What’s in it for you? 

Being a part of the Valuations team at Octopus provides the opportunity to be exposed to a huge variety of sectors, funds and stakeholders from across our business. From the get-go you will be learning lots as you collaborate with teams from across our multi-dimensional business. 

Longer term this role offers the opportunity to take on more high-profile tasks and play a bigger part in valuation committees, ultimately setting you up for development opportunities as seen with previous role holders. 

The team: 

The Valuations team plays a critical role in reviewing and approving valuations from across our business units and fund structures, ensuring our Valuations Committee runs effectively and competently. The team sits within the wider Risk & Compliance function of around 40 who are a very visible and central business unit that operates more commercially and collaboratively than in many other regulated organisations.  

What will you be doing? 

• Reporting to the Head of Valuations, you’ll be working closely together to support in the day-to-day execution and ongoing enhancement of all valuations workstreams - including regular quarterly and bi-annual valuations engagements; quarterly Valuations Consistency Group proposals, quarterly bad and doubtful debt (B&DD) reviews; and ad hoc analysis as required. 

• Lead the project management for the Valuation Committee for all funds/products including timeline planning, arranging suitable times for Valuation Committee meetings with members, room bookings and engaging with sector teams and key Valuation stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of high-quality papers to the Valuation Committee. Additionally, attending Valuation Committee meetings as observer and minute taker, with the intention to progress to a voting member as part of your career development.  

• Prepare the macroeconomic assumptions pack quarterly for consistent use across the business for each valuation cycle, as well undertaking ad-hoc market, sector or company research. 

• Perform ‘peer reviews’ of valuation papers from the sector teams prior to submission to the Valuation Committee where the papers are reviewed and assumptions challenged, as well as performing quarterly valuations for some legacy funds.