Finance - Private Markets Valuations - Principal

Job description

COMPANY OVERVIEW KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries. KKR’s Gurugram office provides best-in-class business operations services and solutions to our internal stakeholders and clients, drives organization-wide process efficiency and transformation, and reflects KKR's global culture and values of teamwork and innovation. The office contains multifunctional business capabilities and is integral in furthering the growth and transformation of KKR. The office was established with an initial concentration of finance, operations, and technology personnel, followed by the expansion of additional functions and capabilities. KKR’s creation of a Gurugram office builds upon the firm's momentum in India and bolsters its existing presence in Mumbai. TEAM OVERVIEW Finance supports the strategic direction of the Firm by ensuring effective financial planning, analysis, reporting, compliance, accounting, and stewardship of financial risks and controls. The Private Markets Valuation team is responsible for governance and oversight of the month and quarterly valuation process across private market investments, including the review of valuation methodologies, key assumptions, supporting analyses, and related reporting. The team partners with investment professionals, Fund Controllership, external valuation specialists, auditors, Tax, Legal, Technology, Client Services, and other stakeholders to support consistent, well-controlled, and timely fair value conclusions. It also develops valuation analytics and reporting used by senior management, valuation committees, investors, and other internal and external stakeholders. POSITION SUMMARY Principal role responsible for leading key elements of the private market’s valuation process from Gurugram. The individual will provide senior review and challenge of valuation analyses, oversee the quality and timeliness of team deliverables, manage and develop local team members, and serve as a senior partner to the global Valuation team and other stakeholders. The role requires strong valuation judgment, financial and accounting acumen, leadership capability, and the ability to manage complex cross-functional processes. The Principal will also help advance the Valuation team operating model through stronger data, reporting, controls, automation, and use of AI-enabled tools. ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES • Lead and oversee key components of the valuation process across KKR private markets portfolios, ensuring deliverables are accurate, complete, timely, and consistent with established policies and procedures. • Review and challenge valuation models, memoranda, and supporting analyses prepared by investment teams and valuation professionals across a range of asset classes and valuation methodologies. • Evaluate key valuation assumptions, including financial forecasts, comparable company and transaction multiples, discount rates, capital structures, leverage, net debt, exit assumptions, liquidity considerations, and other company-specific adjustments. • Assess period-over-period movements in fair value, realized and unrealized performance, cash flows, cost, ownership, and other key investment metrics; investigate and resolve unexplained or inconsistent movements. • Provide senior-level review of valuation reporting, performance schedules, cash flow reporting, and related materials used by Finance, Client Services, Product Management, senior management, and other stakeholders. • Coordinate with global Valuation team members, investment teams, Fund Controllership, external valuation specialists, and auditors to manage valuation timelines, open items, review comments, and escalation matters. • Support the preparation and review of materials for asset-level Valuation Committees, Global Valuation Committees, Audit Committee reporting, and other governance forums. • Identify valuation, reporting, data, and control risks and ensure issues are appropriately documented, escalated, remediated, and incorporated into future processes. • Interpret and apply relevant fair value accounting guidance, valuation policies, and internal governance standards, including US GAAP fair value principles. • Manage, coach, and develop Gurugram-based valuation professionals; establish clear responsibilities, review standards, performance expectations, and training plans. • Allocate work across the local team and oversee execution during peak reporting periods, balancing deadlines, complexity, development opportunities, and quality requirements. • Build strong working relationships with global stakeholders and operate as a senior extension of the Valuation leadership team in Gurugram. • Develop and maintain portfolio-level valuation analytics, dashboards, management reporting, and exception-based review tools across metrics such as MOIC, valuation methodology, discount rates, leverage, and valuation movements. • Oversee data management and reconciliations supporting the valuation process, including alignment among valuation systems, fund accounting records, cash flow data, owner