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Accounting

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Overview

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Houlihan Lokey serves corporations, institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the Americas, 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. The firm is the No. 1 investment bank for all global M&A transactions for the past two years, the No. 1 M&A advisor for the past 10 years in the U.S., the No. 1 global restructuring advisor for the past 11 years, and the No. 1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 25 years, all based on number of transactions and according to data provided by LSEG.



Scope

As part of the EMEA accounting team, the Financial Accountant will report to the Director, 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 several entities/geographies within the EMEA region, including:

• UK
• Netherlands
• Belgium
• Israel
• Australia (APAC but managed by EMEA team).

Responsibilities

As a Financial Accountant, you will:-

• Prepare journal entries for both recurring monthly transactions and one off transactions.
• Maintain and balance accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions; research and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner
• Prepare the month end trial balance for all entities in your allocated jurisdictions (9 entities, 5 geographies), including refreshing for any new accounts, and linking control account reconciliations, including responsibility over various bank account reconciliations.
• Reviewing the trial balance of each entity to ensure balance sheet accounts are appropriately supported and updated, and analyzing movements in the income statement to ensure these are in line, including (but not limited to) revenues, compensation costs, operating expenses.
• Investigating variances and inquiries after review of the trial balance from the Director, Accounting and other senior management if required.
• Maintain accounting processes and procedures, which comply with US GAAP, IFRS or UK GAAP, our SOX requirements, local tax requirements, and management reporting requirements.
• Prepare indirect tax returns in line with local tax requirements for each of three jurisdictions (UK VAT, Australia GST & FBT, Netherlands & Belgium VAT).
• Prepare responses to UK National Statistics (ONS) survey for the Director, Accounting on an as needs basis.
• Assist the Director, Accounting to prepare the annual statutory financial statements in UK, Australia and the Netherlands, including primary financial statements and supporting notes compliant with IFRS or local GAAP as necessary.
• Assist the Director, Accounting to prepare monthly cash flow for Australian entity in line with ASIC requirements.
• Assist the Director, Accounting to prepare the audit support folder “prepared by client (PBC)” list annually for any statutory audits in UK, Netherlands and Australia. This includes coordinating both internally to obtain documents from other HL staff and externally with the auditors.
• Assisting in the new vendor set up process with Accounts Processing team including review of the set up of bank account details in Oracle.
• Prepare summaries by jurisdiction to facilitate regular and periodic settlements of intragroup payables and receivables including liaising with AP and AR teams to ensure the payments are settled in cash or set off on an as needs basis.
• Respond to internal requests and questions, conducting research on more difficult inquiries as required
• Participate in special projects as requested.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting /Commerce
• Strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Either fully qualified or studying toward ACCA / CIMA or equivalent qualification.
• 2-3 years of working experiences in accounting firm and/or as inhouse accountant

Preferred Qualifications

• Public Accounting experience preferred
• Experience with ERP systems preferred (Oracle or SAP).
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team where required.
• 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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