Vice President, Financial Instruments & Technology

Vice President, Financial Instruments & Technology
Kroll, LLC — New York, NY

Kroll, LLC seeks Vice President, Financial Instruments & Technology in New York, NY. Duties: Conduct credit analysis and valuation of structured securities and whole loan portfolios utilizing industry-standard analytics platforms such as Intex, Bloomberg, and other financial modeling tools. Develop and review valuation models for a wide range of financial instruments and alternative assets using discounted cash flow (DCF), Monte Carlo simulation techniques, and bespoke quantitative methodologies, applying advanced financial theory and valuation principles; performing loan-level analysis on structured debt products. Lead and manage client engagements from initial consultation through final deliverables, including scoping projects, developing work plans, allocating resources, managing engagement timelines, and ensuring timely completion of deliverables. Execute and oversee complex valuation and analytics projects by interviewing client deal teams, gathering relevant financial and operational data, developing financial models, performing quantitative analysis, and drafting valuation reports. Supervise and mentor junior team members in financial modeling, valuation analysis, research methodologies, and report preparation while ensuring quality control and adherence to professional standards. Prepare technical valuation reports, client-facing presentations, and marketing materials that communicate complex financial analyses clearly and effectively to clients, auditors, and other stakeholders. Manage client relationships by providing responsive communication, strategic insight, and high-quality advisory services, fostering long-term relationships through exceptional client service and a deep understanding of client objectives. Respond to and address client, auditor, and investor inquiries related to valuation methodologies, model assumptions, and analytical conclusions, and clearly articulate and defend modeling approaches under professional scrutiny. Serve as a subject matter resource within the firm by developing specialized expertise in the valuation of alternative assets, sharing knowledge through internal training, mentoring, and collaborative project support. Developing or contributing to fintech/automated valuation platforms for alternative investments. Requires a Masters degree in Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or a related quantitative discipline plus 6 years of experience as a Financial Analyst or related occupations involving financial instrument and/or business valuation and analytics. Requires 6 years of experience in the following: (1) Using Bloomberg, Capital IQ, PitchBook, and Intex for financial data research and valuation analysis; (2) Preparing valuation reports, and presentations for institutional investors, fund managers, auditors, and/or executive stakeholders. Requires 4 years of experience in building and reviewing complex financial models in Excel (including DCF, LBO, waterfall, scenario, and return analysis models) for investment decisions, or fair value reporting. Requires 3 years of experience in the following: (1) Performing valuation of illiquid alternative investments (private equity, private credit, structured products, and/or hedge fund holdings) using DCF, market multiple, market transaction, and option pricing methodologies; (2) Advising on cap table management, liquidation waterfalls, and equity instrument valuation (including 409A, stock-based compensation, and convertible/preferred equity structures). Requires 2 years of experience in the following: (1) Leading financial due diligence and valuation analysis for transactions, and capital allocation decisions; (2) Building loan-level cash flow models for structured debt products, including fundamental loan analysis and loan-level performance assessment; (3) Evaluating capital structure, debt facilities, or project finance structuring for complex transactions. Requires 1 year of experience