Senior Insolvency and Restructuring Administrator

A top 12 accounting firm based in the Midlands is seeking a determined candidate to join their award-winning team and help support the rapid growth of their insolvency department. This role will involve supporting the senior leadership team in business partnering and advising clients as they go through their company’s difficult period.

This role will be an excellent stepping stone for somebody who really wants to make a mark within the insolvency industry. With an excellent support network, culture, and social calendar to help you along your journey.

The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 3 years of experience in this field of work and have previous experience in different types of insolvency procedures. Most importantly, they should have the right attitude and personality to fit the team.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Inputting data into specialist software (Turnkey’s IPS) to record case-specific information.
• Assisting in identifying prospective clients and preparing documentation to comply with Money Laundering rules and regulations.
• Liaising with directors and creditors.
• Managing and working through your own allocated portfolio of corporate insolvency cases
• Realising assets.
• Helping to draft and review formal reports to creditors and other stakeholders.
• Supporting the team with client visits to carry out work and retrieve necessary books and records.
• Attending meetings of shareholders and creditors.
• Carrying out investigations.
• Agreeing creditors’ claims.
• Making distributions to creditors.
• Maintaining case working files.

The skills and experience you will bring:

• Previous experience using IPS software.
• 3 – 4 years of experience in insolvency or a similar position.
• Good knowledge of insolvency processes and previous experience in different types of insolvency procedures.
• Experience in interpreting accounting information would be advantageous, as would proficiency in the use of Microsoft Suite, particularly Word and Excel.

What’s in it for you?

Our benefits package has been designed around our people and shaped by our values. As part of Team PKF Smith Cooper, here are some of the things you can expect:

• A working environment that empowers you to perform at your best, through our flexible working policy and dress for your diary scheme – Hybrid working during your probation period is subject to manager discretion
• Time to do what matters to you – 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays, the option to reduce annual hours for additional annual leave, and your birthday off, on us. Long-serving employees can also request a sabbatical, giving you the chance to make truly unforgettable memories
• Rewards for those who actively embrace and embody our values and culture through our Kudos Reward Scheme
• Regular social events and annual, company-wide away days, giving you the opportunity to engage with colleagues across your division and office, as well as the wider firm
• Bonus referral schemes for introducing new talent or clients so that when we benefit, you do too
• Life doesn’t stop at the end of the working day and neither do our benefits. We also offer life assurance, discounts on a huge variety of retailers through the PKF Smith Cooper Rewards Scheme, and cashback on healthcare (including dental visits, physiotherapy etc) through Healthshield.