One Day in the
Life:
Kaylen James 8:00 AM
9:30 AM
Arrive at the office. Most of the other staff arrive at 9. I have a chance to settle in and catch up on emails. One great thing about valuation is that, even though each day is unpredictable, my location is not. We don’t travel much, and we’re not at the clients’ offices. I get to be in the same office every day.
I’m busy working on audit support papers for the audit team. I’m doing a range of tasks on any given day, valuing everything from goodwill to subsidiaries.
11:00 AM
I’ve already worked on projects for three different clients. I might work on as many as 12 before the day is over.
9:00 AM
Each Tuesday, all of the valuation team meet (there are 13 of us) to see what the workload is like and plan our day accordingly. 10