Investment Banking Financial Analyst | Los Angeles, Consumer (Class of 2027)
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Salary$110k
LocationLos Angeles, CA, USA
Typefull-time
SeniorityEntry
DepartmentCorporate Finance
Company size10,000+ people
PostedOct 23, 2026 · 2w ago
Verified live3d ago
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Prior investment banking internship experience
Strong work ethic
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Undergraduate coursework in accounting and finance
Strong analytical capabilities
Fundamental understanding of valuation theory, methodologies, and applications
Strong financial and computer (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) skills
Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with all levels of staff
Skills
Excel
Word
PowerPoint
Business Unit:
About the company
Corporate Finance
Industry:
Consumer
Overview
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a leading global investment bank recognized for delivering independent strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial sponsors, and governments. With uniquely deep industry expertise, broad international reach, and a partnership approach rooted in trust, the firm provides innovative, integrated solutions across mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Our unmatched transaction volumes provide differentiated, data-driven perspectives that help our clients achieve their most critical goals. To learn more about Houlihan Lokey, please visit HL.com.
Corporate Finance
Houlihan Lokey has extensive expertise in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, activist shareholder and takeover defense, and other related advisory services for a broad range of U.S. and international clients. Our experience in M&A has earned us consistent recognition throughout the industry. In 2025, LSEG ranked our firm the No. 1 investment bank for all global M&A transactions.
Consumer
Houlihan Lokey’s Consumer group is the No. 1 consumer M&A team in the United States, according to data from Refinitiv. Combining extensive market capabilities with in-depth industry knowledge, the Consumer group guides companies on M&A, restructuring, and financial advisory matters and assists in raising debt and equity capital. Houlihan Lokey’s Consumer team has helped maximize shareholder value for its clients historically and completed over 135 deals globally throughout 2021 and 2022, solidifying the group’s reputation as a trusted advisor to companies in the Consumer industry.
Job Description
About the role
As an Analyst, you will work on corporate finance engagements. The group’s engagements principally include M&A, capital raising, fairness opinions, and strategic advisory assignments. As a dedicated member of our transaction team, you will be responsible for supporting these assignments, with the following responsibilities:
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Prepare, analyze and explain financial information of a given company and related companies within the respective industry;
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Perform valuations of companies using traditional valuation methodologies;
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Prepare confidential offering memorandums, management presentations, buyers lists, marketing pitches, and other presentations; and (iv) assist in the marketing and planning of engagements, on a limited basis.
Basic Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have prior investment banking internship experience, a strong work ethic, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment. While teamwork is essential to the firm’s success, creativity, and new ideas are encouraged.
Preferred Qualifications
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Undergraduate coursework in accounting and finance required
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Strong analytical capabilities
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A fundamental understanding of valuation theory, methodologies, and applications
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Strong financial and computer (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) skills
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Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with all levels of staff
Compensation and Benefits
Houlihan Lokey is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive total compensation package, which may include other components such as discretionary incentive compensation. The firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible salary range for this role at the time of posting is:
$110,000.00 - $110,000.00
Actual salary at the time of hire may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant qualifications, skills, and experience and the location where this position may be filled.
Houlihan Lokey provides a competitive benefits package. Our current benefits offerings can be found here:
2026 Benefits
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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