Administrative Assistant

Business Unit:

Corporate Finance

Industry:

No Industry

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.

Corporate Finance

Houlihan Lokey has extensive expertise in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, activist shareholder and takeover defense, and other related advisory services for a broad range of U.S. and international clients. Our experience in M&A has earned us consistent recognition throughout the industry. In 2025, LSEG ranked our firm the No. 1 investment bank for all global M&A transactions.

Job Description

Performs advanced administrative and confidential assignments in an efficient and timely manner. Exercise considerable discretion and independent judgment and handle outside contacts with finesse and diplomacy.

Plan, organize, and schedule work according to standard procedures. Reports to the Administration Manager of Corporate Finance and supports investment banking team.

Responsibilities Include:

• Calendar management
• Travel management
• Expense management
• Event management. Research venue options, and assist with logistics for offsite events, conferences and arrange catering
• Gatekeeping and managing phone calls
• Email management for the investment banking team
• Track progress and relevant information pertaining to engagements in Salesforce and be thoroughly knowledgeable of the engagement and deal process
• Set up and maintain various office files, logs, directories, and manuals. Make copies of correspondence or other printed materials as requested
• Respond to requests for assistance from other business units/groups and provide support during downtimes
• Assist with training administrative assistants
• Ad-hoc projects

Requirements:

• 2 to 4 years of previous administration experience in a professional services or financial services/banking industry
• Attention to detail with excellent organizational and time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and a team player
• Can effectively work autonomously and continuously focuses on process improvement
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite
• Ability to exercise good business judgment when responding to the needs of clients, both internally and externally

Compensation and Benefits

Houlihan Lokey is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive total compensation package, which may include other components such as discretionary incentive compensation. The firm's good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible salary range for this role at the time of posting is:

$24 - $31/hour

Actual salary at the time of hire may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's relevant qualifications, skills, and experience and the location where this position may be filled.

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

2026 Benefits

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.

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