Manager / Senior Manager - Restructuring and Insolvency

Grant Thornton New Zealand; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An ambitious global organization is seeking a skilled professional to join their Financial Advisory Services team. This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in insolvency and restructuring, eager to enhance their expertise and advance their career. You will engage in diverse assignments, from investigative accounting to managing insolvency appointments. The company fosters a collaborative culture, encouraging team players who embrace inclusivity and strive for excellence. With a supportive environment and opportunities for professional growth, this position offers a chance to make a meaningful impact while enjoying a flexible working arrangement and a rewarding career path.

Benefits

5 weeks annual leave

Carpark allowance

9-day fortnight

Fitness & gym memberships

Flexible working culture

Extra leave purchase options

Fully funded social club

Professional memberships support

Additional parental leave

Laptop & mobile phone options

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in insolvencies and restructuring engagements.
• Ability to manage insolvency engagements from inception to closure.

Responsibilities

• Assist in day-to-day delivery of Restructuring and Insolvency assignments.
• Plan and execute insolvency engagements like receiverships and liquidations.

Skills

Insolvency Management

Restructuring Experience

Interpersonal Skills

Critical Thinking

Communication Skills

Education

Commerce Degree

CA/CPA/CFA Qualifications

Job description

· Define your career pathway with us

· 9-day fortnight – with the same salary!

· Auckland CBD office + flexible working arrangements

About the role

Our Financial Advisory Services team is on the hunt for a problem solver with existing restructuring and insolvency experience to join our team. This role would best suit someone in a Manager or Senior Manager role who wants to build on their insolvency knowledge and experience and grow their career. The role covers advisory as well as formal insolvency appointments, ensuring exposure to a wide variety is achieved across the board. You would be joining our close knit Financial Advisory Services team who work nationally from our Auckland and Wellington offices. This team is very social and enjoys working collaboratively.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible to assist in the day-to-day delivery of a wide range of Restructuring and Insolvency assignments, such as:

1. Undertaking investigative accounting reviews to diagnose issues, understand a company’s financial position and future prospects, and advise stakeholders on the options available (this will include the preparation of data books and review/development of financial models).
2. Planning insolvency engagements including receiverships, voluntary administrations, and liquidations.
3. Executing insolvency appointments involving tasks such as trading businesses, sale of business and asset realisation processes, close down and exit strategies, financial investigations, and developing and bringing legal claims.
4. Supervised engagement and correspondence with a range of stakeholders including banks, employees, Inland Revenue Department, creditors, suppliers, and shareholders on all aspects of an engagement.

In addition to the delivery of engagements, you will have the chance to build your brand in the market, developing and strengthening existing relationships with law firms, banks, government organisations, and other key referrers.

We also place a high emphasis on team players and want someone who will embrace the Grant Thornton behaviors to ensure we have an inclusive and high-performing workplace.

About you:

1. 3+ years’ experience working on insolvencies and restructuring engagements.
2. Experience managing insolvency engagements from inception to closure.
3. Excellent interpersonal skills.
4. Strong ability to critically think and solve problems.
5. Very good written and oral communication skills.
6. A commerce degree together with CA, CPA or CFA qualifications.
7. Previous exposure to a variety of organisations and industries.
8. A client-focused approach to work.
9. The ability to work as a part of a team but also autonomously.

About our company

Grant Thornton New Zealand is a member of an ambitious global organisation providing audit, tax, and advisory services to dynamic organisations to unlock their potential for growth. Our proactive teams led by approachable partners use insights, experience, and instinct to understand complex issues for our clients.

Our collaborative culture means we share ideas as well as the responsibility for making them happen, and our fresh thinking and agile working helps businesses, communities, and our people to flourish.

About Our Culture

At Grant Thornton we are committed to growing authentic and inclusive leaders who create a vibrant and innovative working environment that inspires and engages our people to perform to their potential. Our collaborative teams enjoy working together and ensure they are constantly learning, and exceeding client requirements and expectations as a result.

Our Partners are down to earth, approachable, and recognise and reward achievements of the team and individuals. We enable our team members to be themselves at work and match drive and commercial acumen with further opportunities to learn and advance.

Our Benefits:

5 weeks’ annual leave + carpark allowance, 9-day fortnight (with no reduction in salary), highly supportive team environment where you are encouraged to pave your career path, $1,040 per year for fitness & gym memberships, flexible working culture and working arrangements, purchase up to 2 weeks extra leave per year, active and fully funded social club including team sports, financially rewarding referral programme, a day to volunteer, Professional memberships and continued education support, additional parental leave, salary top-up and a back to work coaching programme, cultural swap days, dress for your day, laptop & mobile phone (you choose – iPhone or Samsung).

Apply today and be more with Grant Thornton!