Hiring: Associate - Valuation & Portfolio Monitoring Company: Connect Search, LLC Location: Chicago, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 12:37:26 Target Skills & Keywords : Portfolio Management About the job Experience: •2-5 years of relevant valuation and/or portfolio monitoring experience •5 years of relevant valuation and/or portfolio monitoring experience Required Skills: •The Associate will support the Senior Vice President and wider Portfolio Monitoring team across valuation collation, portfolio oversight, and operational aspects of the firm's US daily-priced registered funds. •Compile portfolio and investment-level valuation inputs from Deal Teams, Portfolio Management, and third-party data sources ahead of each daily and periodic valuation cycle •Prepare and review the daily valuation pack for the US registered funds, reconciling inputs to source data and preparing outputs for sign-off by the central valuation team •Support application of the firm's valuation policy and methodology (ASC 820 / Rule 2a-5) across the fund complex, flagging stale marks, anomalies, or methodology exceptions •Maintain valuation support files, audit trails, and documentation for portfolio positions •Actively facilitate and support Valuation Committee process •Monitor portfolio-level pricing, corporate actions, and capital activity feeding into daily NAV •Maintain and improve process documentation, controls, and checklists for a multi-time-zone daily valuation cycle Qualifications: •~2-5 years of relevant valuation and/or portfolio monitoring experience •Ideally valuation exposure within a private equity or asset management environment •Exposure to US registered '40 Act investment products or other regulated fund structures investing in private markets (evergreen, tender offer, or interval funds ideal) •Solid functional working knowledge of investment valuation processes and portfolio monitoring cycles •Sound understanding of US GAAP (ASC 820 / ASC 946) Compensation: •$120,000 - $150,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!