Job Summary

The person is responsible to independently assess the valuation of Loans and Equity investments held by the bank and shall have 10+ years of experience within the financial industry (preferably related to corporate finance, loans syndication private equity, business valuations) with strong financial modelling skills, logical and questioning mindset and excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels both written and oral. The position holder works closely with Front office and Product Control Senior management to deliver the objectives of the function.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform valuation reviews on debt and equity products covering Term / Bridge / Working Capital loans, RCF, Credit Insurance, Bonds, CLO, CDS and related credit products.
• Perform independent fair valuation of equity investments for the bank’s Principal Finance and Strategic Investments portfolios.
• Perform fair valuation assessment for amortised cost loans in accordance with IFRS, Group accounting policy and management reporting principles. 
• Perform margin review of loans to assess reasonableness of margin as against independent market data
• Assist in calculating the Prudent Valuation Adjustments / Stress testing as part of the quarterly reporting requirements. 
• Provide valuation support including advice on bespoke transactions, new product initiatives, deal pipelines and potential impacts on valuations. 
• Assist on model enhancements to various valuation techniques applied.
• Perform in-depth analysis with regards to appropriate valuation methodologies.   
• Be familiar with Bloomberg / Reuters / IHS Markit and other external vendor services pricing.
• Preparation / oversight of valuation reports for internal stakeholders and senior management. 
• Presentation / discussion of Valuation results at various Forums / Committees as applicable
• Work on various Projects / initiatives undertaken
• Support on ViR / UK ACG Sox Projects
• Adhere to and strengthening of Risk & Control Matrix
• Liaise and co-ordinate with various stakeholders, both internal (Product Control, Internal Auditors, Country Finance, Front Office) and external (External Auditors), and provide support as part of reporting requirements. 
• Perform research to stay updated on the latest market practices. 
• Follow and monitor closely news flows / key development / significant movements of the portfolio of investments

Qualifications

• CA or MBA (Finance) from a reputed institution.
• 10+ years of experience in banking finance.

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.