Vice President, Asset-Backed Finance

Lincoln International follows a hybrid work structure with an emphasis on in office collaboration. Our employees work in office Monday through Thursday each week, with the option to work remotely or from the office on Fridays.

Lincoln International’s Valuations & Opinions Group is an industry leader in the valuation of alternative and illiquid investments for investment funds, including business development companies (BDCs), hedge funds, and private equity groups. The group also advises on valuation matters for corporate transactions such as acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, restructurings, recapitalizations, related‑party transactions, and for general tax, accounting, litigation, and regulatory purposes.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Leading project teams providing valuation and financial advisory services to clients, including determining appropriate valuation methodologies and reviewing financial models for mortgage whole loans, student loans, consumer loans as well as RMBS, CMBS, CLO, ABS, and other structured finance securities.
• Providing quality control oversight to engagement teams.
• Managing, training and developing associates and analysts at the firm.
• Proactive calling on potential new clients including alternative investment managers (hedge funds, private equity, private credit, BDCs, etc.), financial institutions, privately held business owners and publicly traded companies.
• Identifying and communicating potential engagements to management and writing business proposals and engagement letters.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years’ experience in performing business valuations, valuations of illiquid and complex securities, and/or structuring, trading, or whole loan modelling.
• Understanding of collateral risk characteristics, deal structures, terms, and conditions.
• Experience with third‑party systems such as Bloomberg and Intex.
• Proficiency in designing financial models for discounted cash flow, market multiple, market transaction, and option pricing analyses.
• Ability to develop valuation approaches for various forms of securities and unique instruments including equity and debt securities, loans, derivative instruments, structured products, and intangible assets.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills and ability to critically analyze companies and understand key business issues, including value drivers and investment risks.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of credit markets.
• Experience with successfully managing teams of associates and analysts.
• Understanding of authoritative guidance related to valuations a plus ASC‑820 and IFRS‑13, valuation industry best practices, and emerging issues.
• Ability to act as a primary point of contact with clients.
• Ability to effectively multi‑task, managing multiple client engagements simultaneously.
• Confidently and credibly connect with potential new clients and lead client meetings.
• Excellence in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics, or Economics or MBA; strong academic record (both undergraduate and graduate).
• Active CPA, ASA and/or CFA preferred but not required.

Additional Information

Lincoln International is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.