Valuation Manager Jobs
Valuation Manager jobs are open across financial services, real estate, private equity, consulting, and accounting firms, at every level from senior analyst to director, with specializations in business enterprise valuation, purchase price allocation, and fair value reporting. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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This role operates as an independent control function, separate from staff who originate or manage underlying investments, providing high‑quality analytical support while escalating unresolved discrepancies to the Director of Investment Valuation and Oversight, Chief Financial Officer, or another designated supervisor.
Valuation Planning, Inventory, and Methodology
- Maintains the valuation inventory across all investments.
- Updates valuation methodologies and required inputs under direction of the Director of Investment Valuation and Oversight.
- Assists with maintaining the annual valuation calendar and key deadlines.
- Prepares supporting documentation for valuation milestones.
Variance Analysis and Adjustments
- Performs systematic variance analysis comparing manager marks, custodian values, third‑party valuations, audited financials, and fund‑recorded values.
- Identifies discrepancies and prepares summary sheets for review.
- Maintains the valuation exception log and documentation files.
- Evaluates valuation variances against established thresholds and escalates material exceptions for review and resolution.
External Specialists and Process Administration
- Coordinates external valuation and fee-validation activities.
- Tracks valuation workflows and deliverables.
- Maintains valuation records and process documentation.
- Escalates unresolved exceptions and reporting issues.
Fee Obligation Inventory and Validation
- Updates fee‑obligation records and contract terms.
- Gathers inputs and materials required by the external fee‑validation vendor.
- Tracks fee‑reporting differences, corrections, and disputes.
- Prepares fee‑exception support for review.
General Responsibilities
- Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
- Provides audit‑ready documentation and supports SOC 1 review materials.
- Assists with the preparation of materials for presentations to the Investment Valuation Committee and auditors.
- Collaborates across departments to gather valuation inputs and completes required workflows.
- Maintains strict confidentiality.
- May provide guidance, training, work coordination, or supervision to staff assigned to the function as organizational needs evolve.
- Performs other related duties as required.
ASSET‑CLASS and PROGRAM‑SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
EMIP (Energy, Mining, and Infrastructure Portfolio)
- Coordinates data requests with investment managers.
- Assists in reviewing annual valuations for consistency.
- Updates factual inputs for interim valuations.
RETA (Real Estate, Timber, and Agriculture)
- Coordinates valuation packets with external parties and RETA staff.
- Assists with Investment Performance Workflow (IPW) process, valuation reviews, and appraiser invoice processing.
- Maintains entries in the URS Appraisal Database.
- Supports quarterly property valuation change reporting.
Private Equity
- Supports spot checks and documentation of external manager reported valuations.
- Coordinates valuation materials for external vendors when required.
Public Markets Plus
- Conducts periodic spot checks of fund valuations as needed.
Department‑Wide Governance and Audit Support
- Compiles materials for the reporting to governance bodies.
- Maintains valuation and fee‑governance documentation required for SOC 1 reviews.
- Supports due diligence activities on valuation and fee vendors.
Required Experience:
Preferred Experience:
- Within a public pension fund, endowment, fund administrator, or institutional asset owner.
- With private-markets valuation concepts and Net Asset Value (NAV) reconciliation.
Preferred Certifications and/or Designations:
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
- Chartered Alternative investment Analyst (CAIA)
- Member, Appraisal Institute (MAI)
- Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV)
- Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA)
- Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Required technical skills include:
- Microsoft Office Suite (with emphasis on Excel).
- Designing and maintaining valuation and fee-tracking systems.
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems.
- Industry platforms for trade processing, reconciliation, and reporting.
- Valuation systems and programs.
- Database applications.
- Analytical tools and databases for in-depth portfolio management.
- Key industry platforms (DTC, SWIFT, FIX, CTM, ALERT).
Required Investments, Finance, and Valuation knowledge include:
- Institutional investment valuation principles across public and private markets, including real estate, private equity, credit, and other alternatives.
- Conduct variance analysis and document results clearly.
- Strong professional skepticism and independence.
Must possess excellent communication skills:
- Read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, legal documents, professional journals, technical procedures, or regulations.
