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About the Role
FRP Advisory is seeking a proactive and technically proficient Assistant Manager to join their Restructuring Advisory team. This role involves leading assignments, managing stakeholders, mentoring junior colleagues, and taking ownership of a portfolio of corporate insolvency cases.
Responsibilities
- Independently manage a portfolio of corporate insolvency cases (Trading and Pre-Pack ADMs, CVLs, and CVAs)
- Take a lead role on smaller CVL/MVL/administration (pre-pack) engagements, managing cases from cradle to grave and reporting directly to the partner with minimal support from more senior colleagues
- Lead case planning, strategy, and execution with minimal supervision
- Carry out redundancies
- Interpret legislation around key areas such as retention of title, requisite fee / proposal approval procedures, rights of employees to claim in insolvent estates via the RPS etc.
- Lead and manage more complex cases
- Draft high-quality reports, statutory documents in line with insolvency legislation, and correspondence
- Ensure compliance with statutory deadlines and regulatory requirements
- Supervise and mentor junior team members, reviewing work and providing feedback
- Work in a team, delegating both upwards and downwards depending on the task
- Discharge VAT and Corporation Tax filing requirements
- Understand, explain and produce cash flow forecasts, statement of affairs, estimated outcome statements
- Train others and show a good understanding of technical matters
- Liaise with stakeholders including directors, creditors, legal advisors, and regulatory bodies
- Oversee asset realisation strategies and ensure recoveries are maximised
- Monitor fee drawdowns and ensure alignment with creditor resolutions
- Approve payment requests and journals via TPS
- Contribute to internal training, process improvement, and technical updates
- Support business development initiatives and client relationship management
Requirements
- CPI or other relevant insolvency professional qualifications required
- Relevant experience in corporate restructuring preferred
- Proven experience managing insolvency cases from cradle to grave
- Strong technical knowledge of UK insolvency legislation and procedures
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and insolvency case management systems (e.g. IPS)
- Ability to lead teams, manage competing priorities, and deliver under pressure
- High attention to detail and commitment to quality
- ACA/ACCA or JIEB qualification is advantageous
Skills
- Insolvency casework
- Stakeholder management
- Mentoring junior colleagues
- Case strategy
- Statutory compliance
- Business development
- Process improvement
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Insolvency case management systems (e.g. IPS)
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Assistant Manager
Education Level
- CPI or other relevant insolvency professional qualifications
- ACA/ACCA or JIEB qualification is advantageous
About the Company
- FRP is a leading national business advisory firm based in the UK with over 900 team members, including more than 100 partners.
- Specialises in Corporate Finance, Debt Advisory, Forensic Services, Financial Advisory, Restructuring Advisory and Real Estate Advisory.
- Operates from 35 offices across the UK, Isle of Man and Cyprus.
- Dedicated to helping clients navigate complex and difficult situations to create, preserve, and recover value.
- Approach is known for being honest, clear, and considered.
- Provides strategic solutions that cater to a broad range of businesses, from multinational organisations to small enterprises.
- Commitment is to deliver expert advice and support, ensuring clients can make informed decisions and achieve their goals.
- Sustainability is integral to strategy and operations.
- Committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and diverse culture.
- Learning and development programmes enable investment in employees' careers.
- Committed to growing long-term relationships with clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives.
Equal Opportunity
- Maintain an Equal Opportunities Policy, ensuring that recruitment and employment decisions are based solely on the skills and experience required for professional services - regardless of ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
- Believe every individual should have the opportunity to thrive.