Restructuring And Insolvency Assistant Manager

Leonard Curtis; Manchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Birthday leave

Giving back days

Enhanced Maternity pay

Job summary

Leonard Curtis in Manchester is seeking an Insolvency Assistant Manager with 5+ years in restructuring and insolvency, notably Administration casework. You will support Senior Manager and Manager in the Trading and Case Management team, handling a varied caseload and stakeholder queries.

You'll work directly with Directors, mentor juniors, ensure regulatory compliance, and contribute to process improvements while enjoying a rewarding progression path and generous holiday allowances.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ restructuring and insolvency experience, with hands-on Administration casework.
• CPI qualification is beneficial but not essential.
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills are required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to manage multiple priorities with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Manager and Manager in day-to-day running of the TCM team.
• Take ownership of cases after transfer to the TCM team and manage through to conclusion.
• Contribute to process improvements in case management workflows.
• Provide mentoring to junior team members and build stakeholder relationships.
• Ensure strict regulatory and statutory compliance across caseload.
• Handle ad hoc tasks and provide autonomous day-to-day decision making.
• Develop relationships with other professionals inside and outside the group.

Skills

Strong numeracy

Analytical skills

Excellent written and verbal comms

Attention to detail

High-risk issue management

Team player

Self-starter

Adaptability

Prioritisation

Organisation

Education

CPI qualified

Job description

Job Description

Leonard Curtis is looking for an ambitious Insolvency Assistant Manager to take on a genuinely rewarding role in our Manchester team. If you've got at least 5 years' restructuring and insolvency experience, and are ready for real responsibility from day one, we want to hear from you. The applicant should have specific experience working with Administrations.

You’ll play a key role supporting our Senior Manager and Manager in running the Trading and Case Management (“TCM”) team, working directly with Leonard Curtis’ Directors, advising and dealing with stakeholder queries, managing your own caseload while supporting the team’s portfolio of cases, and being a key point of technical and organisational support to the team.

We are a market-leading professional services group with 30 offices across the UK and offshore, built on practical, tailored advice rather than off-the-shelf solutions. Backed by private equity and entering an exciting new phase of growth, this is your chance to build a career at a firm with real momentum, our specialists span restructuring, insolvency, funding and law.

Job Requirements

• 5 plus years’ restructuring and insolvency experience, with strong, hands-on experience of Administration casework.
• CPI qualified – beneficial but not essential.
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Confidence identifying and managing high-risk issues.
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a varied case portfolio.
• Ability to adhere to internal and statutory deadlines.
• Excellent team player.
• Strong organisational skills.
• A proactive self-starter, comfortable working on your own initiative.

Job Responsibilities

• Supporting the Senior Manager and Manager in the smooth day-to-day running of the TCM team, taking on genuine general management responsibility.
• Taking ownership of cases once they transfer to the TCM team at approximately 3 months post-appointment (subject to case complexity) and managing the post-appointment period through to conclusion.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of case management processes and workflows.
• Strong, hands-on experience of the Administration process is essential – covering prepack sales/SIP16 requirements, trading Administrations (desirable but not essential), progress reports, employee matters and claims, pension claims, VAT and corporation tax returns, the dividend process, investigations and case closure requirements.
• Mentoring junior team members and genuinely investing in their career growth.
• Building strong relationships through effective stakeholder management.
• Ensuring rigorous statutory and regulatory compliance across your caseload.
• Responsibility for additional ad hoc tasks as required.
• Enjoying real autonomy in your day-to-day decision making.
• Leading and developing team members.
• Developing strong relationships with other professionals, both within the group and externally.
• Salary aligned with your skills and expertise
• 25 days holiday allowance plus statutory public holidays
• A clear progression route to further your career
• Birthday leave
• 2 giving back days per year. We encourage our team to support the wider community by providing paid leave to work with local charities or good causes
• A hard working, fun and professional working environment
• Enhanced family friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity pay

Learning and Development

Leonard Curtis has a wealth of resources available to help you develop your career from the moment you join. Activities range from on-line learning modules to external training.

Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity is a core business imperative of the group. We are an equal opportunities employer which promotes inclusiveness and always employ the best professional for the job. Having a diverse workforce allows the group to draw upon a range of different ideas and experiences which supports our business’s growth and creates an environment where everyone has an equal opportunity for success.

Restructuring and Insolvency Assistant Manager • Manchester