Associate, Transaction Advisory Services, Accounting and Financial Reporting - M

Business Unit: Financial and Valuation Advisory Industry: TAS - Transaction Advisory Services 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. Transaction Advisory Services Houlihan Lokey’s Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) team assists private equity and corporate clients by providing cohesive diligence across financial, tax, data analytics, cybersecurity, and technical accounting. Leveraging data-based insights, strong technical knowledge, and industry experience, the TAS team supports clients in M&A, strategic transformations, and capital markets endeavors. As an associate, you will: Team with a highly talented and dedicated group of M&A and Advisory professionals, providing you broad exposure to different transactional and technical issues affecting businesses within the M&A and capital markets today. Work in a variety of industries on an investment banking platform, providing exposure to the broader corporate finance industry and capital markets. Develop and extend your financial and interpersonal skills as you collaborate with management finance teams and sponsors to advance their accounting and financial reporting objectives resulting from transaction-driven events. Responsibilities & Deliverables: Participate in buy-side, sell-side, restructuring, and capital raising transaction advisory engagements. Draft and review analyses and findings for delivering unbiased advice to management. Develop and review financial models. Research technical guidance and market practices around accounting and financial reporting issues. Review transaction agreements, customer, and supplier contracts. Support discussions with senior client executives and management. Support diligence projects through fieldwork, management meetings, and desktop reviews. Communicate potential external audit risks and considerations. Extend industry skills and qualifications. Develop professional network and relationships with firm, client, and target professionals. Collaborate closely with corporate finance, valuation, and financial restructuring colleagues. Supervise team members through training, coaching, and critical review. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in accounting from an accredited college/university. CPA certification is required. 4+ years of Transaction Services experience or 2+ years of external audit experience and at least 2 years of Transaction Services experience with a Big 4 or national firm. Preferred Qualifications: Experience providing accounting and financial reporting advisory services and other transaction-related services. Demonstrated understanding and application of capital markets and valuation concepts. Strong current knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Strong analytical abilities. Ability to handle multiple assignments simultaneously. Exceptional verbal and written communication skills. Strong command of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and common database systems. Experience with data analytics tools (Alteryx, Tableau, etc.) preferred. Salary Range: Houlihan Lokey is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive total compensation package. The firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible salary range for this role at the time of posting is: $95,000.00-$160,000.00. Equal Opportunity Employer: 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.

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