Stand out from the crowd and open doors for your financial career. CBVs have complex, challenging, and rewarding careers – where critical thinking and continuous learning are part of the everyday.
Why Become a CBV?
Gain specialized valuation knowledge with CBV Institute – a leader in the global valuation profession for over half a century – and become an internationally recognized business valuation professional. The financial advisory world is competitive – a CBV designation sets you apart. Here’s why you should become a CBV.
Why Pursue your CBV? hear from the experts
CBV Job Opportunities and Salary
CBV Institute surveyed CBVs in the early stages of their career (one to three years of experience), with regards to how long it took them to secure a position in the valuation profession.
- 95% were successfully employed after attaining the CBV designation.
- 100% were successfully employed after six months.
We also asked these same respondents what their salary was when they became a CBV.
- 83% say their salary was $75,000 - $125,000
- 8% say their salary was over $125,000
- 9% - other
CBV salaries will vary based on years of experience, area of practice, and geographic location.
Where do CBVs work?
CBVs work across the business spectrum:
- At international multidisciplinary accounting and advisory firms such the Big 6 accounting firms or national, regional, or local public accounting firms.
- At pension funds and sovereign wealth funds.
- At financial institutions, investment banking firms and a multitude of valuation specialty firms.
how to become a cbv
As dictated by CBV Institute By-laws, the requirements to become a CBV are outlined below.
University Degree
To be admitted as a member, a degree from a post-secondary academic institution or university, which has authority to grant degrees and is recognized by CBV Institute is required. While an educational background in finance or business is helpful, it is not required. Business valuation is a multifaceted profession that calls on a variety of skills and aptitudes, with having an inquisitive mindset and excellent communication skills being high on the list.
Completion of the CBV Program of Studies
CBV Institute’s world-renowned Program of Studies delivers practical and relevant business valuation education, which keeps the Program at the forefront of business valuation practice. Students in the Program must complete four core business valuation courses and two of four elective courses (Private Investments, Litigation Support in Business Valuation, Corporate Finance and Valuation for Financial Reporting). Courses are offered three times per year and are delivered asynchronously in an online format. Course notes are provided in French or English and exams are written in French or English, anywhere in the world using a remote, live online proctoring service.
Membership Qualification Exam (MQE)
The MQE is the final exam Students write before applying for Membership. It is a comprehensive, case-based, four-hour exam and is written once per year in September by those who have completed the CBV Program of Studies. The MQE assesses candidates’ ability to appropriately respond to situations they may encounter in professional practice as CBVs. The MQE can also be written anywhere in the world, in either English or French, using a remote, live online proctoring service.
Business Valuation Experience
To become a CBV, a minimum of 1,500 hours of business valuation or related experience is required. It is not required that experience be completed under the supervision of a designated CBV.
CBV Membership Application
Membership application is submitted once all requirements have been satisfied. Only those determined to be of good character and reputation are admitted to membership.