Financial Analyst, Dispute Resolution Consulting - Los Angeles

Business Unit: Financial and Valuation Advisory Industry: DR - Dispute Resolution 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.
Houlihan Lokey 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 global M&A transactions under $1 billion, the No.
1 M&A advisor for the past eight consecutive years in the U.
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, the No.
1 global restructuring advisor for the past nine 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 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.
Scope Experienced Financial Analyst positions are available in the Financial and Valuation Advisory (FVA) business’s Dispute Resolution and Financial Expert Opinions practice.
You will play a key role on our engagement teams, which typically comprise at least one Managing Director/Director, Vice President, Associate, and one or more Financial Analysts.
As a Financial Analyst in our Dispute Resolution and Financial Expert Opinions practice, your primary activities will include constructing and reviewing valuation, lost profits/business damages, and other financial models; performing financial statement analysis; performing forensic accounting analysis; performing economic, industry, and other types of research; participation in client and team meetings; designing and drafting deliverables and work product; and presenting analyses and conclusions internally to review committees.
Qualified candidates will have additional accountability for the development of project approach, oversight, methodologies, and analytical frameworks, and have incremental client visibility and responsibilities, including marketing initiatives and business development.
Basic Qualifications Houlihan Lokey offers a fast-paced, entrepreneurial work environment.
The ideal candidate is a motivated self-starter, highly collaborative, creative, outgoing, and possesses strong financial analysis, modeling, and valuation skills.
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Prior investment banking, finance and accounting, or similar relevant experience also beneficial.
Salary Range Houlihan Lokey is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive total compensation package, which may include other components such as discretionary incentive compensation.
The firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible salary range for this role at the time of posting is: $70,000.
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00 Actual salary at the time of hire may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant qualifications, skills, and experience, as well as the service line and location where this position may be filled.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.