Associate - Creditor Solutions

RSM UK; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking consulting team at an exciting time of growth! As an Associate, you will support our debt management team, engaging with distressed businesses to maximize recoveries. Your role will involve conducting thorough investigations, building relationships, and effectively collecting debts. We value diverse experiences and seek someone who thrives on variety and enjoys connecting with people. This role offers a flexible benefits package, extensive training opportunities, and a chance to make a real impact in the industry. If you're passionate about improving processes and helping clients, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

26 Days Holiday

Training Support

Financial Wellbeing Benefits

Access to 300+ Courses

Qualifications

• Experience in telephone-based debt collection roles is essential.
• Insolvency knowledge is beneficial for this position.

Responsibilities

• Conduct sales ledger reviews and investigations on-site at distressed businesses.
• Build a network within restructuring and advisory teams.

Skills

Debt Collection

Client Relationship Management

Investigative Skills

Business Analysis

Education

Experience in Debt Collection

Insolvency Knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

At RSM we are committed to helping you develop your career and encourage existing employees to apply for internal vacancies. Please speak with your line manager and notify them of your intention.

Make an Impact at RSM UK

Our Consulting team have ambitious growth plans, and we want you to be part of our journey. You would be joining the consulting team at an exciting time as we strengthen and grow our six solutions: business transformation, deal services, finance function support, risk and governance, forensic and investigation services, and restructuring. Our team of experts work collaboratively to provide tailored and client-centric solutions, delivering a premium service through every interaction, giving our clients confidence as they build sustainable, future-fit businesses.

We are looking for an Associate to support our debt management team in managing sales ledger reviews and “collect outs” of distressed and insolvent businesses whilst also building and enhancing relationships within invoice finance. The successful applicant will support the team in carrying out all necessary investigation, including onsite attendance, to maximise recoveries whilst ensuring internal and external compliance protocols are met.

You'll make an impact by:

• Attending to the site of distressed and insolvent businesses to:
  • Carry out a review of the sales ledger, ledger ageing profile, movements over previous months and the order-to-cash process;
  • Interview the director and other key stakeholders to understand key debtor issues;
  • Secure and extract all key data and documentation to enhance the prospect of a successful outcome.
• Building a network of contacts across restructuring and advisory teams and invoice finance.
• Effectively collecting outstanding business to business debt by phone and in writing.
• Dealing with own portfolio of cases. Conduct investigations into customer’s affairs, i.e, asset position and identifying business distress and associated trigger points.

What we are looking for:

Are you someone who thrives on variety, loves learning new things, and enjoys connecting with people? If you can spot inefficiencies in everyday life and are passionate about making improvements, this role is perfect for you!

We value diverse experiences and perspectives. Here’s what we’re looking for in our ideal candidate:

• Experience of working in a telephone-based role within debt collection.
• An insolvency-based background would be beneficial.
• Understanding of business to business debt collection.
• Previous experience of working with clients within Invoice finance.
• Effective use of IT including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• The need to be flexible and ability to travel to multiple locations across the UK at short notice is a must.

What we can offer you:

We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That’s why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have fulfilling experience, both in and out of work.

• 26 Days Holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days)
• The team will support your training to be successful in the position.
• Lifestyle, Health, and Wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP.
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse Talent Development team.