Portfolio Valuation Analyst — Illiquid Assets & Funds

US.020 Houlihan Lokey Financial Advisors, Inc.

Atlanta (GA)

On-site

USD 80,000 - 95,000

Full time

14 days+

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Houlihan Lokey, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Financial Analyst within the Financial and Valuation Advisory practice to support portfolio valuation efforts for illiquid debt and equity securities.

You will analyze financial statements, develop ratios, and prepare structured deliverables for hedge funds, private equity funds, and BDCs. You will review client memoranda, financial models, and market data to build valuation insights, while collaborating with teams across deals, reporting,

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, or similar majors with a graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027.
Must be able to start July 2027.
Strong analytical abilities.
Excellent understanding of financial statements analysis with the ability to work through key assumptions, implicit caveats, and limitations.
A fundamental understanding of financial valuation theory, methodologies, and applications.
Strong knowledge of Excel modeling, including integrated cash flow modeling.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with team members.
An exceptional work ethic.

Responsibilities

Supporting FVA portfolio valuation teams, which provide valuations of illiquid debt and equity securities held by hedge funds, private equity funds, and business development companies in connection with fair value reporting of the funds’ assets to investors.
Performing financial statement analysis and other quantitative and qualitative assessments.
Reviewing client investment memoranda, board of directors’ presentations, specific debt and equity agreements, and financial models to develop an understanding of the company or securities being analyzed.
Compiling statistical summaries of companies’ financial information, developing and computing financial ratios, and presenting the analyses in an organized manner and/or using our standard formats and presentations.
Reviewing and compiling published financial information, such as public company filings, press releases, reports from published research analysts, and Bloomberg data across a wide range of industries and sectors.
Identifying relevant comparable public companies and M&A transactions within parameters established by FVA project teams, based upon information services such as S&P Capital IQ and Bloomberg, along with knowledge of the appropriate SIC and other methods.
Constructing and reviewing valuation and other financial analyses, including the guideline public companies, guideline precedent transactions, and discounted cash flow analyses, using Houlihan Lokey proprietary models.
Researching and providing information on general economic conditions, industry-specific conditions and trends, acquisitions and divestitures within specific industries, and various investment attributes of publicly traded and privately held securities.