Valuation Manager
The Valuation Manager is responsible for leading, managing, and reviewing business valuation engagements for a range of purposes, including estate and gift planning, internal succession, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic advisory. This position plays a key role in the execution and growth of the firm's valuation service line, working closely with internal teams and external advisors to ensure technically sound and advisory-driven deliverables. The role also includes staff development, client management, cross-functional collaboration, and support of business development efforts.
Essential Position Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a variety of business valuation engagements across multiple industries and purposes.
- Review, finalize, and sign off on valuation reports, ensuring consistency, defensibility, and adherence to best practices and applicable standards.
- Serve as the primary client contact, effectively communicating scope, process, findings, and recommendations to clients and their advisors (e.g., attorneys, CPAs, wealth advisors).
- Mentor and develop team members, providing guidance, real-time feedback, and training.
- Collaborate across service lines to deliver cohesive, value-added solutions tailored to client needs.
- Support business development, including scoping new opportunities, developing proposals, pricing engagements, and identifying additional areas of client value.
- Identify enterprise value-enhancing strategies and proactively introduce planning ideas to clients and internal teams.
- Stay current on valuation standards, tax laws, market conditions, and emerging trends in business valuation and consulting.
- Improve internal systems and processes, contributing to the refinement of templates, models, and scalable engagement frameworks.