Valuation Senior Associate
Senior Associate - Valuation
Location: Draper, UT (Salt Lake City)
Overview
A leading independent valuation advisory firm is seeking a highly motivated Senior Associate to join its Valuation Services team in Draper, Utah. This role focuses on delivering rigorous business valuations and financial analyses for tax, financial reporting, and transaction-related purposes. The position is well suited for individuals who thrive in fast-paced, high-performance environments, enjoy solving complex financial problems, and are eager to take ownership of their work while continuing to deepen their technical expertise.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform business valuations for financial reporting and tax compliance purposes, including purchase price allocations, goodwill impairment testing, common stock valuations, derivative valuations, solvency opinions, and fairness opinions
- Build and maintain complex financial models, including discounted cash flow analyses, market-based valuation approaches, and option-pricing models
- Manage valuation engagements from inception through completion, including due diligence, management interviews, financial analysis, and report preparation
- Collaborate closely with clients, auditors, legal counsel, board members, and institutional investors to deliver high-quality, defensible analyses
- Prepare clear, well-supported valuation reports and client presentations
- Manage multiple concurrent engagements while meeting tight deadlines and quality standards
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field
- 2+ years of experience in business valuation, investment banking, transaction advisory, or a related discipline
- Strong financial modeling and analytical capabilities
- Ability to independently solve complex, ambiguous problems with limited supervision
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- High level of accountability, intellectual curiosity, and attention to detail
- Proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Familiarity with-or willingness to leverage-AI-enabled tools to enhance analytical efficiency and productivity
- Comfortable operating in a demanding, deadline-driven environment
- Currently hold or are actively pursuing a valuation credential (e.g., ASA, CVA, CFA)
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- Performance-based bonus opportunity
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Employer-matched 401(k) plan
Firm Overview
The firm is a nationally recognized valuation advisory platform providing services across tax, financial reporting, transaction advisory, and litigation support. Known for its technical rigor and institutional-quality work, the firm combines deep valuation expertise with the agility and accountability of a high-growth advisory environment. Its culture emphasizes performance, ownership, and meritocracy, offering strong performers meaningful opportunities for advancement and long-term growth.
Expected Compensation:
Base: $100k - $130k
Bonus: Discretionary/Performance-based (~15%)
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