Senior Financial Analyst - Consumer M&A

About the role

Houlihan Lokey's Corporate Finance business advises corporations, financial sponsors and governments on M&A, capital solutions, restructuring and valuation. Its Consumer Group is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to join its M&A team in Zurich, working on sell-side and buy-side M&A transactions in the Consumer sector.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Consumer M&A advisory team on corporate finance engagements, including sell-side and buy-side transactions.
• Research and analyse financial statements, general economic conditions, industry developments, acquisitions and divestitures, and investment attributes of publicly traded and private companies.
• Gain in-depth knowledge of capital raisings and financing structures.
• Work on transactions covering M&A, private placements of debt and equity, refinancings and leveraged buyouts.

Required profile

• Fluency in German and English, spoken and written.
• Strong Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• At least 2 years of full-time experience in M&A, or in transactions services consulting or corporate development; experience executing sell-side transactions preferred.
• Excellent understanding of financial statement analysis, with the ability to work through key assumptions, caveats and limitations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in an organised way.

Required skills

• Strong Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Knowledge of accounting and applied financial theory.