Senior Associate or Manager, Valuations

Salary: $95,000 to $140,000 depending on experience

*the successful candidate, must be bilingual*

If you are a CBV, you probably know the moment.

Someone in a meeting says “what do you think it’s worth?”

Everyone looks at you.

And suddenly it is not just a spreadsheet anymore. It is judgement. Assumptions. Logic you can defend when someone pushes back.

Some people love that part of the job.

This role is built around it.

A growing advisory focused accounting firm in Canada is looking to add a valuation professional to their team. They are open to hiring either a strong Senior Associate who is ready for the next step, or a Manager who already runs engagements and enjoys being the person people call when valuation questions start getting technical.

The work sits across financial reporting, tax planning, reorganizations and shareholder transactions.

The kind where the assumptions matter, and people will absolutely ask how you got there.

You will spend time building and reviewing valuation models, preparing reports, and supporting audit teams when valuation becomes part of the conversation. Which happens more often than people expect.

One week you might be working through a corporate reorganization.

Another week you might be helping an audit team think through a fair value issue that has suddenly become very important.

Valuation people tend to enjoy that mix. The modelling. The technical conversations. The odd moment where someone questions your discount rate and you get to explain exactly why it is what it is.

Also worth saying.

This role is fully remote across Canada for a firm based in Ontario.

No long commute. No sitting in an office just because that is how it has always been done.

The valuation team itself is still growing, which means the person joining will not just be another name on a long org chart. You will actually have the chance to shape how engagements are approached and how the practice develops.

People who tend to enjoy roles like this usually have a few things in common.

• They are either a CBV already or well on the path to becoming one
• They have around three to seven years of experience across valuations, audit or financial reporting
• They understand IFRS and fair value concepts properly, not just in theory
• They enjoy building financial models and defending the assumptions behind them
• They can explain technical ideas without making the whole room fall asleep

Experience with public companies or complex financial instruments is useful. Not essential.

What matters more is that you actually enjoy valuation work. Which sounds obvious, but you would be surprised how many people drift into it without really wanting to stay there.

One small warning though.

If you hate people asking follow up questions about your assumptions, valuation might not be your favourite place to live.

But if you enjoy the technical side of accounting and the challenge of working out what something is genuinely worth, this could be a very interesting move.

Feel free to reach out to Ryan Jaiswal at Distinct Recruitment to discuss any questions.

Ryan Jaiswal is a Recruiter for Distinct Recruitment. He is an ex Accountant who is a little better at recruiting than he was at doing T1s or reviewing financial statements. He has handled Public Accounting recruitment across Canada for many years and spends most of his time speaking with CPA firms and accountants about how their careers are really going. Outside of work he is a dad of young twins who keep him busy. So if you want to talk to a recruiter who understands the need for flexibility or work life balance, he will certainly get it.

You can call Ryan directly on View phone number on apply.j-vers.com .

The apply button is there if you want it. But pressing it is not a marriage proposal. If you are just curious, we can have a chat first.