Financial Markets & Real Estate - Valuation, Senior Manager_

Los Angeles

**Specialty/Competency:** Assurance

**Industry/Sector:** FS X-Sector

**Time Type:** Full time

**Travel Requirements:** Up to 20%

A career within Financial Markets Business Advisory services, will provide you with the opportunity to contribute to a variety of audit, regulatory, valuation, and financial analyses services to design solutions that address our clients’ complex accounting and financial reporting challenges, as well as their broader business issues.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

+ Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team.

+ Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.

+ Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels.

+ Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.

+ Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.

+ Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism.

+ Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.

+ Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements.

+ Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust.

+ Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

**Job Requirements and Preferences** :

**Basic Qualifications** :

**Minimum Degree Required** :

Bachelor Degree

**Minimum Years of Experience** :

7 year(s)

**Certification(s) Required** :

One or more of the following credentials or certifications is required: CPA License in work office state;

Levels 1 & 2 of the CFA exam; JD, PhD, MBA or Master’s degree in Finance, Tax, Quantitative Statistics,

Financial Engineering, Economics, Real Estate Finance or Hospitality; State Certified Appraiser

License***, Member Appraisal Institute (MAI), or completion of all requirements for CCIM

designation; CHA; or Project Management Professional (PMP).

**Preferred Qualifications** :

**Preferred Fields of Study** :

Accounting, Accounting & Finance, Engineering, Engineering and Business, Finance, Management Information Systems & Accounting, Mathematics, Real Estate, Taxation

**Preferred Knowledge/Skills** :

Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or success in managerial roles involving, financial issues, capital markets and the product life cycle, enhanced by working on various client engagements and assignments related to issuing, investing in, or trading financial instruments.

Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or success in managerial roles involving, understanding of financial products and issues that both issuers and investors face as markets evolve over time, emphasizing supporting engagements that involve, but are not limited to, the following areas:

+ Having a fundamental understanding of valuation methodologies (i.e. market approach, income approach, etc.) and experience in determining appropriate equity allocation methodologies for financial reporting purposes;

+ Assessing reasonableness of valuations and financial models prepared by others;

+ Applying accounting, tax and regulatory standards to complex financial instruments;

+ Applying generally accepted valuation principles, methodologies, and techniques in support of US GAAP;

+ Assisting clients with their understanding of complex financial structures; Performing valuation analysis of financial instruments and structured products; and,

+ Creating independent financial models utilizing income or market approaches to estimate or assess the value of a business and the securities within its capital structure.

Demonstrates extensive abilities and /or a proven record of success with utilizing effective problem solving skills, prioritizing and managing multiple tasks, emphasizing the following areas:

+ Researching and analyzing pertinent client, industry, and financial matters; while demonstrating proven technical and analytical skills;

+ Being agile and flexible when adapting to changing client needs and market conditions;

+ Developing, utilizing or reviewing/validating complex financial models;

+ Utilizing industry software, e.g. INTEX, TREPP, Bloomberg, CapIQ, or, advanced Excel modeling; and,

+ Communicating effectively, both written and orally, within a professional services business environment.

Demonstrates extensive-level abilities with success managing the identification and addressing client needs by:

+ Building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships and community involvement;

+ Communicating value propositions; and,

+ Preparing or coordinating complex written and verbal materials.

Demonstrates extensive-level abilities with success managing the identification and addressing of client needs:

+ Managing engagements, including preparing concise, accurate documents and maintaining project economics while maintaining flexibility for unanticipated issues;

+ Demonstrating thorough abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team leader;

+ Providing candid, meaningful feedback in a timely manner; and,

+ Creating a positive environment by monitoring workloads of the team while meeting client expectations and respecting the work-life quality of team members.

Demonstrates knowledge of automation & digitization in a professional services environment.

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PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: o/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. PwC is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

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