Senior Associate

About the company

Qfin's core offerings include business and financial instrument valuation services. Our company was founded in 2019 in Nicosia, Cyprus and has been growing strongly since. We have expanded geographically by opening an office in Greece and into new markets by adding data science and AI to our services offering.

Qfin provides business valuation, financial instrument valuation, valuation governance advisory and model support services to our clients.

About the team

Our
business valuations team
work collaboratively with our clients to value their businesses, shares, financial instruments and intangible assets. Our clients rely on our valuation insights to make commercial decisions, execute transactions, resolve disputes and meet their investor and regulatory requirements. We work on a wide range of valuation projects related to investor reporting, value communication to limited partners (LPs), strategy considerations, business restructuring and financial reporting.

About the role

We're looking for a driven individual to join as a
Senior Associate
within our fast-growing team based in Nicosia.

As a
Senior Associate
, you will be:

• Developing financial models and projections from data
• Deriving business, share and intangible asset valuations using various approaches and methodologies under the income, market and cost approaches of value
• Performing benchmarking analysis such as conducting market research and peer/competitor analysis
• Reviewing third party valuations and assessing the reasonableness of model assumptions including financial forecasts, discount rates, and value conclusions
• Performing purchase price allocations and intangible asset valuations
• Assisting in areas of business development (e.g. thought leadership, proposals etc), practice development (e.g. application of data analytics to deliver services to our clients) and future strategy (e.g. targeting new clients/ building capabilities in future growth areas)
• Writing clear and concise reports

Essential Skills and Experience

• Have at least 3 to 5 years of relevant working experience in valuations
• Be knowledgeable on valuation and financial principles, including excellent understanding of valuation methodologies and their application
• Be proficient at building and using a discounted cash flow valuation model and have experience in financial or valuation models
• Understand key drivers of profitability and financial resilience, and be able to integrate those drivers into a supportable valuation conclusion/opinion
• Conduct and manage market research, quantitative and qualitative analyses, including the timely synthesis of complex data into meaningful insights
• Strong problem solving, analytical skills and attention to detail but tempered with an ability to think laterally
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to present complex issues in a clear and articulate way to a non-technical audience
• Ability to multi-task across multiple assignments, prioritise workloads and work under time pressure
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Team orientation and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness to learn and cares about continuous personal development
• Be proficient in spoken and written English

Desirables but not essential

• Industry experience in Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Industrial Products, Energy, Utility, Mining, Renewables or Technology, Media and Telecom would be an advantage
• ACA or CFA qualified
• Hold a Bachelor's degree (minimum 2:1 grade or equivalent) in Finance or related field
• Have experience with data and analysis tools (such as Python, Alteryx, Tableau or Power BI)

What we offer

• Competitive salary and discretionary bonus
• Potential for fast career progression
• Flexible working arrangements from our base in Nicosia, Cyprus or Athens, Greece
• Critical illness health insurance
• Pension fund
• Professional Qualification support (if desirable)