Vice President, Transaction Advisory Services, Digital Value Creation (Business Analytics) - Dallas or Chicago

About the position

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. is seeking a Vice President to join our fast-growing Digital Value Creation group (DVC) within the Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) team. DVC provides our clients with value-creating insights derived from vast market, operational, and financial data. As a member of this team, you will work closely with our due diligence and investment banking teams, gaining broad exposure to various transactional issues affecting businesses in an M&A environment. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with highly talented and dedicated M&A professionals, contributing to the firm's commitment to client success through independent advice and intellectual rigor.

Responsibilities

• Participate in buy-side and sell-side M&A diligence engagements and separate data-focused engagements
• Communicate directly with senior business executives and internal stakeholders
• Gather, evaluate, sanitize, and organize datasets
• Prepare data workflows to clean and combine data from multiple sources
• Prepare data visualizations and dashboards to deliver key insights
• Generate insights on the drivers of business growth, margin sustainability, and profitability
• Identify the key business risks and opportunities impacting business valuation
• Prepare relevant analyses including: price-volume analysis, customer cohort analysis, and customer order analysis
• Be willing to learn and train peers in the advisory practice on data analysis and visualization tools
• Continuously develop industry knowledge and qualifications
• Train, develop, mentor, and lead Financial Analysts and Associate team members
• Prepare marketing materials and participate in business development activities
• Work on multiple assignments simultaneously

Requirements

• 5-7 years of transaction services experience in Data Analytics or a combination of Data Analytics and Financial Due Diligence
• Strong command of Tableau, Power BI (DAX), or both
• Strong command of Alteryx, Dataiku, or equivalent data prep tool
• Strong command of Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint
• Strong analytical abilities
• Exceptional work ethic, high motivation, and a demonstrated ability and desire to work cooperatively with team members and client professionals
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• A demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and be a team player
• Ability and willingness to travel when required
• Strong academic performance, professional achievement, and client service excellence

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in, or a working knowledge of Python, SQL, R, VBA, Snowflake, or Google Cloud Platform is a plus

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• Discretionary incentive compensation