- Write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to communicate complex valuation issues clearly.
Must have the ability to:
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with professionals, vendors, department heads, co‑workers, and the public.
- Have a high degree of self-motivation and experience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- Plan, coordinate, and meet critical deadlines associated with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting cycles.
- Follow written and verbal instructions.
- Prioritize work.
- Perform within deadlines.
- Work well in a team environment as well as independently.
- Multi-task by handling a variety of duties in a timely and efficient manner.
- Keep beneficiaries interests a priority.
- Follow through with assignments.
- Deal effectively with stress caused by workload and time deadlines.
The incumbent must always demonstrate judgment, high integrity, and personal values consistent with the values of URS.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in valuation manager jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field
- 5 or more years of valuation experience in advisory, audit, or corporate settings
- Proficiency in building and reviewing DCF and market approach models in Excel
- Experience with purchase price allocations and ASC 805 or ASC 820 engagements
- Professional designation such as ASA, CFA, CVA, or active pursuit of one
- Ability to manage client relationships and lead junior staff on valuation engagements
Tips for Your Valuation Manager Job Search
Lead your resume with valuation methodology
Hiring managers scan for specific frameworks before anything else. Name the methods you use most, DCF, guideline public company, precedent transaction, or option pricing models, in your resume summary and in each relevant role description.
Highlight your ASC 805 and ASC 820 exposure
Many postings require direct experience with purchase price allocations or fair value measurements under these accounting standards. If you've worked on those engagements, call them out explicitly rather than burying them under generic language like 'financial analysis.'
Tailor applications to the employer's valuation context
A role at a Big Four advisory practice, a hedge fund, and a corporate finance team each demands a different emphasis. Read the posting carefully and reorder your bullet points so the most relevant valuation work, audit support, litigation, or M&A, sits at the top.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists valuation manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a case-based valuation walkthrough for interviews
Most valuation manager interviews include a technical case where you defend a methodology choice or reconcile conflicting value indications. Practice narrating your reasoning out loud, covering data selection, adjustments, and sanity checks, so your process is clear under pressure.
Negotiate using your credential and designation status
If you hold or are pursuing an ASA, CFA, or CVA designation, raise it during offer discussions. Credentialed candidates command measurably different compensation bands than non-credentialed peers at the same experience level, and employers expect that conversation.
Valuation Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most valuation managers?
The most active employers for valuation managers right now are Aprio, Deloitte, and Baker Tilly Canada, and the most openings are in Texas, New York, and New Jersey, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is highest at advisory and accounting firms, private equity-backed portfolio companies, and large corporate finance departments.
How many valuation manager jobs are remote?
About 64% of valuation manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the analytical and deliverable-driven nature of the work. Sub-specialties like financial reporting valuation and portfolio company fair value assessments tend to offer the most location flexibility, while roles tied to live M&A deal teams are more likely to require in-office presence.
How do you become a valuation manager?
Start by building a foundation in financial modeling and accounting through roles in audit, investment banking, or corporate finance. Move into a staff or senior valuation analyst position at an advisory firm, Big Four practice, or in-house team. Pursue a professional credential such as the ASA or CVA while developing client-facing and project management skills, then step into a manager role overseeing junior analysts and engagement delivery.
Can you get a valuation manager role with limited experience?
Breaking in with limited experience means demonstrating technical depth even without a lengthy title history. Build detailed valuation models on your own, contribute to open-source financial analysis projects, or take on valuation work in a volunteer or freelance capacity. Employers in smaller advisory shops or corporate development teams are more willing to promote analytically strong candidates from adjacent roles than large firms with rigid leveling structures.
What does the valuation manager interview process look like?
The process typically runs three to four rounds. An initial screening covers your background and methodology preferences, followed by a technical round where you walk through a past engagement or complete a modeling exercise. Later rounds involve a case study requiring you to select and defend a valuation approach, and a final conversation with senior leadership focused on client management, team leadership, and your understanding of the firm's practice areas.
Where can I find and apply to valuation manager jobs?
You can find and apply to valuation manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your experience and specialization, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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