Experienced Financial Analyst, Financial and Valuation Advisory – London

Company: Houlihan Lokey
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

As a Financial Analyst in our London-based Financial and Valuation Advisory team, you support engagements across valuation, M&A, and transaction structures. You build complex models, analyze financial statements, and assess market trends to inform client advice. You collaborate with cross-functional teams on client materials and due diligence. You contribute to marketing efforts and help identify risks and value drivers that shape negotiations.

Responsibilities

  • Develop complex financial models and analyze financial statements, industry developments, acquisitions/divestitures, and investment attributes of public/private companies
  • Support active engagements and participate in marketing efforts
  • Prepare client materials and conduct market, industry, and company analyses
  • Review target company financial information to identify historical/projected trends, quality of earnings, working capital and net debt considerations, and potential liabilities and risks impacting valuation and negotiation

Key requirements

  • 1-4 years of experience in valuation, accounting, or investment banking
  • Strong undergraduate qualifications or higher in a relevant degree
  • Experience in constructing and analyzing financial models (DCF and pricing models)
  • Experience in transaction-related analysis and due diligence
  • Understanding of financial statement analysis and ability to work through key assumptions and limitations
  • Professional qualifications (ACA, ACCA, CFA, RICS) favoured
  • Strong quantitative, analytical, and communication skills
  • English fluency; German language skills advantageous
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong work ethic
  • Excellent verbal and written communication in English
  • Ability to work independently
  • Strong work ethic
  • Financial modeling (DCF and pricing models)
  • Transaction-related analysis
  • Due diligence

Posted: September 16th, 2026