Director/Associate Director - Valuations Advisory

As part of the continued growth of our Valuations practice, we are seeking an experienced Director or an Associate Director with a background in expert witness engagements to play a leading role in driving the expansion of our Valuations offering in the UK and internationally.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Valuation professional to join a growing team and work closely with senior leadership on high-profile assignments across a broad spectrum of industries, transaction types, and valuation scenarios. The successful candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong business development capabilities and leadership experience.

The Role

As a Director or an Associate Director, you will lead complex valuation engagements, act as a trusted adviser to clients, and contribute significantly to the growth and strategic direction of the Valuations practice. Your focus will be on expert witness engagements but will also involve non contentious valuations including for restructuring, tax or commercial purposes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee valuation engagements across the UK and Europe with a key focus on expert witness projects.
• Serve as the senior day-to-day client contact, building trusted relationships with legal advisors and corporate clients
• Provide technical leadership on complex valuation assignments, ensuring the highest quality of analysis, reporting, and client delivery
• Present valuation findings, recommendations, and opinions to senior client stakeholders with confidence and credibility
• Manage multiple concurrent engagements while maintaining quality, profitability, and delivery deadlines
• Contribute to the strategic growth of the Valuations practice through business development, client relationship management, and market engagement
• Identify and originate new client opportunities, leading proposal development and pitch activity
• Represent the firm at industry events, conferences, and client-facing forums, enhancing market profile and brand presence
• Lead, coach, and develop Managers, Assistant Managers and Associates fostering a high-performance and collaborative team culture
• Contribute to practice development initiatives, including methodologies, thought leadership, training, and operational improvements
• Act as a role model for technical excellence, collaboration, and professional development

Typical Projects Include

Valuations of businesses, equity interests, and intangible assets in contexts such as:

• Disputes and Litigation, including Expert Determinations and Independent Opinions
• M&A, Commercial Valuations, and Fairness Opinions
• Financial Reporting Valuations, including Purchase Price Allocation and Impairment Assessments
• Restructuring, Recovery, and Insolvency engagements
• Tax-related valuations, including management incentive schemes and share valuations
• Private Equity investments, portfolio company valuations, and transaction support
• Strategic and complex valuations involving cross-border and multi-stakeholder situations

What We're Looking For

The successful candidate will be a commercially astute and entrepreneurial valuation professional who combines technical excellence with leadership capability. You will be passionate about delivering outstanding client outcomes, developing people, and helping shape the future growth of a dynamic and ambitious valuations practice.

This role offers a clear opportunity to influence strategy, build meaningful client relationships, and play a key role in the continued growth of the business in the UK and across international markets.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• ACA, CFA, ACCA, or equivalent professional qualification
• Significant experience in delivery high-quality expert witness reports gained within a professional services firm, valuation consultancy, or specialist advisory business.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex valuation assignments and managing senior client relationships
• Strong technical expertise across a broad range of valuation methodologies and financial modelling techniques
• Commercial understanding of transactions, M&A, corporate finance, and value creation
• Strong track record of business development, and contributing to new client wins
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams
• Excellent analytical, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to influence and engage effectively with senior executives, board members, investors, legal advisers, and other key stakeholders