VOG Data Specialist
Lincoln International follows a hybrid work structure with an emphasis on in office collaboration.
Our employees work in our offices Monday through Thursday each week, with the option to work remotely or from the office on Fridays.
The VOG Data Specialist will serve as a key member of Lincoln's Valuations and Opinions Group, with the primary role of supporting Lincoln's next generation valuation platform and proprietary valuation model and assuring and improving the data quality that is aggregated in Lincoln's proprietary private market database. The VOG Data Specialist will work closely with technical teams and bankers to understand Lincoln's proprietary valuation model and process and associated data challenges, using technology as a tool to address these challenges. The VOG Data Specialist will gain a deep understanding of Lincoln's Valuations and Opinions Group business.
The VOG Data Specialist position at Lincoln provides an excellent opportunity to work in a demanding, yet supportive, team-oriented environment. The VOG Data Specialist should have relevant professional experience, be entrepreneurial, poised, and able to deal with many different people both inside as well as outside the firm. Strong communication skills are critical to success in this role. Lincoln fosters a cohesive and supportive work environment and encourages teamwork.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Support Lincoln's next generation valuation platform by performing transformation and load of existing valuation data from a variety of sources into the next generation platform, performing validation of new valuation functionality and reporting enhancements
- Supportinitiatives related to data quality enhancement in Lincoln's proprietary private market database
- Identify and populate missing or incomplete data in Lincoln's proprietary private market database by reviewing valuation models
- Support the intake of unstructured company financial information using Lincoln's custom configured machine learning data extraction algorithms
- Interpret financial statements to adjust the financial statement data extractions
- Develop expertise in the tools Lincoln uses for valuations and valuation data management
- Develop an understanding of the structure, format, and purpose of Lincoln's private market database
- Participate in general ad hoc projects
- Perform other tasks as required
Qualifications:
Interested candidates should meet the following requirements:
Professional and Cultural Characteristics:
- Authentic individual with high integrity, whose personal and professional values are consistent with Lincoln's Culture Statement (Excellence, Entrepreneurship, Integration, Collaboration, Integrity)
- Assertive, articulate, and self-motivated, can manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Resourceful, motivated problem solver with ability to identify and execute next steps
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with keen attention to detail
- Strong collaborator who enjoys working in an entrepreneurial environment
- Driven and ambitious professional who gains satisfaction from achieving personal and team goals
- Desire to learn new concepts and technology to enhance solutions and collaborate with teams
- Ability to effectively interface effectively with all levels of management and banking staff
- Strong interpersonal skills and work well in a team environment
Other Qualifications:
- Passionfor finance, data, technical problem solving, business analytics and financial reporting
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or equivalent
- CFA,CPA, or equivalent professional certification highly desired
- Strongfinancial and technical aptitude
- Analyticalfoundation with understanding of financial statements and proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Goodwritten and verbal English communication skills
- Work experience analyzing or preparing company financials a plus
- Work experience with financial reporting a plus
- Workexperience with financial modeling and valuations a plus
- Experience with SQL or PowerBI a plus
- Ability to periodically work extended hours (in the office or remotely) as required to support the business in meeting deadlines
Additional Information:
Lincoln International is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status.
