Valuations Director​/Partner: independent boutique

Strategic expansion of this specialist boutique – first signing opportunity if you're currently AD level? Your new company This boutique consultancy were early adopters of taking Valuations out of wider service firms and investing in it as a specialism in its own right. With a well-established and loyal client base, a strategic transaction of their own has yielded further investment, enabling them to not only take more market share but develop new specialisms at the same time.

They are adept in consulting many scenarios, just a few of which include:
Fairness opinions Intangibles and Intellectual Property Transfer Pricing, Royalties and IP Antitrust Private Equity and Structured Finance Debt Restructuring PPAs Tax valuations (private clients, incentive plans, share issues etc) Securitisation/Restructuring of intangible assets M&A/ Transactions and many more The firm is well-resourced, taking on its own graduate trainees as well ACAs for conversion to valuations, and of course experienced hires above these.

Your new role The opportunity is an ideal balance of new business development and technical delivery. The firm has a former Senior Partner who is now in a pure business development role and brings in a steady stream of new opportunities for proposal/conversion, and you'd be the recipient of many of these; nonetheless you'll still be looking to bring and build new opportunities from your own network.

Additionally this is a unique opportunity to sign your own reports, if you feel you're ready to do so and for some reason being held back by your current firm. On the technical side, day to day responsibilities include:
Preparing Valuation reports for peer review by other directors to include:
Company and business valuations and shareholdings Intangible Asset (IA) valuations including brands, trademarks, patents, customer intangibles and copyrights Providing technical support and training for other valuers Managing and mentoring a small team of associate valuers and analysts Managing time and billings so that work is carried out in an efficient manner Liaising and working with in-house Intangible Asset Management team You'll be fully empowered to implement your own new business development strategies and ideas.

Strategic potential for further expansion could include for example portfolio valuations, M&A valuations and/or expert/contentious valuations. What you'll need to succeed This opportunity may be especially appealing to those perhaps who are in the valuations team of a full-service firm, where development and direction can be overly-influenced by whole-firm strategies. This is a rare chance to wrest back strategic control of your career agenda and emerging profile, in a "total immersion" valuations environment.

In addition you'll be/have: ACCA/ACA/CFA or equivalent qualified Minimum of 7-8 years of valuation experience - as broad-based as possible Experience working in an accountancy or consulting practice with clients Proven first fruits from business development - being able to cite some attributable fees Team player who enjoys working in a small team Readiness to sign your own reports, or already signing What you'll get in return Working with fellow specialists in a truly independent, virtually conflict-free firm Mentorship from partners who have worked in both large firm and independent environments Plenty of exposure to international mandates The firm has a Director-led service - you'll run not just assignments but clients Meaningful and practical support to develop your own business ideas The firm also has an eye to succession-planning and the incoming Director will form part of that plan.

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