Associate, Corporate Finance – Industrials – Investment Banking

Job Description

Investment Banking Associate | Industrials | Houlihan Lokey

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Houlihan Lokey. Houlihan Lokey is a leading global investment bank, known for delivering independent strategic and financial advice across mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. The firm boasts uniquely deep industry expertise, broad international reach, and a partnership approach rooted in trust. As an Associate, you are an integral part of the firm’s business activities, playing a key role in the delivery of exceptional service to our clients. This position specifically works within industry-aligned teams, such as the Industrials Group, assisting with a variety of investment banking services and transactions to achieve critical client goals.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Not specified in listing (actual location may vary)
• Pay: $175000–$225000 yearly
• Team: Part of the Corporate Finance Industrials Group, where financial professionals are highly engaged in project execution, supporting senior bankers and supervising junior team members.
• Mission: To deliver exceptional service and outstanding results to clients by assisting with diverse investment banking services and transactions within the Industrials Group.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Client Relationship Management: Manage client relationships throughout engagements to ensure superior service delivery and effective communication.
• Material Development: Prepare confidential information memoranda, comprehensive marketing materials, and impactful presentation materials for various transactions.
• Financial Analysis & Modeling: Analyze historical and projected financial information, developing complex financial and valuation models.
• Transaction Execution & Due Diligence: Coordinate end-to-end transaction execution, which includes building secure data rooms and actively managing due diligence processes.
• Strategic Advisory & Business Development: Participate in the development of strategic recommendations alongside senior bankers and assist with new business development, including creating pitch books and identifying prospective new clients.

The Must-Haves
• Background: An undergraduate degree earned with academic distinction, applying knowledge within a professional investment banking capacity.
• Experience: A minimum of three years of professional working experience, with at least two years specifically in investment banking roles.
• Skills: Extensive financial modeling experience coupled with strong analytical abilities; excellent verbal and written communication skills for client and internal interactions; a very high degree of intellectual curiosity and the capacity to think independently; strong organizational skills enabling the management of multiple projects while consistently meeting deadlines.
• Bonus: An independent, solutions-focused mindset and the ability to work cooperatively and effectively with all levels of staff across the firm.