Job Description

Business Unit:
Accounting
Industry:
No Industry
Overview
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and valuation. The firm serves corporations, institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region. Independent advice and intellectual rigor are hallmarks of the firm's commitment to client success across its advisory services. Houlihan Lokey is the No. 1 M&A advisor for the past five consecutive years in the U.S., the No. 1 global restructuring advisor for the past six consecutive years, and the No. 1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 20 years, all based on number of transactions and according to data provided by Refinitiv (formerly Thomson Reuters).
Scope
As part of the EMEA accounting team, the Finance Manager will report to the VP, Accounting (UK) and be responsible for accounting and financial reporting activities associated with maintaining the general ledger, management reporting, regulatory reporting and statutory reporting for various entities/geographies within the EMEA and Australasia regions.
Responsibilities
As an Accounting Senior Associate, you will:-Prepare and review journal entries for both recurring monthly transactions and one-off transactions. Maintain and review balance sheet account reconciliations by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions; research and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner. Act as a point of contact for all finance related queries in assigned EMEA entities and maintain an overview of these entities and any key issues from a financial perspective. This includes ensuring all projects and matters are moving forward and liaising with the CAFO and VP, Accounting to raise any issues. Prepare & or review the month end trial balance for all assigned EMEA entities in your allocated jurisdictions, and work with junior staff to ensure completeness and accuracy of the income statement and balance sheet on a monthly basis. Report to the VP, Accounting and CAFO on the monthly activity. Maintain accounting processes and procedures, which comply with US GAAP, IFRS or UK GAAP, our SOX requirements, local tax requirements, and management reporting requirements. Assist the VP, Accounting to manage the audit process in assigned EMEA entities for all entities, including liaising with the KPMG audit team, senior management, and Financial Accountant where appropriate. Prepare the annual statutory financial statements in assigned EMEA entities, including primary financial statements and supporting notes compliant with IFRS or GAAP as necessary. Ensure all financial statements are filed in line with annual deadlines for regulators and company registrars. Prepare the audit support folder "prepared by client (PBC)" list annually for any statutory audits in assigned EMEA entities. This includes coordinating both internally to obtain documents from other HL staff and externally with the auditors, and managing a Financial Accountant to prepare. Participate in annual assessment of goodwill and intangible assets for impairment, including preparing valuations for investments and other acquisition related items on a quarterly or annual basis as required. Prepare relevant GAAP / accounting memos for annual audits for all entities on complex accounting issues - including Revenue, Share based payments and Leases where relevant. Oversee any indirect tax returns within assigned EMEA jurisdictions, including where appropriate either preparation of the returns or review of prepared returns including querying and understanding the payment or refund position and walking through the CAFO for final approval of filed returns. Assist in the preparation of any regulatory returns in assigned EMEA jurisdictions on a standalone and consolidated basis. Assist the VP, Accounting in the preparation of other regulatory documents including annual internal capital adequacy and risk assessments as required on an as needed basis. Participate in special projects as requested, including acquisitions.

Basic QualificationsBachelor's degree in Accounting /Commerce Fully qualified CA, CPA or equivalent qualification required. Strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) 2+ years of PQE working experience in an accounting firm and/or as an in-house accountant

Preferred QualificationsExperience in Public Accounting / Audit preferred. Experience with ERP systems preferred (Oracle or SAP). Ability to independently manage a workload and projects with minimal oversight. Ability to manage and guide junior staff in the completion of various tasks. Must have the ability to multi-task and juggle multiple priorities and deadlines Strong team-oriented interpersonal skills; ability to effectively interface with management, employees, regulators and external auditors Excellent written and verbal communication skills Strong organizational and analytical skills Ability to effectively present information Proficient in Microsoft Excel
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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