Insolvency Administrator / Senior Administrator / Assistant Manager

JR United Kingdom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm in business recovery seeks an Insolvency Administrator to join their Birmingham team. The role involves managing insolvency cases, supporting staff, and ensuring compliance with legislation. Ideal candidates will have experience in corporate insolvency and strong communication skills, with opportunities for career progression.

Qualifications

• Experience with corporate formal insolvency appointments within an IP firm required.
• Good IT skills, including Excel, Word, & IPS.
• High professional standards and conduct.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for a mixed case load of formal insolvency appointments.
• Administer insolvency cases from initial advice to case closure.
• Prepare documentation for statutory meetings.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Proactivity

Attention to detail

Education

AAT or CPI preferred

Tools

IPS Cloud

Excel

Word

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Insolvency Administrator / Senior Administrator / Assistant Manager, Birmingham

Client: Reed - UNLIMITED

Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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Posted:

23.05.2025

Expiry Date:

07.07.2025

Job Description:

To work within a team to ensure an efficient and professional delivery of corporate and personal insolvency services to clients.

Our culture

Lewis Business Recovery & Insolvency are a thriving firm of business recovery specialists and licensed insolvency practitioners, based in Leeds City Centre. Our ethos is to find the best solution for all parties, and promote continuity of business and employment, whilst offering an excellent service at a reasonable cost.

Most of our work is referred to us by accountants, whom we hold strong relationships built upon trust and confidence.

We are approaching our tenth year of trading and have grown the business organically by being good at what we do, and as a result of this we are looking for a confident, enthusiastic, outgoing individual to complement our existing team.

There is excellent career progression within the role due to our continued growth plans.

For further details about our firm, please see www.lewisbri.co.uk.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Responsible for a mixed case load of formal insolvency appointments, and assisting others within the team
• Administer insolvency cases from initial advice to case closure, including Administrations, CVLs, MVLs, Liquidations, CVAs, and occasionally, Bankruptcies
• Address and adjudicate creditors’ claims, including retention of title, secured, preferential, and unsecured claims
• Report to secured creditors
• Assist team in continuing to trade on site where required
• Prepare documentation for statutory meetings
• Assist employees with claims and liaise with redundancy payments service
• Handle day-to-day correspondence, including non-standard communication
• Maintain accurate books and records, and ensure their safekeeping and storage
• Carry out statutory investigations and pursue antecedent transactions
• Manage estate monies through banking and cheque requests
• Complete VAT and Corporation tax returns
• Adhere to statutory compliance and current legislation, including SIPS
• Maintain and update IPS case tasks/diaries
• Coordinate with professional agents, solicitors, and accountants
• Prepare supporting documents for sale contracts
• Update and maintain case checklists
• Attend and assist at meetings as required
• Participate in marketing events
• Delegate work and support junior staff

Reporting, relationships & management

• Support and train staff, delegate tasks
• Assist other case executives
• Report case progress to IP

Qualifications & experience

• AAT or CPI preferred but not mandatory
• Experience with corporate formal insolvency appointments within an IP firm required
• Knowledge of IPS Cloud advantageous but not mandatory
• Good IT skills, including Excel, Word, & IPS
• High professional standards and conduct
• Self-motivated, proactive with legislation updates
• Organized, flexible, and effective time management
• Strong communication skills and professional manner
• Responsible, attentive to quality and deadlines
• Enthusiastic and committed to tasks
• Positive representation at networking events