Senior Analyst / Associate - Corporate Finance (Oil & Gas)

About This Role

Business Unit: Corporate Finance

Industry: Oil & Gas

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 The Houlihan Lokey Corporate Finance business has extensive expertise in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, activist shareholder and takeover defense, and other related advisory services for a broad range of clients. In addition, we have the proven ability to engineer and execute financing solutions that are essential for growth and success and offer access to financing in the public and alternative capital markets through the issuance of debt, equity, or hybrid securities. In EMEA, we work with a wide spectrum of companies, from middle-market privately owned enterprises to large multinational organizations. With a growing platform of Corporate Finance professionals and offices across the region, in addition to our global reach and in-depth knowledge across a broad range of industries, we have the breadth and targeted expertise to provide exceptional client service.

Energy Group With more than 45 investment bankers located in six offices around the world, Houlihan Lokey’s Energy Group provides superior service and achieves outstanding results for its clients in M&A and A&D advisory, capital raising, and restructuring as well as financial and board advisory services.

Houlihan Lokey has identified the Middle East and Africa to be a significant driver for growth, and our dedicated regional energy team in Dubai offers best-in-class coverage across these markets. The Dubai-based team is looking to hire an Associate to support the global energy effort going forward, with a focus on the Middle East and APAC regions. This is a great opportunity to join one of the most successful energy investment banking platforms.

Scope You will work on transactions that provide exposure to a broad range of client industries and investment banking services. You will work with a talented, dedicated staff of professionals who will give you broad exposure to the many different issues and concerns affecting companies and investors today.

Responsibilities As an Associate, you will:

• Prepare, analyse and help explain historical and projected financial information.
• Coordinate and perform business due diligence.
• Create financial models.
• Prepare confidential information memoranda, management presentations, marketing pitches and other presentations.
• Value companies and businesses.
• Lead the planning and execution of marketing engagements.
• Build relationships and maintain direct contact with clients and prospective clients, professional advisors and other stakeholders.
• Supervise junior staff members in financial analyses.
• Assist in the marketing and planning of engagements.

Requirements / Qualifications

• You will have a strong academic track record and achieved a 2:1 or equivalent degree
• 3 years of investment banking experience within either an M&A, generalist or Industry (Oil & Gas) team. Experience/knowledge in the sector will be favourably regarded.
• Fundamental understanding of financial valuation methodologies, and applications.
• Advanced Financial modelling and analytical abilities.
• Strong LBO and DCF modelling skills.
• Strong qualitative and quantitative research skills.
• 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 are essential.
• Strong knowledge of Excel.
• Independent thinker and resourceful problem solver driven to succeed.
• Strong work ethic, organizational skills and ability to multitask is crucial.
• Motivated and demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with all levels of staff in a rapidly changing, demanding, but ultimately rewarding environment.
• 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.