Business Restructuring - Associate Director/ Senior Manager - Cross Border and Contentious Insolvency

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We'll broaden your horizons

The Cross Border and Contentious Insolvency team are a dedicated team of insolvency and forensic specialists with considerable experience of contentious insolvency assignments, often of a cross border nature.

The team works closely with lawyers, regulators, lenders and creditors, governments and other stakeholders to determine and agree robust and pragmatic strategies to maximise recoveries. The team offers the flexibility, expertise and personal, partner-led service of a local organisation together with the quality, expertise, strength and reputation that clients expect of an international firm.

Many of the teams' assignments are of a cross border nature, where global co-ordination and management of investigatory and litigation work streams is key to achieving a successful outcome. Where appropriate, the team works with specialists from relevant offices in the BDO International network, particularly for offshore insolvency appointments where a local appointee may be required.

These assignments demand a team with extensive international reach as those responsible for causing major losses to creditors do not respect national boundaries. BDO is represented in 162 countries, giving us access to local expertise when it is needed to pursue assets, companies and directors around the globe.

When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting investigations and litigation, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry.

We'll help you succeed

You'll be a Senior Manager or Associate Director providing senior leadership to the team, including proactively managing larger and more complex client engagements, as well as being responsible for guiding junior team members.

Alongside this you will continue to develop your existing relevant technical and accountancy knowledge through on-the-job experience and a variety of training opportunities. In addition, there are a range of opportunities to become involved in business development initiatives.

This role is responsible to a designated managing director or partner on specific cases and ultimately to a dedicated people manager.

The Cross Border and Contentious Insolvency team works on a wide variety of complex and intricate projects and the candidate will receive exposure to a number of situations within the team. This is an exciting opportunity for anyone looking for a constant variety of unique challenges.

CROSS BORDER AND CONTENTIOUS INSOLVENCY STREAM

When you join us, we'll make your growth our priority. If you can demonstrate the following skills, we can help you go far. We're looking for someone with:

• The role requires an understanding of corporate insolvency procedures and non-insolvency procedures from start to finish.
• The successful candidate will have a strong technical knowledge and a good awareness of technical/legal updates in the industry.
• The successful candidate will also have good analytical and investigatory skills and understand the key areas of compliance and risk, as well as have the ability to produce written reports to a high standard, ready for managing director or partner review.
• Knowledge of IPS and strong Office 365 skills will also be key.
• The role will require the individual to proactively progress an insolvency caseload, reporting to and working directly with officeholders, as well as managing junior staff.
• The successful candidate will be able to quickly build up a strong rapport with external stakeholders in often difficult and highly pressured circumstances.
• The role involves significant collaboration with legal advisers.
• The role will provide an opportunity to work with an experienced partner-led team with exposure to a wide range of assignments and industries.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assume day to day responsibility for a range of projects or distinct elements of larger projects across all stages
• Support senior members of the team to deliver on complex assignments, as well as guide junior colleagues
• Review, compile and robustly analyse company information
• Undertake financial analysis and prepare financial models
• Maintain a thorough understanding of statutory and compliance processes and deadlines
• Strong awareness of relevant risk issues and mitigants
• Escalate appropriate risk matters to senior staff quickly (with supporting information)
• Attend meetings with a range of stakeholders
• Liaise with other relevant professional advisers and other stakeholders
• Assist in the pre-action and litigation processes
• Deal with correspondence effectively and efficiently
• Undertake detailed investigations
• Be involved in the marketing of the firm's services to potential clients and work providers
• Perform other relevant duties and responsibilities as delegated

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Extensive of appropriate insolvency/investigations experience
• An insolvency qualification is desirable, but not essential
• A relevant professional qualification (ICAEW/ ACCA) is desirable, but not essential
• Up to date understanding of regulatory and statutory requirements
• Strong working knowledge of IPS and Office 365 package
• Excellent written and numerical skills
• Good organisational skills to manage your time and ensure no tasks are overlooked
• Have a willingness to learn new things and thrive on new challenges
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic team player

We're in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO.

We're looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions

We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.