Restructuring Partner

Bishop Fleming Chartered Accountants; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Bishop Fleming Chartered Accountants is seeking an experienced Partner to lead our Restructuring and Insolvency team in the UK. You will drive strategic direction, win new client work, and deliver exceptional outcomes for clients while guiding a growing practice.

The role demands ACA/ACCA (or equivalent) and JIEB qualifications, strong leadership, and a proven track record of successful business development.

Qualifications

• Extensive restructuring and insolvency experience.
• Experience in winning client work is essential.
• Strong leadership and people-management skills.
• Proven ability to shape strategy and drive business development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and win work in restructuring and insolvency engagements.
• Direct portfolio of corporate insolvency cases with strategic oversight.
• Coordinate projects to deliver on time and within budget.
• Develop and mentor team members and resource planning.
• Drive business development and identify cross-selling opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal teams to identify opportunities for clients.
• Maintain quality and risk management standards.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Business development

Team leadership

Project management

Effective communication

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified

JIEB qualified

Appointment taking

Job description

About This Opportunity

Are you a strategic leader with a passion for solving complex business challenges? We’re looking for an experienced and driven Partner to join our expanding Restructuring and Insolvency team. This is a high-impact role where you’ll lead from the front—winning work, shaping strategy, and delivering exceptional outcomes for clients.

About This Opportunity

Are you a strategic leader with a passion for solving complex business challenges? We’re looking for an experienced and driven Partner to join our expanding Restructuring and Insolvency team. This is a high-impact role where you’ll lead from the front—winning work, shaping strategy, and delivering exceptional outcomes for clients.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Business Development: Cultivating and expanding a network of intermediaries and referral contacts to identify and secure new business opportunities.
• Restructuring and Insolvency projects: Advising clients and directors on options and strategies in solvent, distressed and insolvent situations; leading a portfolio of principally corporate insolvency cases; collaborating to deliver solutions.
• Project Coordination: Ensure assignments are delivered on time, within budget, and to high standards.
• Team Development: Managing and developing team members, overseeing resource planning, and supporting career growth.
• Strategic Leadership: Contributing to strategies and business plans, identifying new revenue and cross-selling opportunities.
• Collaboration: Working with internal teams to identify and support restructuring and insolvency opportunities.
• Technical Expertise: Sharing knowledge, ensuring risk management, and maintaining quality standards.

What We Are Looking For

• You’ll have extensive restructuring and insolvency experience
• Experience of winning client work is essential
• Demonstrable leadership skills
• You’ll be ACA/ACCA qualified (or equivalent qualification)
• JIEB qualified and appointment taking.
• A track record of winning work and capitalising on business development opportunities
• Strong communication and project management skills
• Results driven and strategic thinking are essential traits we’ll be seeking in the successful candidate

Why join us

We are an award-winning certified Great Place to Work® provider of Audit, Accountancy, Tax and Advisory services in the South West and West Midlands, with a turnover of £50m, we saw growth of almost 15% over the last 12 months. We are also currently ranked fifth in the Accountancy Age Mid-Tier Power Index and are the largest provider of audit services to multi-academy trusts in the academy sector.

From owner-managed businesses, SMEs, and large businesses; to entrepreneurs and private individuals; we offer full services across a diverse range of sectors.

With 9 offices, over 50 partners, and over 500 people, we have the capability and capacity to meet our clients’ needs. From owner-managed businesses to large businesses we have the full-service expertise to advise our clients.

We are also a correspondent firm of Kreston Global, a global network of accounting firms in more than 100 countries.

We welcome applicants seeking flexible working arrangements, including part‑time working or working from home, to support responsibilities such as caring commitments, further study, or interests outside of work.

We are committed to welcoming new people into an inclusive working environment, where everyone has equal opportunity to reach their full potential. We support a culture where people are valued and treated with respect, and where differences are understood and celebrated.

The more varied our workforce, the broader the expertise within our business. The broader our expertise, the greater our chances of innovation and success. That's why we're committed to equality of opportunity, diversity and inclusion at every level.

As part of our recruitment process and commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant working environment, we conduct background checks on all successful applicants. These checks will include verification of references, confirmation of right to work in the UK, and, where applicable, a standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Further details will be provided during the recruitment process.

We do not currently offer visa sponsorship. To be eligible for this role, applicants must have the unrestricted right to live and work in the UK.