Pricing & Valuation Associate

$150K – $225K total compensation (base + discretionary bonus) | Stamford, CT (in office)

Pricing & Valuation Associate

Own the marks at a multi-billion-dollar credit fund, and get a front-row seat to how the portfolio is run.

About the Fund

Our client is a well-established, Stamford-based hedge fund manager running multi-billion-dollar credit portfolios for a global institutional investor base. The fund trades high yield, leveraged loans, distressed and special situations debt, structured products, and select private credit, and it runs commingled funds alongside separately managed accounts.

The team is adding a Pricing & Valuation Associate to sit at the intersection of the investment desk, operations, and fund finance. This person will be the go-to resource for where every position is marked, why, and how confident the firm should be in that number.

What You Will Do

Daily price control

• Run the daily pricing process across vendor feeds, dealer quotes, and administrator marks, and sign off before NAV.
• Flag and chase down stale prices, large day-over-day moves, and tolerance exceptions; document every override.
• Set up pricing for new issues and newly traded positions, selecting the right source under the firm's pricing hierarchy.

Independent verification

• Challenge marks on illiquid and Level 3 positions by sourcing comparable trades, broker color, and model inputs.
• Back-test marks against realized trade prices to measure source quality and tighten the pricing policy.
• Tie out pricing across the order management system, fund administrator, and prime brokers on a daily, weekly, and month-end basis.

Governance and reporting

• Build the monthly valuation committee pack, present exceptions, and record decisions.
• Serve as the valuation point of contact for external auditors during interim and year-end fieldwork.
• Partner with PMs, analysts, traders, fund accounting, legal, compliance, and tax to understand deal terms and resolve breaks.
• Produce ad-hoc analysis for the COO and CFO, from SMA pricing consistency to valuation policy updates.

What You Bring

• An undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline.
• Roughly 2 to 5 years of experience in valuation, pricing, fund administration, or a Big 4 / national firm asset management audit practice.
• Working knowledge of credit instruments; exposure to loans, high yield, or structured products is a strong plus.
• Advanced Excel skills; familiarity with Bloomberg, Markit/IHS, ICE, or similar pricing sources is helpful.
• Precision under deadline pressure and the confidence to push back on a mark when the data doesn't support it.
• Clear written and verbal communication and a collaborative style that works with both the desk and the back office.
• CPA, CFA progress, or similar credential a plus.

A strong next step for audit and fund-admin professionals looking to move in-house at a top credit manager. Apply below; all discussions are confidential.