Senior
Julius Baer · Zurich, Switzerland
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Conduct independent price verification and valuation control for financial instruments and prudent valuation adjustments.
At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together. Valuation Control is part of Product Control which is focused on the trading and treasury activities of Julius Baer. Independent compilations of profit and loss figures allow for a transparent and save business environment ensuring accurate financial reporting. Front to back reconciliations of positions, cash accounts and profit and loss statements ensure data integrity across systems. Valuation Control collaborates with Finance, Risk, and Front Office functions to support transparent financial reporting and meets regulatory and audit obligations. Operating independently, Valuation Control provides a crucial second-line-of-defence oversight to safeguard the reliability of the Bank’s financial statements. Its function ensures the accuracy and integrity of fair value measurements for financial instruments, primarily under IFRS 13 requirements. It performs independent price verification, identifying and resolving discrepancies. The team oversees the classification of instruments within the fair value hierarchy (Levels 1–3) and monitors the use of pricing models, especially for illiquid or complex products. Moreover, Valuation Control is responsible for the calculation of various additional valuation adjustments under Prudent Valuation regulations. As such the team ensures a robust valuation governance framework to enhance the credibility and reliability of financial reporting by reflecting realistic market conditions, thereby strengthening investor confidence, supporting regulatory compliance, and mitigating the risk of future losses or restatements. The ideal candidate will be an experienced valuation control professional with strong technical knowledge of financial instruments, valuation methods, and regulatory requirements. They must be proactive, analytical, and capable of challenging valuations, driving improvements, and supporting governance. Proficiency in Python, Dataiku, or similar tools is highly desirable.
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