Business Unit:

Corporate Finance

Industry:

Financial Institutions

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.

Job Description

Vice Presidents are primarily responsible for managing all aspects of the M&A process, including supporting the development of process design, overseeing the development of marketing materials and analyses, and managing deal execution (including providing leadership and guidance to junior team members). In addition, you will be involved with new business generation, including supporting relationship maintenance with clients and developing and supporting the delivery of pitches to new business prospects.

As a VP for the FinTech practice, you will be expected to:

• Manage all aspects of a transaction process and be the day to day quarterback for the deal

• Manage the development of and explain historical and projected financial analyses

• Coordinate and perform business due diligence and execute M&A transactions

• Oversee the preparation of marketing pitches, confidential information presentations, management presentations, and other presentations as needed

• Oversee the development of valuation and ad hoc financial analyses

• Assist in the marketing and execution of existing engagements

• Build relationships and maintain direct contact with clients, prospective clients, and professional advisors

• Supervise and mentor junior staff members

The environment at Houlihan Lokey is both collegial and entrepreneurial. Teamwork is essential to the firms success. At the same time, creativity and new ideas are encouraged. Associates are given substantial responsibility and are encouraged to help us grow our business.

Basic Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of accounting and finance

• Undergraduate degree

• 6+ years of Investment Banking experience

• Strong analytical/technical and qualitative abilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Strong financial and computer skills (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

• Excellent public speaking and presentation skills

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple project deliverables simultaneously

• Extensive operational financial modeling and valuation experience

• Hands-on M&A sell side experience

• Transaction experience in FinTech/FIG is a plus

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 firms good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible salary range for this role at the time of posting is:

$250,000

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 candidates 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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Location: New York, NY, USA

Time Type: Full time