Associate - Financial and Valuation Advisory

Business Unit:Financial and Valuation AdvisoryIndustry:PV - Portfolio ValuationHoulihan Lokey (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. Houlihan Lokey 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.S., 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 RefinitivFinancial Valuation AdvisoryOver the past 50 years, Houlihan Lokey has established one of the leading global valuation practices. We conduct over 1,000 discrete valuation assignments every year on behalf of a variety of clients including financial institutions, governments, financial sponsors, and companies. Clients seek out Houlihan Lokey for strategic advice on the hardest to value assets for a variety of ongoing activities or transactions.Houlihan Lokey’s Financial and Valuation Advisory Practice based in Tel Aviv is primarily focused on offering the following services:

• Portfolio Valuation: Preparing valuation reports utilized for financial reporting, tax, litigation and regulatory purposes
• Valuation for Transaction-related Purposes: Independent valuation provided to key stakeholders in transaction processes including management, Independent board of directors, lenders, trustees and administrators
• Fairness Opinions: The provision of fairness opinions on various M&A and financial restructuring transactions
• Portfolio Acquisition and Divestiture Services: Assisting alternative investors in the underwriting of large complex transactions
• Restructuring Valuation Services: Assisting lenders, new money providers, debtors and other stakeholders in understanding the value of stressed and distressed assets in ongoing restructuring processes

ScopeHoulihan Lokey’s Financial and Valuation Advisory team is looking to hire an Associate to be based in our Tel Aviv office.We offer a unique opportunity to work on a wealth of projects that provide exposure to various financial advisory challenges, including the valuation of complex businesses and securities. As an Associate, you will have additional accountability for development of project approach, oversight, methodologies, and analytical frameworks, and have incremental client visibility and responsibilities including business development.Responsibilities

• Lead the valuation of complex securities
• Assist in valuation process management from initial due diligence to delivery of the final valuation report
• Develop complex financial models and analyze financial statements, industry developments, acquisitions and divestitures, and various investment attributes of publicly traded and privately held companies
• Coordinate the preparation of Fairness Opinion presentations for both internal approval purposes and for the Clients’ Board of Directors
• Coordinate and perform business due diligence
• Lead the preparation of materials for clients, conduct market, industry and company analyses
• Supervise junior staff members in financial analyses and report writing
• Assist with knowledge development and technical training of junior financial staff
• Build relationships and maintain direct contact with clients and prospective clients and professional advisors
• Coordinate independent research and business development tasks to build expertise in niche areas
• Assist in the marketing and planning of engagements

QualificationsThe environment at Houlihan Lokey is collegial and entrepreneurial and, as such, rewards staff with substantial responsibility and interaction with senior-level professionals and clients. The ideal candidate thinks strategically, is motivated, detail oriented, creative, outgoing, and possesses strong quantitative skills.Basic Qualifications

• 3 – 5 years of work experience at an accounting or valuation firm in a valuation capacity, or an investment bank
• Analyst/ Associate level experience in a product team within investment banking or experience in either valuation, business modelling, leverage finance, debt capital markets, transaction advisory, corporate finance or financial restructuring teams
• A fundamental understanding of valuation theory, methodologies and applications
• Have strong undergraduate qualifications or higher in a relevant degree
• Strong analytical/quantitative and technical abilities organizational skills and attention to detail
• Significant leadership, initiative and interpersonal skills and ability to work well both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment
• Knowledge of key databases, e.g. Capital IQ, Bloomberg, Refinitiv and other equivalent data sources, including the ability to create templates and formulas to extract necessary data in an efficient manner
• Experience in conducting transaction related analyses and due diligence
• Understanding of financial statements analysis with the ability to work through key assumptions, implicit caveats, and limitations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• An exceptional strong work ethic
• Strong quantitative, financial, research and analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience in financial modeling, particularly LBO and DCF analysis
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of valuation concepts for fixed income securities
• Experience and proficiency in the valuation of stressed and distressed assets
• Excellent Excel skills, including the ability to automate repetitive tasks using Excel’s native syntax, and to manipulate large datasets in an efficient manner
• Advanced Hebrew language skills preferred
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment

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.