Vice President, Valuations Complex Financial Instruments

Vice President, Complex Financial Instruments

At Portage Point Partners (Portage Point), you are not a cog in a legacy machine, you are shaping strategy, influencing outcomes and being rewarded for driving impact. Backed by New Mountain Capital, Portage Point is recognized for accelerated growth and is consistently featured in rankings from Inc.5000, The Financial Times and Consulting Magazine. This recognition is a testament to our focus on excellence, intensity and pace and ability to attract blue chip talent committed to delivering best-in-class outcomes. Our cross-functional platform spans the full business lifecycle and offers middle market clients integrated solutions across Transaction Advisory Services (TAS), Valuations (VAL), Transaction Execution Services (TES), Office of the CFO (OCFO), Performance Improvement (PI), Interim Management (IM), Investment Banking (IB) and Turnaround & Restructuring Services (TRS).

The Valuations team delivers comprehensive solutions across a wide range of illiquid investments, industries and geographies. By applying rigorous financial modeling and analytical frameworks to inform strategic decision-making, the Valuations team plays a critical role in identifying value, mitigating risk and driving impact across the business and investment lifecycle.

The Vice President, Complex Financial Instruments role at Portage Point represents a unique opportunity to assume a wide range of responsibilities and make a significant impact. The Vice President will report directly to the VAL Practice Line Leader and will focus on taking a lead role in managing and executing complex securities valuations as well as supporting the VAL team in other corporate / portfolio valuation engagements. This team member will support key initiatives, manage discrete workstreams and work closely with senior leaders. If you thrive in a high-performance culture and want to help build the future of a rapidly growing consultancy, this is the right role for you.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Portage Point team (Associates to Managing Directors) and our clients to develop comprehensive valuation solutions
• Perform valuation analysis on a wide range of illiquid investments broadly distributed across industries and geographies while using accepted and relevant approaches and theory
• Design financial models including option pricing model, Monte Carlo simulation, binomial models, and other financial models used to value financial instruments (e.g. contingent consideration, management incentive plans with market-based vesting conditions, fixed income securities, swaps, exotic options, convertible debt, commodity derivatives and other securities)
• Support senior leaders in cross-functional engagements across service lines as opportunities arise
• Interview clients, including face-to-face meetings, to gather data and pertinent information
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships by delivering high-quality, tailored solutions and providing proactive strategic advice
• Report and present analyses and conclusions both verbally and in written reports
• Provide coaching and mentorship to junior team members
• Support internal trainings and best practice sharing
• Support business development and client relationship efforts
• Support talent acquisition and firm-building initiatives
• Contribute to a high-performing, inclusive and values-driven culture

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and / or master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Applied Mathematics, Financial Engineering or related field from a top undergraduate program
• CFA, FRM or PRM certified (preferred but not required)
• Proficiency in R, Python, MATLAB, C, Cystal Ball and / or other code / application required to run simulation-based models
• Located in or willing to relocate to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, Palm Beach or Philadelphia
• Invested in a team-based culture, motivated to collaborate in office four days per week and willing to work at client sites as needed
• Six plus years of experience constructing and reviewing valuation models and other financial models including: option pricing models, Monte Carlo simulation, binomial models, DCF, comparable company, and other financial instrument models
• Commitment to develop personal network and relationships and uncover and sell new opportunities and engagements
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, including executive-ready presentation and reporting skills
• Proven ability to thrive in lean, fast-moving teams
• High attention to detail, responsiveness and ownership mindset
• Track record of success in high-pressure, client-facing environments

$250,000 - $300,000 a year In accordance with pay transparency laws in the City of New York and the State of California, Portage Point provides a good-faith cash compensation range for this position. This range represents the cash compensation (base plus bonus) that the firm reasonably expects to pay upon hire, based on good-faith and reasonable estimate at the time of posting. The final compensation within this range will depend on the candidate's qualifications, education, training, experience and location. In addition to cash compensation, Portage Point may offer comprehensive benefits and equity participation, which are not reflected in the pay range above.