GBM Private, M&A - Fairness Opinion Valuation, Vice President, New York

GBM Private, M&A - Fairness Opinion Valuation, Vice President, New York

Divisional Overview:

The Investment Banking team works on some of the most complex financial challenges and transactions in the market today. Whether advising on a merger, providing financial solutions for an acquisition, or structuring an initial public offering, we handle projects that help clients at major milestones. We work with corporations, pension funds, financial sponsors, and governments and are a team of strong analytical thinkers, who have a passion for producing out-of-the-box ideas.

Job Description:

The Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Fairness team, which sits with the M&A Center at Goldman Sachs, serves as a central contact point for M&A deal teams as they navigate the deal and Fairness Committee process. The M&A Fairness team is looking for a Vice President to join the team. That individual would help guide teams on valuation questions, as well as assist with review of financial analyses prepared in connection with transactions subject to review by the Fairness Committee, in addition to other responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead valuation and transaction reviews in support of the Fairness Committee process alongside the rest of the core Fairness team
• Work with Investment Banking teams in all geographies and industry groups with significant exposure to our most senior M&A professionals
• Support the ongoing development and review of valuation best practices
• Help lead Investment Banking training on valuation and Investment Banking policy
• Co-develop with Engineering and Technology efficient and state of the art tools to support M&A
• Keep up to date with external cost of capital and valuation publications, updates and relevant academia
• Work with teams on preparing client interactions on cost of capital and other valuation specific matters

QUALIFICATIONS

• [5-7]+ years of experience with investment banking, valuation and business modeling or corporate finance in consultancy or appraisal advisory firms; M&A-related experience preferred
• Excellent knowledge of generally accepted business valuation principles, including discounted cash flows, comparable approach, WACC derivation
• Highly motivated self-starter and intellectually curious
• Ability to handle multiple assignments across various teams and prioritize as necessary
• Judgment and ability to escalate issues as appropriate
• Very strong written and oral communications skills necessary
• Ability to drive consensus on approach to emerging valuation issues, etc.
• Proactive and dependable