to the client and colleagues
• Ability to understand and elicit requirements from client stakeholders through interviews or working sessions
• Constant development of your understanding of current market trends and processes, and sharing your knowledge to develop junior colleagues
• Understanding of our clients' unique ambitions and needs and the ability to refer them to colleagues in other teams and areas to broaden our business relationships where possible
• Understanding of the tools, processes and applications used by Private Markets firms and their clients
• Passion for teaching our clients new methods and ways of working
• Strong communication skills with the ability to identify improvement opportunities in a client's operating model to execute more effectively

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years experience doing Valuation Work and/or management consulting, technology or operating in the Private Markets Investment Industry
• Experience in all of the various valuation methodologies for a Private Equity Investment
  • Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
  • Market Comparable Analysis
  • Precedent TransactionsLiquidation Analysis
  • Cost Approach
• Experience in all of the various valuation methodologies for a Private and Public Credit Investment
  • Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
  • Mark to Market
  • Implied % of Par
• Experience working with a Portfolio Monitoring Technology (ie, Chronograph, 73 Strings, Dynamo, Cobalt, iLevel, AtomInvest)
• Strong Project Management skills
• Experience in constructing client deliverables including Business Requirement Document (BRD), Process Flows, Functional Capability Matrix, Project Plans / Roadmaps, Data Dictionary, IT Architecture Design, Data Flow Diagrams
• Strong communication skills with the ability to create a compelling story from data analysis
• Experience communicating with senior executives
• Experience defining, communicating and tracking metrics for success (OKRs and KPIs)
• Ambitious and entrepreneurial in nature with the desire to grow in a collaborative environment

Compensation and Benefits

• Learning and development: Vast opportunities to self-development, unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning
• Flexible working: Work-life balance with flexible schedule
• Community events: We offer a range of social events and meetups
• 25 days' holiday in addition to public holidays
• Supplemented medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) with employer match
• Wellness initiatives to promote healthy working, including a gym reimbursement for those enrolled in our medical plans and an allowance for remote working technology
• Access to discounted travel, tickets, events, and more through our benefit partner

There are a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to - skill sets, experience and training, and licensure and certifications. A reasonable estimate of the salary range is $77,000 to $127,000 subject to change based on salary benchmarking. In addition to this salary, candidates will be eligible for a variable bonus.

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