Administrative Assistant

Houlihan Lokey; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment bank is seeking an experienced administrative professional to provide support to its Financial Valuation Advisory team in London. Key responsibilities include travel management, expense tracking, and coordination of marketing events. The ideal candidate will possess excellent analytical and interpersonal skills, along with extensive administrative experience in a professional services environment. This position offers a dynamic work setting and opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of previous administration experience in a professional services or banking industry.
• Experience in supporting a team of officers.
• Excellent administrative and word processing skills.
• Must be detailed-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates travel and manages expenses for supported staff.
• Organizes local marketing events and manages logistics.
• Inputs client opportunities into the firm's database.
• Manages calendars for multiple officers.

Skills

Administration experience

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Written and verbal communication

Client database experience

Tools

Salesforce

Concur

MS Teams

Outlook

Excel

Word

Job description

Overview

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, 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. The firm is the No. 1 investment bank for all global M&A transactions for the past two years, the No. 1 M&A advisor for the past 10 years in the U.S., the No. 1 global restructuring advisor for the past 11 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 LSEG.

Core Requirements

Maintains a professional work environment at all times and complies with company’s dress code policy. Demonstrates prompt and consistent attendance and participates in and supports firm wide initiatives. Demonstrates team player qualities. Must be a self-starter and problem solver who can identify challenges and offer solutions. Offers assistance during down time. Attends and participates in administrative meetings.

Job Description

With little or no supervision, performs advanced administrative and confidential assignments in an efficient and timely manner. Exercises considerable discretion and independent judgment and handle outside contacts with finesse and diplomacy. Requires quick learner who will become proficient with HL programs and processes, company operations and organizational procedures. May require regular use of technical and business vocabulary. Reports to the Administrative Manager and supports the Financial Valuation Advisory team.

Responsibilities Include

• Travel management: Coordinates all aspects of travel and is proactive in managing travel while supported staff is out of the office.
• Expense management: Compiles expense reports in a timely manner ensuring that all appropriate receipts are attached, allocated correctly and submissions are in line with company policy.
• Event management: Organizes local dinner and smaller marketing events. Research venue options and assists with logistics for offsite events and conferences.
• Work with Marketing group to coordinate marketing pieces for events and publishing.
• Works with supported team, FVA Project Coordinator and service line Project Assistants to input client opportunities into firm’s client database and successfully converts to engagements.
• Assists with the management of existing engagements within firm’s client database application including revenue accruals, invoice status, deliverable tracking, and deal team assignments.
• Gains basic FVA accounting knowledge to track deal engagement’s outstanding amounts for supported team members in a timely manner.
• Submits conflict checks.
• Manages calendars for multiple officers.
• Make copies of correspondence or other printed materials, as requested.
• Assists with ad-hoc projects, as requested.
• Coordinates visitor office space in other HL offices for supported staff, as needed.
• Backs up other FVA Administrators as required
• Assists with greeting clients, if requested.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of previous administration experience in a professional services or financial services/banking industry.
• Must have experience in supporting a team of officers.
• Takes initiative in assisting supported staff.
• Can effectively work autonomously and continuously focuses on process improvement.
• Excellent administrative and word processing skills.
• Must have excellent analytical skills.
• Applied intermediate knowledge of Salesforce, Concur, MS Teams, Outlook, Excel and Word (Windows).
• Client database experience.
• Multi-tasks, prioritizes and manages the completion of projects in an efficient and timely manner.
• Must be able to exercise good business judgment when responding to the needs of clients, both internally and externally.
• Exhibits strong interpersonal skills, ability to work with all levels of staff members.
• Resourceful and possess outstanding organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be detailed-oriented.
• Must have a team mentality and be a team player.

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.