Insolvency Assistant Manager

Aimee Willow Connex Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services provider in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Insolvency Case Administrator/Assistant Manager to drive case progression and manage a varied case portfolio. The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of experience in corporate insolvency, excellent communication skills, and strong organisational abilities. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with a market-leading firm that provides tailored advice in the restructuring and insolvency field.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of corporate insolvency experience required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Strong organisational skills to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Drive case progression from appointment to closure.
• Manage and develop junior staff members.
• Undertake detailed financial analysis of accounts.

Skills

Corporate insolvency experience

Written and verbal communication skills

Attention to detail

Flexibility and adaptability

Strong organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Accountancy or insolvency qualification

Job description

Overview

Looking for a Senior Insolvency Case Administrator/Assistant Manager with at least 4 years' experience in corporate insolvency to join the team. The role will predominantly involve a mixture of Liquidations, Receiverships and Administrations alongside assisting with review and advisory work.

The business is one of the market leading professional services providers operating across the UK. They have supported business owners and advisors by listening and offering practical solutions and tailored advice. Their expert team of specialists delivers positive strategic advice across restructuring and insolvency, funding and law across various offices and remains the largest independent restructuring firm in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Involvement in client meetings from initial contact, with responsibility of driving case to appointment date
• Dealing with cases from commencement / handover to closure, driving case progression from appointment including statutory reporting to a variety of stakeholders
• Experience and understanding of Corporate Insolvency Procedures, particularly CVLs, CVAs, Receiverships and Administrations
• Stakeholder management
• Achieving statutory and regulatory compliance
• Responsibility for additional ad hoc tasks as required
• Having a degree of autonomy in decision making
• Manage and develop junior staff members
• Develop relationships with other professionals both internally within the group and externally

There will be a preference for the additional duties, including:

• Assisting with Independent Business Reviews, Options and Pre-Lending Reviews
• Undertaking detailed financial analysis of statutory accounts, management information, short term cash flow forecasts and longer term integrated forecast models, including the identification of key trends and performance drivers.

Requirements

• 4 plus years' corporate insolvency experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to identify and deal with high-risk issues
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a varied case portfolio
• Excellent team player
• Strong organisational skills
• Ability to work on your own initiative and be proactive
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• As the role requires analysis and preparation of financial data, an accountancy and / or insolvency qualification is desirable, but is not required