Senior Loan Syndication Specialist

Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Arrangement: 100% Remote — Work From Home

Level: Senior

The Senior Private Equity Valuation Specialist is responsible for reviewing, analyzing, and supporting the valuation of private equity investments, portfolio companies, and other illiquid financial assets. The role focuses on financial modeling, valuation methodology assessment, investment performance analysis, fair value documentation, and independent review of valuation assumptions. Working fully remotely, the specialist collaborates with investment teams, fund administrators, finance professionals, external valuation providers, auditors, and risk management stakeholders to support transparent, consistent, and well-documented valuation processes.

• Review and analyze valuations of private equity investments, portfolio companies, co-investments, and other privately held assets.
• Develop and maintain financial valuation models using appropriate methodologies, including discounted cash flow, comparable company analysis, precedent transactions, and other relevant approaches.
• Assess valuation assumptions relating to revenue growth, profitability, operating margins, capital expenditure, working capital, and projected cash flows.
• Review market inputs, comparable company data, transaction multiples, discount rates, and other valuation parameters.
• Analyze portfolio company financial statements, management accounts, business plans, forecasts, and investment performance reports.
• Evaluate the impact of market conditions, industry developments, financing structures, and company-specific events on fair value estimates.
• Review valuation adjustments arising from recent transactions, capital restructurings, changes in business performance, and significant market events.
• Assess the valuation treatment of preferred equity, convertible instruments, shareholder loans, warrants, and other complex investment structures.
• Prepare valuation memoranda, supporting schedules, investment summaries, and documentation explaining key assumptions and methodologies.
• Perform sensitivity analysis and scenario modeling to evaluate the effect of changes in key valuation inputs.
• Review valuations prepared by external valuation specialists and identify methodological inconsistencies, unsupported assumptions, or material discrepancies.
• Support periodic fair value reviews and valuation committee reporting processes.
• Monitor valuation movements across investment portfolios and investigate unusual or unexplained changes.
• Coordinate with fund administrators and finance teams to ensure valuation information is reflected consistently in fund reporting and NAV processes.
• Maintain organized valuation records, model documentation, source data, review comments, and approval histories.
• Support internal and external audits by providing valuation evidence, model explanations, and relevant supporting documentation.
• Monitor developments in relevant accounting standards and valuation guidance, including applicable fair value measurement requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve valuation models, data quality, review controls, and reporting efficiency.
• Prepare portfolio valuation dashboards and management reports covering valuation movements, key assumptions, and investment performance indicators.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Investment Management, or a related discipline.
• A professional qualification such as CFA, ACCA, CPA, or an equivalent investment or accounting credential is an advantage.
• Significant experience in private equity valuation, investment analysis, transaction advisory, fund valuation, or financial modeling.
• Strong understanding of private equity investment structures, fund economics, portfolio company financial analysis, and fair value principles.
• Practical experience with discounted cash flow models, comparable company analysis, precedent transactions, and other valuation methodologies.
• Ability to analyze complex financial statements, management forecasts, business plans, and investment performance data.
• Knowledge of valuation considerations for minority investments, control investments, illiquid securities, and structured equity instruments.
• Familiarity with fair value measurement principles, including relevant IFRS or US GAAP requirements.
• Experience preparing valuation reports, investment memoranda, sensitivity…