Financial Analyst (2) – Corporate Finance (Business Services)

Overview

In this role you will support Houlihan Lokey’s Corporate Finance Business Services team in London by building and analyzing financial models, conducting due diligence, and supporting client-facing materials. You will engage with senior professionals on M&A, financing, and valuation work, helping to move engagements forward in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You will develop technical skills and contribute to client deliverables while gaining exposure to cross-functional deal teams. This is a chance to shape advisory outcomes at a leading global bank, across multiple deal types and client segments.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, analyze and explain historical and projected financial information
• Create financial models
• Coordinate and perform business due diligence
• Prepare confidential information memoranda, management presentations, marketing pitches and other presentations
• Conduct research on sectors, companies and potential buyers
• Value companies and businesses
• Build relationships and maintain contact with clients and prospective clients
• Assist in planning of engagements

Key requirements

• Strong Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 1-2 years of full-time investment banking experience in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) – preferably Analyst 2 level
• Demonstrable experience in executing sell-side transactions
• Strong Excel and financial modelling skills
• Strong analytical abilities and knowledge of accounting and applied financial theory
• Excellent understanding of financial statements analysis with the ability to work through key assumptions, implicit caveats, and limitations
• Excellent understanding of financial valuation theory, methodologies, and applications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with team members
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple projects and hit deadlines in a highly organised manner
• An independent, solutions-focused mind-set
• An exceptional work ethic

• Strategic thinking
• Detail oriented
• Creative
• Excel
• financial modelling
• accounting knowledge

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