Valuation Analyst (Pricing), Senior Associate

Guggenheim Investments • Chicago, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Valuation (Pricing) is responsible for overseeing valuation controls, policies, and governance within the Operations team. This role ensures accuracy, timeliness, and regulatory compliance of fair value reporting while maintaining robust internal controls and upholding GI’s governance and policy standards. The Senior Associate provides analytical insights into the organization's fair value results, acts as the primary point of contact for valuation governance activities, and partners cross-functionally with Front Office, IT, Risk, Finance, Audit, Fund Administrators, and Custodians. This role is based in our Chicago office, full-time.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• 5+ years of relevant experience in valuation control, risk management, product control, fund administration, securities pricing/valuation, data management, operations, or audit within the financial services sector
• Solid knowledge of valuation procedures and techniques across diverse asset classes equities, fixed income, derivatives, structured products, and private assets
• Familiarity with IFRS, US GAAP, Rule 2a-5, and relevant financial regulatory frameworks
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis capabilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare and present reports to senior stakeholders
• Proficiency in data manipulation and analysis tools, including Microsoft Excel (VBA, macros), Aladdin (or like), and open-source AI tools
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without current or future visa sponsorship or transfer.

Nice To Haves

• Experience serving as a liaison for external auditors and regulators
• Direct experience in Valuation Control / Governance functions
• Experience within asset management firms, hedge funds, private equity, or fund-of-funds environments
• Working knowledge of Bloomberg, WSO, Aladdin, ICE, Rimes, or similar platforms
• Knowledge or exposure to SQL, Alteryx, Python or Power BI

Responsibilities

• Daily price change review across universe of holdings as well as providing these reports to the portfolio management teams
• Daily reconciliations of both the risk management system and the accounting system, making certain both systems are in sync, and updating when an override is necessary.
• Provide select fund administrators with pricing data in order to assist them with striking a NAV for their funds.
• Daily communication with pricing vendors on pricing challenges and querying their universe
• Monthly collection of vendor and dealer prices and aggregation in the pricing database.
• Monthly participation in portfolio valuation process
• Daily and monthly client deliverables (pricing reports, audit inquiries, price support, leveling, financial footnotes, etc.)
• Receive, document, and maintain pricing support for audit purposes and historical records.
• Monthly collection and review of internal models and aggregation of model prices in the pricing database.
• Monthly price change review on internally modelled positions.
• Monthly review of internal model prices verse 3rd party valuation bands.
• Monthly participation in portfolio valuation process.
• Daily and monthly client deliverables (pricing reports, audit inquiries, price support, financial footnotes, etc.)
• Receive, document, and maintain pricing support for audit purposes and historical records.
• Onboard new 3rd party coverage for internally modelled positions.
• Daily communication with 3rd party valuation services regarding valuation coverage and challenges.

Benefits

• The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for this position. Actual base salaries may vary depending on factors such as location and experience. The range listed reflects base salary only, and the total compensation package may include other components such as incentive compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior