Financial Analyst, Portfolio Valuation and Fund Advisory – Structured Products

Business Unit: Financial And Valuation Advisory Industry: Portfolio Valuation 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. Financial and Valuation Advisory Over the past 50+ years, Houlihan Lokey has established one of the largest worldwide financial and valuation advisory practices. Our transaction expertise and leadership in the field of valuation inspire confidence in the financial executives, boards of directors, special committees, investors, and business owners we serve. In 2025, LSEG ranked us the No. 1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 25 years. Our stability, integrity, technical leadership, and global capabilities make us a trusted advisor for clients worldwide, across a wide range of services, including the Transaction Opinions, Transaction Advisory Services, Corporate Valuation Advisory Services, Portfolio Valuation and Fund Advisory Services, Real Estate Valuation and Advisory Services, and Dispute Resolution Consulting practices. Structured Products Valuation Advisory Drawing on our extensive experience analyzing, structuring, securitizing, underwriting, investing in, and trading whole loans and structured credit instruments, our professionals employ thorough analytical methods and powerful proprietary modeling techniques. Our valuation process incorporates robust market data to provide clients with superior valuation and advisory services that reflect current market developments for all structured products. Our professionals have analyzed multibillion-dollar portfolios of individual securities, whole loans, and everything in between on behalf of originators, hedge funds, private equity funds, banks, insurance companies, fund administrators, and other financial institutions. Responsibilities The Financial Analyst position presents an excellent career opportunity for you to join our rapidly growing firm. Financial Analysts within our Financial Valuation Advisory Services business are fully integrated members of our engagement teams. You will work with a dedicated, highly talented staff of professionals who will give you a broad exposure to many issues and concerns affecting businesses today. We offer a unique opportunity to work on a wealth of projects that provide exposure to various financial advisory challenges, including the valuation of complex securities. You will also have an opportunity to interact with clients on active engagements and participate in the firm’s marketing efforts. After completing training specific to certain valuation techniques, databases and tools, your general responsibilities will include the following: Analyzing and valuing various structured products, asset-backed loans, loan pools and other illiquid securities Determining relevant valuation assumptions based on historical performance, collateral type, and economic scenarios Utilizing a discounted cash flows framework to derive value indications at appropriate market discount margins / yields Performing market research; calibrating proprietary valuation models to incorporate market-based assumptions Reviewing and compiling published financial information, such as industry research reports, remittance data, and market data across a wide range of asset classes Preparing client deliverables including valuation reports, pitch materials and information requests Participating in due diligence meetings/discussions and drafting responses to auditor questions regarding valuation analyses prepared by Houlihan Lokey Participating in presenting valuation analyses and conclusions internally to review committees, externally to our clients’ senior management and boards of directors, and to fiduciaries Performing quantitative and qualitative assessments on distribution reports, financial statement, and other sources of information, as required Assisting in the researching and reporting on (a) general economic conditions, (b) industry-specific conditions and trends, and (c) various investment attributes of illiquid securities Assisting with sales and marketing initiatives for prospective and existing