Senior Associate, Investment Services (Business Partnerships - Valuation COE)

Investment Services is a core part of the corporate development group within Temasek, supporting Temasek’s initiatives and strategy through the 5 core pillars.

• Business Partnership – investment engagements, new strategies/platforms set-ups, valuation & impairment assessment
• Data and analytics - Enterprise & core data management & governance, analytic enablement, digital innovation
• Operations - Seamless E2E trade processing, effective compliance and controls
• Investment Finance - Accurate, timely financial reporting and investment insights for decision making
• Sustainability Reporting - Growing focus in sustainability reporting and insights for decision making
  
  

Responsibilities:

Investment Services is seeking a highly-motivated individual who’s willing to work and learn in a fast-paced environment, to join the Business Partnership (“BP”) Pillar. The individual will support the He/she will also be supporting the investment engagement activities, especially on pre-deal matters for structuring, valuation, accounting and reporting considerations.

The individual will report directly to the Pillar lead and to the Head of Investment Services.

Key responsibilities:

• As part of valuation assessment of portfolio, review valuations performed for various assets across different sectors/ markets/ structures
• Review the valuation framework and process in place, ensure the robustness of the framework and alignment with best practices. Identify improvements to address gaps in operational risks
• Drive and implement new initiatives to enhance processes and derive solutions to ensure work flow efficiency and controls to address operational risks
• Analyse market data, financial statements, industry trends that impact the underlying inputs of the valuation methodologies and assessing the valuation impact
• Work closely with other teams (investment groups, finance, risk) and external auditors in addressing valuation related considerations
• Prepare valuation reports and presentations to communicate findings, assumptions, and conclusions to internal stakeholders and external parties
• Support investment engagement activities for projects, pre-investment, in areas around structuring, valuation, accounting and reporting considerations
• Participate in due diligence exercises for potential acquisitions/ investments. Assess the financial viability and impact on valuation of the target assets
• Active tracking of asset performance with other teams and developing insights from the comparison of performance against investment thesis
• Stay informed about relevant valuation standards and guidelines, such as International Valuation Standards (IVS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and accounting standards.
  
  

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent education experience, with focus/ exposure in accounting or finance certifications (CPA / CFA/ CVA)
• 4-6 years of transaction advisory and/or valuation experience
• Experience with preparing /reviewing investment model assumptions
• Extensive knowledge of accounting standards and valuation principles, with a keen interest on the development driven by changes/ evolvement
• Ability to learn and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and able to work independently and under time pressure
• Experience in automating work process/harnessing technology to improve work efficiency
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel & Powerpoint
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills. Must have the ability to contribute in meetings and be well versed on activities and issues within business processes