Senior Financial Advisory & Restructuring Lead

Teneo; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading Salary

25 days holiday (plus DE&I days)

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

Cash benefits package

Investment in personal development

Job summary

Teneo is looking for a Manager/Associate Director to lead and deliver advisory engagements in insolvency and restructuring, advising boards and lenders on financially stressed situations. You will manage teams, shape strategies, and liaise with legal and external stakeholders to drive outcomes across diverse industries.

You will supervise junior staff, develop client relationships, and contribute to market-facing initiatives while maintaining high-quality client service and delivery.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalent), both time and exam qualified.
• Restructuring experience gained either as an advisor within a professional services company, consultancy or bank.
• Understanding of financial statements and related data to assess historical financial performance and future outlook for client companies and prospects.
• Good understanding of the restructuring marketplace, its trends, and key players (principals and advisers).
• Very strong analytical skills, including: business analytics, business planning, short term cash flows, financing options.
• An understanding of insolvency legislation and practice, with experience working on insolvency assignments.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong project management skills, with ability to lead teams and develop people.
• Ability to conduct business in fluent oral and written English is a pre-requisite.

Responsibilities

• Manage parts of the engagement, including managing junior staff and providing support to the Senior Managing Director/ Director in managing external stakeholders.
• Providing comprehensive financial restructuring and cash management services to identify working capital and other cash flow improvements.
• Reviewing and stress-testing integrated business plans, budgeting and forecasting models using a fact-based, data driven approach.
• Develop, analyse and present Financial Advisory options using input from other teams, e.g. tax analysis, sector and financial modelling.
• Produce high quality deliverables within planned timescales.
• Liaise with the company’s / lender’s legal advisors to understand key aspects of legal documentation and also drive any documentation processes (term sheets, waivers, loan documentation, insolvency sale and trading agreements etc.)
• Developing and inputting into insolvency strategies.
• Delivering key aspects of insolvency assignments including trading, sales process, asset realisations, monitoring, reporting and liaising with the insolvency delivery team to ensure all statutory compliance completed.
• Apply an understanding of engagement economics, financial and risk management.
• Develops and maintains their own ‘distinctive’ client relationships.

Skills

ACA/ACCA Qualified

Restructuring experience

Financial statements analysis

Insolvency knowledge

Project management

English fluency

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalent)

Job description

Teneo is looking for a Manager/Associate Director to lead and deliver advisory engagements in insolvency and restructuring, advising boards and lenders on financially stressed situations. You will manage teams, shape strategies, and liaise with legal and external stakeholders to drive outcomes across diverse industries.

You will supervise junior staff, develop client relationships, and contribute to market-facing initiatives while maintaining high-quality client service and delivery.