Restructuring Advisory Manager

RSM restructuring advisory works with organisations and their advisers, lenders, trustees and creditors to provide tailored solutions at every stage of the business cycle. We understand that the challenges facing every business are different.

As a Manager in our team you will have the opportunity to develop a breadth of commercial skills and experience across advisory and formal insolvency assignments within the team.

We operate a national advisory practice; you may be required to travel anywhere in the UK to undertake assignments. The role will also involve attending marketing events and working with the Partners and Directors to help them with their marketing and businessobjectives.
**Responsibilities**

Our new colleague will be responsible for the following (but not limited to):

- Complete assignments in accordance with the Firm’s standard Advisory procedures and where relevant statutory obligations, and to confirm arrangements with the client, company, or appointer, including likely costs and billing arrangements.
- Work closely alongside other Restructuring Advisory staff to plan and execute insolvency assignments, and manage appropriate insolvency cases as required, in accordance with the Firm’s standard procedures and relevant statutory and regulatory obligations.Guidance will be provided throughout but this may involve some of the following:

- Assisting and supporting the Restructuring Advisory Core team and providing training and support to colleagues within the team.
- Preparing and seeking approval of engagement letters and ancillary documents
- Completion of KPI’s for Partner / Director approval
- Ensuring assigned diary lines are completed in accordance with RA Core compliance standards
- Reviewing documents and approval of manager approval of payments across IPS and Virtual Cabinet.
- General case administration including raising bills.
- Understanding the challenges currently being faced by the client and developing solutions alongside the Partner/Director and other Restructuring Advisory staff
- Implementing solutions through insolvency procedures as appropriate, including but not limited to Company Voluntary Arrangements, Administrations, Creditors Voluntary Liquidations and Compulsory Liquidations
- Consulting with the newly formed Restructuring Delivery Team on pre-appointment Creditors Voluntary Liquidation matters
- Dealing with all pre-appointment matters on Administration and Compulsory Liquidation insolvency appointments
- Attendance at initial meetings on site with the client and other Restructuring Advisory staff
- Analysing and challenging information received from the client, or checking back to source documentation
- Implementing those solutions, which may involve for example sale of business tasks e.g. accelerated merger and acquisition processes, drafting sale documentation/ preparing lists of interested parties/ liaison with agents / provision of information to interestedparties etc, bilateral creditor negotiations, debt restructuring
- Assisting with the trading of insolvent businesses
- Asset realisations including debt recovery
- Preparation of reports for secured creditors
- Complex investigations, including SIP2 reviews and litigation work as required
- Carry out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job, the title of the role and its grading, as requested by the Line Manager or Head of Department.

**Personal and professional qualities**

You will ideally be ACCA / ACA (or equivalent) qualified with previous experience in a similar role and be able to perform a lead role in insolvency assignments and support advisory assignments, including pre-insolvency work. This will require an individualwith very good quality technical, analytical, and report writing abilities as well as strong interpersonal skills. To be successful in this position you will also need to have:

- Experience in building and managing stakeholder relationships both with internal colleagues and external clients.
- Proven experience of either preparation of financial information and/or ability to analyse the information.
- Experience in Restructuring Advisory and/or Insolvency in a similar role and CPI qualified would be an advantage.
- Strong organisational and time management skills and able to demonstrate a strong commercial outlook.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Commitment to high quality delivery within agreed timeframes.
- Strong organisational and time management skills essential