Manager, Restructuring

Doane Grant Thornton LLP; Toronto; On-site; CAD 96,800 - 133,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Flex days

RRSP contributions

Wellness benefits

Work from anywhere in Canada in summer

Job summary

Doane Grant Thornton LLP in Toronto is seeking a Manager, Restructuring to oversee complex portfolios and enhance stakeholder relationships. The ideal candidate will bring at least 3 years of advisory experience in corporate restructuring, possess a Bachelor’s degree or CPA, and demonstrate exceptional communication and leadership skills. Unique benefits include profit sharing, flexible working days, and a salary range of $96,800–$133,100. Join our team to make a meaningful impact while working in a supportive, community-driven environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of advisory experience in a Canadian professional services firm.
• Possess knowledge of insolvency proceedings.
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex corporate restructuring portfolio.
• Evaluate business issues and formulate recommendations.
• Build relationships with corporate restructuring professionals.

Skills

Advisory experience in corporate restructuring

Insolvency expertise

Financial acumen

Exceptional communication skills

Management and leadership skills

Client development skills

Education

Bachelor’s or advanced degree or CPA

Enrollment in CIRP Qualification Program

Job description

Who We Are

You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Doane Grant Thornton. Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ about 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

As a Manager, Restructuring: Duties and Responsibilities

Service Delivery

• Managing a complex corporate restructuring portfolio, and in so doing, effectively manage engagement files, including overseeing a professional, technical, and administrative team
• Evaluating complex business issues and formulate recommendations for the Court and various stakeholders to maximize creditor recoveries, while maintaining the business viability where possible.
• Stakeholder communication and negotiation – effectively interact with stakeholders with diverse interests on file engagements (creditors, debtors, lawyers, lenders, etc.) for creditors and legal inquiries
• Financial Oversight - Tracking project progress, milestones, and deadlines, reviewing invoices, preparing payments and handling trust account duties; preparing summary of receipts and disbursements for trust accounts
• Ad Hoc projects utilizing your accounting skills and business acumen in a variety of unique, challenging, one-off, real-time assignments

Business Development

• Building and maintaining positive relationships with other corporate restructuring professionals including lawyers, regulators, investors and representatives of lending institutions. Actively participate in industry organizations, events, firm marketing initiatives generate new corporate restructuring
• Maintaining positive relationships with other corporate restructuring professionals including lawyers and representatives of lending institutions
• Demonstrated client development skills with a focus on building relationships and actively anticipating client and market needs. Enjoys the social aspect of marketing to key targets.
• Nurture alumni connections: Strengthen your professional network by maintaining relationships with alumni.
• Actively participate in professional, industry or community organization events

Key Requirements

Education

• Enrollment in the Chartered Insolvency and Restructuring Professional (CIRP) Qualification Program in preparation to obtain Licensed Insolvency Trustee (LIT)
• Completion of a Bachelor’s or advanced level degree (Masters) or professional accounting designation (CPA)

Experience and Attributes

• 3+ years of advisory experience in a Canadian professional services firm, leading and conducting complex corporate restructuring and insolvency proceedings, or equivalent professional experience
• Insolvancy Expertise: Possess comprehensive knowledge of insolvency proceedings and ability to attend client sites.
• Financial Acumen: Understand key performance indicators and financial reporting.
• Proficiency in File Acquisition/File Administration and File Closure
• Exceptional communication and writing skills for stakeholder communication, report writing for Court and look-see business overview reports.
• Actively participate in professional, industry or community organizations events
• Expand brand reach: Develop connections with bankers, lawyers, trustees, and other potential referral sources to promote firm
• Ethical Compliance: Uphold the firm’s ethical standards and code of conduct for Trustees
• Strong management and leadership skills with the ability to be an active participant in the development of the team and the broader Advisory practice
• Develop solutions with clients and co-workers through collaborative effort and discussion
• Commitment to quality, excellence, and continual professional growth for yourself and for those you lead
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including exceptional interpersonal skills to earn the trust and confidence of clients and colleagues at all levels and influence decision-makers
• Desire to learn and grow, and be an integral part of a team that puts “we before me”, where agility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back

What's in it for you?

Profit sharing, Flex days, RRSP contributions, Firmwide holiday closure, Wellness benefits, Concierge-like benefits, Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks, and more! Compensation reflects the unique strengths, experiences, and impact each individual brings to the table. Salary range for this role is $96,800–$133,100 in Toronto.

Doane Grant Thornton: Commitment to Employment Equity

Doane Grant Thornton is committed to employment equity, human rights and respectful workplace principles throughout the life cycle of employment, including at the recruitment and hiring stages. We welcome applications from members of all equity deserving groups, including persons with disabilities, women, racialized and/or Indigenous applicants. Should you require accommodation in relation to the recruitment process, please notify us by emailing and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs.