Senior Valuations Associate
Senior Valuations Associate
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Job Description
- Join an award-winning fund provider
- Location: Sydney or Melbourne
- Hybrid Working - blend of Sydney/Melbourne CBD Office and Home
Established in 1988 Rest is one of Australias largest profit-to-member superannuation funds. We support nearly two million members with around $75 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*.
We believe when members understand and engage with their super theyre more likely to get a better retirement outcome. Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours we want to Be Daring Keep it Simple Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.
Reporting to the Head of Unlisted Asset Valuation Finance and Investment Operations this role will be required to support: -
- Growth in the private market portfolio. Will be responsible for approx. 4-5 internally managed investment valuations and 21 externally managed investments.
- Expansion of scope. The intention is for the Valuations team to take ownership of financial models (maintenance and update) for internally managed investments. This includes appointment of external experts for providing key forecast assumptions.
- New Best Finance Interest Duty (BFID) function. From March 2025 the Valuations team has taken on the responsibility for managing the BFID framework endorsing BFID assessments and updating the BFID Tool/ Register and associate reporting.
- New regulatory reporting requirements. From September 2025 Rest is required to provide additional reporting on valuations to APRA.
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities
Valuation responsibilities
- Controlling and managing valuation risk by ensuring valuation conclusions are appropriate and there is robust documentation for your portfolio of investments (will be assigned a few from each Asset Class).
- Active involvement and stakeholder management of key persons from each of the Asset Class Investment teams external managers and external valuers (including Infrastructure Property Private Equity and Alternatives) to understand and challenge valuation assumptions inputs and ensure an independent view.
- Reviewing key valuation metrics and assumptions for consistency across the portfolio and maintain and database thereof.
- Administering and managing the valuation timetable (including the RFP process) and ensure valuations are undertaken on a timely basis.
- Researching and developing valuation insights for use in the valuation of unlisted assets.
- Reporting any key valuation matters/ findings on your assigned portfolio of investments in the form valuation papers/ presentations to the Valuation Committee.
Best Finance Interest Duty (BFID) responsibilities
- Provide guidance and training to business users (from divisions across Rest) on compliance with the Rest BFID Policy and how to appropriately undertake the required cost-benefit analysis to support each expenditure proposal.
- Prepare reporting on key BFID matters to Executives and Board Committees.
- Maintain update and evolve BFID assessment tools/ models/ reports.
Qualifications :
Tertiary qualifications in Commerce (preference major in Finance/ Accounting/ Property)
Postgraduate qualifications such as CA/CPA or CFA or CPV
Required experience understanding or credentials including:
- 5 years experience working within a large accounting firm a boutique valuation firm or an institutional/corporate investing organisation.
- Strong technical valuation and financial modelling skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to present ideas and challenge thinking.
- Agile and comfortable working in a team where project management of multiple tasks is required.
- Experience managing projects with several stakeholders and service providers
Additional Information :
Benefits
Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include:
- Personal and professional development opportunities
- Flexible hybrid working work to suit your lifestyle (must be based in Australia)
- Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave
- Meeting free breaks (Rest Stops)
- Income Protection Insurance
- Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rests values and behaviours)
If you share our values believe you can help make a difference for our members and want to be part of a leading superannuation fund with a Super culture please click Apply Now.
Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity equity and inclusion - where people feel welcome safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.
We value the different backgrounds lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages cultural backgrounds faiths gender identities sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability neurodiverse individuals Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.
Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.
*Funds under management as at 30 June 2023. Rest is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.
Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
