aVenture is a San Francisco, California (USA) based financial technology startup, with a small global team (North and South America, Europe, Asia) looking to forever change investing by making venture capital investment funds available to everyone.
aVenture is seeking a knowledgeable valuation specialist with experience in venture capital and private company valuation. We are looking for 1-2 valuation professionals to join us part-time or full-time (20 to 40 hours a week), and this position is available at a fixed rate of compensation per month or hourly rate, depending on schedule arrangements made by the candidate.
This is a remote position that can be done from anywhere in the world (work from home). This position requires a regular work schedule and must have at least 4 hours of US Pacific Time availability per weekday in your schedule.
Desired skills:
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Experience valuing private companies and/or startups (e.g., venture capital, private equity, other asset class experience is beneficial as well)
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Excellent analytical, report writing and organizational skills
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Excellent understanding of company, industry, economic research, financial statements and valuations
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Strong quantitative skills
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Experience in applying technical research skills needed to gather, organize, summarize, and interpret data to arrive at a conclusion
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Experience providing detailed valuation reports
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Good verbal and written communication skills
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Commitment to obtaining outstanding results
Job duties:
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Analyze privately held companies and securities
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Perform valuation analysis on a wide range of private companies across different industries
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Prepare business valuation models and reports
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Design and work with financial models for discounted cash flow, market multiple, market transaction and option pricing analyses
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Assist in preparing and presenting the results of your analysis in a clear and concise manner
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Collaborate with team members to share information and insights
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Perform in-depth client, industry, market and competitor research
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Perform detailed analysis of financial and legal documents, analysis of potentially fraudulent transactions, and reconstruction of financial statements
Qualifications required:
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Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or concentration in finance, accounting, economics, or related fields; Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholders or candidates and NACVA certificate holders (including CVA) are also considered to meet this requirement
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Strong analytical, research, and sampling and quantitative abilities
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Experience conducting company valuation, particularly in the venture capital sector
What to expect
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You’ll be working with an experienced, knowledgeable, and friendly team of people passionate about making venture capital accessible for everyone
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Each employee on our team is expected to have a stable work schedule they establish for when they begin and end work each day, and must have at least 4 hours of US Pacific Time business hours available Monday through Friday daily
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A successful valuation professional will manage their time carefully, maintaining time entries of their work and managing a successful task board (such as Jira), and participate in daily brief check-in meetings, along with weekly planning meetings
