About the position
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. The firm serves corporations, institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region. Independent advice and intellectual rigor are hallmarks of the firm's commitment to client success across its advisory services. The firm is the No. 1 investment bank for all global M&A transactions, the No. 1 M&A advisor for the past nine consecutive years in the U.S., the No. 1 global restructuring advisor for the past ten consecutive years, and the No. 1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 25 years, all based on number of transactions and according to data provided by LSEG (formerly Refinitiv). Houlihan Lokey has established one of the largest worldwide financial advisory practices. Our transaction expertise and leadership in the field of valuation inspire confidence in the financial executives, boards of directors, special committees, retained counsel, investors, and business owners we serve. Our stability, integrity, technical leadership, and global capabilities make us a trusted advisor for clients worldwide, across a wide range of services, including Transaction Opinions, Transaction Advisory Services, Corporate Valuation Advisory Services, Portfolio Valuation & Fund Advisory Services, Real Estate Valuation & Advisory Services, and Dispute Resolution Consulting. Our Financial and Valuation Advisory (FVA) business' Dispute Resolution Consulting (DRC) team is led by financial experts who bring unique value to counsel and their clients on valuation and accounting/forensic matters related to disputes in litigation, arbitration, and mediation. Our services include case assessment, strategy design, complex financial modeling, damage theory formulation, settlement assistance, and expert witness testimony in a variety of legal matters. An experienced Vice President or Senior Vice President position is available in our DRC practice. You will play a key role on our client engagement team, which are typically comprised of a Managing Director or Director as the engagement principal, a Vice President or Senior Vice President as the engagement manager, an Associate, and one or more Financial Analysts.
Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day tasks and deliverables for client engagement teams
- Build complex excel models to assess cash flows of a company and/or value specific securities specific to litigation and damages
- Present analyses and conclusions internally to engagement principal and possibly attend meetings with clients' senior management, Board of Directors, and retained counsel
- Participate in client diligence meetings
- Direct and supervise associates and financial analysts
- Assist with business development initiatives
- Develop, maintain, and expand your network of prospects to build a pipeline of revenue producing relationships
- Assist with conceptualizing and developing project approach, methodologies, and analytical frameworks
- Perform complex valuation and economic damages analyses.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in finance, accounting, business, or economics
- Seven to ten years of professional experience at an accounting or consulting firm (in the valuation/economic damages group) or a valuation firm
- Excellent knowledge of finance, valuation, and accounting, and keen analytical capabilities
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with team members
- Intellectually curious and self-motivated
- Exceptional work ethic
Nice-to-haves
- Graduate degree in finance, accounting, business, or economics
- Recognized credential(s)s (e.g., ASA, ABV, CBV, CFA)
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package
- Discretionary incentive compensation
- Comprehensive benefits package
