Senior Associate, Valuations

About the role

73 Strings is a FinTech platform offering data extraction, monitoring and valuation solutions for the private capital industry, serving clients in Private Equity, Growth Equity, Venture Capital, Infrastructure and Private Credit. It is looking for a Senior Associate to bring strong valuation skills into the technology and AI space, working on functional valuation aspects of products built with cutting-edge technology and managing clients independently.

Key responsibilities

• Work with the product development team on equity valuation products and features for the financial advisory industry.
• Review complex portfolio valuations, equity waterfalls and financial and statistical models.
• Manage multiple clients independently and interact with them (private equity, venture capital, etc.).
• Deliver demo and proof-of-concept assignments for prospective clients.
• Review portfolio valuation, business research and valuation projects; enhance data sources and evaluate the quality, cost and coverage of databases.
• Train the product and technology teams on valuation, business research and corporate finance concepts so they can build automated algorithms and workflows.
• Test the platform, measure its accuracy and suggest improvements.
• Deliver in-depth research reports on companies and funds across industries and countries.
• Lead the functional team on valuations, product development, project management and client engagement.

Required profile

• Graduate or post-graduate qualification in Finance or Statistics.
• CA/CPA, CFA, MBA or equivalent.
• Minimum 4 years of experience at a top-tier valuation firm such as a Big 4 firm.
• Critical thinking and time management.
• Fluent in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Strong written and verbal communication and collaborative spirit.

Required skills

• Good understanding of financial statements and how to analyse them.
• Advanced research skills.
• Understanding of valuation methodologies, cap tables, allocation waterfalls and PE metrics.