At AustralianSuper, we truly care about our colleagues. We know work and life are intertwined. That's why we support the diverse needs of everyone and have policies that enable us all to thrive and be truly flexible. We ensure diversity is celebrated for the opportunity it provides us all to learn and grow, and deliver better outcomes for members.
Your new role
Recognising that the AustralianSuper's investment portfolio is growing in both size and complexity, the Fund has created a centralised Valuation Team to own the valuations of the Fund's unlisted investments.
As a Senior Associate of the Valuation Team you will assist the team in working with independent valuers and the Fund's Asset Class teams to ensure a robust end-to-end valuation process of a portfolio of assets totalling ~$40b (and growing) spanning infrastructure, private equity and debt or direct credit assets. Some key responsibilities include, but are not limited to;
- Review of independent valuations undertaken for the various unlisted assets (across infrastructure, debt/credit and private equity) on an annual, semi-annual or quarterly cycle.
- Valuations of certain investments where they are not valued externally.
- Management of valuation risk by ensuring valuation conclusions are appropriate and ensure we have robust documentation including excel work papers and memos to support our valuation conclusions.
- Involvement in the management of the composition of the Fund's panel of valuers including co-ordinating RFPs for new assets or when rotation is required, engaging new valuers.
- Engagement with other internal and external stakeholders such as the Asset Class teams, Portfolio Management teams, Valuation Committee, and internal and external auditors.
- Monitoring of the ongoing performance of unlisted assets and the markets within which they operate with a view to flagging out of cycle valuations.
- Development of thought leadership material for use across the Fund.
- Assistance to the Head of the Valuation Team in the development of the Valuation team's strategic direction and build out, identification of issues and recommendation of solutions.
What you'll need
- Tertiary qualifications in Commerce or related field, ideally with completed CA/CPA.
- Approximately 5 years of work experience utilising various valuation techniques and methodologies (market comparables, discounted cash flow, etc) to value businesses, equity interests and/or debt instruments within a business valuation firm or practice, or in venture capital, investment banking, commercial banking, financial research, national valuation firm or experience in a corporate finance role for an organisation.
- Experience in excel-based financial analysis.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills (both written and verbal).
- Self-starter comfortable working in a team where project management of multiple tasks is required.
- Experience managing projects with a number of stakeholders and service providers.
- Excellent organisational, interpersonal and teaming skills.
- Experience in preparing and reviewing formal scoping documents.
Life at AustralianSuper
AustralianSuper is committed to colleague development, and we support our people with ongoing learning, coaching and training, as well as career opportunities across our expanding global organisation. We offer generous leave entitlements and promote a blended working environment in which all roles can flex, and we're happy to discuss what this looks like for you.
We are committed to supporting our diverse workforce in a way that is inclusive and embraces diversity in all its forms. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role, please let our recruitment team know.
What's next
Apply now, if you share our values of Energy, Integrity, Generosity of Spirit and Excellent Outcomes and would like the opportunity to work in a challenging, growing and rapidly evolving team to deliver outstanding results.
Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency status is required.
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