financial analyst for structured products

Houlihan Lokey is a global investment bank providing strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial sponsors, and governments. The firm delivers solutions across mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Its Structured Products Valuation Advisory practice provides valuation and advisory services for structured products, whole loans, and structured credit instruments.

• Analyze and value structured products, asset-backed loans, loan pools, and other illiquid securities;
• Determine valuation assumptions based on historical performance, collateral type, and economic scenarios;
• Use discounted cash flow frameworks to derive value indications at appropriate market discount margins and yields;
• Perform market research and calibrate proprietary valuation models using market-based assumptions;
• Review and compile published financial information, including industry research reports, remittance data, and market data across asset classes;
• Prepare client deliverables, including valuation reports, pitch materials, and information requests;
• Participate in due diligence meetings and discussions;
• Draft responses to auditor questions regarding valuation analyses;
• Present valuation analyses and conclusions internally to review committees and externally to clients’ senior management, boards of directors, and fiduciaries;
• Perform quantitative and qualitative assessments of distribution reports, financial statements, and other information;
• Research and report on general economic conditions, industry-specific conditions and trends, and investment attributes of illiquid securities;
• Assist with sales and marketing initiatives for prospective and existing clients;
• Perform ad-hoc research, analytics, and support for FVA project teams.

• 1–3 Years of work experience;
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in finance, accounting, business, applied mathematics, statistics, engineering, or an equivalent quantitative field;
• Fundamental understanding of financial valuation theory, methodologies, and applications;
• Understanding of basic probability and statistical concepts;
• Strong analytical abilities, including the ability to model discounted cash flows;
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work through complex financial models to determine key assumptions, implicit caveats, and limitations;
• Strong knowledge of Excel;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare reports and presentations for teams and clients;
• Ability to work cooperatively with team members;
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment;
• Exceptional work ethic and attention to detail;
• Ability to manage multiple projects and interact with clients and internal management;
• Flexibility to travel to client sites for due diligence meetings as required;
• Nice to have: knowledge of multiple valuation techniques, knowledge of structured products including RMBS, CMBS, ABS, and CLO, knowledge of and experience with statistical packages and data sources such as Intex and Bloomberg.

• Hybrid work model requiring team members to be in the office at least 4 days/week.