Senior Associate, Restructuring & Insolvency

Quantuma; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

KR8 Advisory is seeking a Senior Associate to lead restructuring and insolvency engagements across the UK. You will manage varied caseloads including Administrations, Liquidations, CVAs and Accelerated M&A, working with Senior Managers and Directors to deliver effective solutions.

The role offers study support for professional qualifications (ACA/ACCA) and opportunities to develop technical and commercial expertise in complex appointments and advisory projects.

Qualifications

• Experience with formal insolvency appointments (Administrations, Liquidations, CVAs, A&M).
• Strong financial analysis to identify assets, liabilities and lender positions.
• Commercially minded with ability to engage stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; professional relationships.
• Organised with ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines.
• Proficient with MS Office and IPS or equivalent software.

Responsibilities

• Manage own caseload of Restructuring and Advisory engagements, including Administrations, Liquidations and CVAs.
• Support delivery of high-impact restructuring solutions for SME and mid-market clients.
• Collaborate with Senior Managers and Directors to add value for clients.
• Develop junior colleagues and contribute to business development.

Skills

Insolvency experience

Financial analysis

Commercial acumen

Client engagement

Organizational skills

Case management

MS Office

Team development

Business development

Professional development

Education

ACA/ACCA CPI (in progress/held)

Tools

Excel

IPS software

Job description

Senior Associate, Restructuring & Insolvency – KR8 Advisory

About KR8 Advisory

A unique opportunity to join KR8 Advisory, a Managing Director-led Restructuring & Advisory practice, part of the K3 Advisory Group, based in London, Manchester and Leeds. This is an opportunity to be part of an ambitious and experienced team with a strategic plan to grow its service proposition and expand into other key locations.

Senior Associate, Restructuring & Insolvency – KR8 Advisory

About KR8 Advisory

A unique opportunity to join KR8 Advisory, a Managing Director-led Restructuring & Advisory practice, part of the K3 Advisory Group, based in London, Manchester and Leeds. This is an opportunity to be part of an ambitious and experienced team with a strategic plan to grow its service proposition and expand into other key locations.

KR8 Advisory is looking for experienced Senior Associates to support the delivery of high-impact Restructuring and Advisory solutions to SME’s, Mid-market Corporates, Lenders and Stakeholders across the UK.

About The Role - Senior Associate – Restructuring & Insolvency

Roles are available in our offices in Manchester, London and Leeds and as a Senior Associate you will play a key role in managing your own varied caseload of Restructuring and Advisory engagements, including Administrations, Liquidations (solvent and insolvent), CVAs and Accelerated M&A processes. Working closely with Senior Managers and Directors, you will help deliver effective solutions and added value to our clients.

You will be an experienced Restructuring & Insolvency Administrator already familiar with the processes involved in managing Administrations, Liquidations and CVA’s. The role offers the opportunity to further develop your technical and commercial expertise through exposure to complex insolvency appointments, business advisory projects, business sales and stakeholder-led restructuring assignments.

We are committed to supporting professional development and will provide full study support and training where required. While not essential, the successful candidate will ideally have already commenced a professional accountancy qualification (ACA or ACCA) and/or hold the Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency (CPI).

Role Responsibilities

• Experience of formal insolvency appointments, including Administrations, Liquidations, CVAs and Accelerated M&A processes, with exposure to advisory assignments being advantageous including managing critical short term cashflow management assignments.
• Strong financial analysis skills with the ability to review financial statements to identify key assets, liabilities and secured lender positions.
• Commercially minded, with confidence engaging with clients, lenders, legal advisers and other key stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain professional relationships.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple assignments and competing deadlines effectively.
• Ability to deal with all areas of case management, progression and statutory investigations.
• Whilst not essential, experience supporting on trading assignments would be ideal.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and the use of IPS or equivalent software.
• A collaborative team player who is willing to support, coach and develop junior colleagues.
• An interest in business development and contributing to the growth of client relationships and new opportunities.
• Committed to ongoing professional development and maintaining high technical standards.

What We Offer

We have exciting and highly ambitious plans to continue our growth across the UK. You will be supporting the development of a new Restructuring and Advisory practice with direct access to senior leaders across the KR8 offices and other K3 Advisory Group service lines.

In addition to the above, we also offer a competitive salary and benefits package, together with strong opportunities for career development and progression.