Financial Analyst, Media, Sports and Entertainment - Valuation Advisory Services

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Overview

Financial and Valuation Advisory

We are growing our Media, Sports, & Entertainment (MSE) team, which sits within the Financial and Valuation Advisory division. The team performs valuation advisory for: entertainment, music, sports, video games, casino gaming, advertising, broadcasting/publishing, live events, intellectual property and other sectors.  Our clients include private equity, early-stage to midsize companies, and publicly traded corporations.

As an analyst, you will collaborate with team members on engagements spanning Corporate Valuation, Portfolio Valuation, Dispute and Resolution Consulting, and Transaction Opinions across MSE sectors in connection with mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, and financial and tax reporting requirements.

Responsibilities & Deliverables:

• Perform financial statement modeling and analysis in connection with valuations related to M&A transactions for private equity and corporate clients
• Provide discounted cash flow, comparable company, precedent transaction, and three statement modeling analysis to clients
• Perform business and portfolio valuations including purchase price allocation, goodwill impairment, intangible asset, and varying equity/debt valuations
• Contribute to transaction opinion engagements
• Develop client materials including reports and PowerPoint presentations
• Generate marketing and research materials in collaboration with other teams across the firm
• Assist in business development strategy by supporting Associates and Officers

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution 
• 1-3 years of experience in valuation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional experience in valuations, corporate finance, accounting, or related fields (experience with a Big 4 valuation team or valuation advisory firm a plus)
• Advanced modeling in Excel (VBA/Macros)
• Exceptional financial modeling skillset including three statement modeling, DCFs, and LBOs
• Self-motivated and an exceptional work ethic
• Strong financial analysis skillset
• Strong knowledge of accounting, intangible asset valuation, and applied financial theory
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience and / or interest working with clients in relevant industries including media, sports, and entertainment
• Complex capital structure modeling
• Proficiency in leveraging AI-powered productivity and research tools (e.g., Frontier LLM platforms, and automated data extraction workflows) to enhance analytical efficiency and report generation

Compensation and Benefits

$85,000 - $105,000

Houlihan Lokey provides a competitive benefits package. Our current benefits offerings can be found here:

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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.