Valuations Associate - London, United Kingdom - CDC Group

CDC Group

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Our mission and objectives

British International Investment is the UK's development finance institution, owned by the UK Government. We invest with the aim of solving the biggest global development challenges by investing patient, flexible capital to support private sector growth and innovation.
We have over 70 years of experience successfully supporting the sustainable, longterm growth of businesses in Africa and Asia, and have recently expanded to invest in the Indo-Pacific and Caribbean.
We invest to achieve impact and a financial return which is then reinvested for more impact. Over the past five years, we have committed almost £7 billion of new investments, with our net assets growing in value to approximately £7.5 billion. We are now invested in 1,200 businesses which directly employ over 900,000 workers and support many more. Over the next five years, we plan to grow further, and aim to commit around £9 billion of new investments over the period.
Our fiveyear strategy responds to the opportunities and challenges facing developing and emerging economies. To ensure our capital is used in the best way possible to meet these opportunities and challenges, it sets out three clear strategic objectives to invest in productive, sustainable and inclusive development. These objectives mean an increased focus on climate finance, including investing in green infrastructure; on financing digital transformation; and on driving inclusive outcomes, including through gender and diversity finance.
As part of our strategy, we changed our name to British International Investment (from 4 April 2022), to more accurately reflect our central role in the UK Government's international financing offer.
In the last few years, we have expanded our presence in Africa and Asia by opening new offices in Bangladesh, Egypt, Kenya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan and Ghana; with additional locations opening soon.
We take an entrepreneurial approach to investment. We think innovatively about ways to deploy our capital, attract, and mobilise other investors, and drive transformational impact.
Deliver impact. We are a growing team of over 500 and place immense value on diversity within our organisation.
Read more about us and the new strategy at

Team and role overview

The Valuation team is responsible for managing and independently overseeing the valuations of all BII's direct investments. The team currently sits under the Finance department, is based in London and India, and is expected to grow in line with the growth of the Company.

The Role

Purpose
BII's policy is to measure all investments at fair value in accordance with IPEV guidelines. Investments are increasingly being made with larger ticket sizes and more complexity.

BII's portfolio consists of a broad range of investments, from innovative early-stage technology businesses through to large infrastructure and climate investments.

In this role, you will be responsible for valuation analysis and reporting of our debt and equity portfolio, including compiling and analysing data from internal and external sources; developing, testing and analysing valuation data to support BII's valuation process and reporting needs.

Responsibilities

Valuation Process

Assist with preparing valuation models using various methodologies
Assist with reviewing valuations as required
Track and manage quarterly deliverables
Assist with identifying and developing checks, templates, and standard processes to streamline valuation process and add efficiencies to preparation of valuations
Identifying opportunities for automation and data integration
Support the development of recommendations for implementation of controls and best practices

Valuations Data & Analysis

Assist with sourcing market data for the debt and equity valuations
Maintain and update key valuation inputs in the valuation models
Organizing, analysing, and explaining large data sets with the ability to clearly communicate findings
Interact with valuations, finance, and investment teams to develop business requirements for futurestate valuation automation and database

Reporting

Collaborate with the finance team to ensure data between valuations and accounting are reconciled
Develop and maintain valuation reports, not limited to Committee reports, back testing, value attribution and portfolio analysis etc.
Assist with preparing materials in advance of quarterly valuation meetings
Create adhoc reports as required
Present valuation results to the Valuations Steering Committee

Background, skills, aptitude

Data analysis experience
Good knowledge of Bloomberg, Capital IQ, and other similar software
Experience with Microsoft Excel and programming skills preferred (ideally VBA / Python etc.)
General understanding of valuation methodologies specific to private equity and private debt
Experience and a demonstratable interes