Senior Associate, Restructuring Advisory (Glasgow or Edinburgh)

We have an
opportunity that
ICAS qualified chartered accountant (or similar) eager to
progress their career in an exciting team embarking on a journey of growth
and expansion.
The role is aimed at individuals
with experience & an interest in both restructuring advisory remits and insolvency case
work, with the potential to specialise in the future and / or gain exposure
to other specialisms both in the UK and abroad. We provide a
variety of solutions to our clients that cover the entire spectrum of
businesses in Scotland, from Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) to
PLCs, from family businesses to Private Equity owned companies.
These include:
restructuring
advice to companies who are under performing or experiencing liquidity
problems, and/or to their key stakeholders (eg shareholders, funders, pension
schemes); turnaround support
(including cost reduction and working capital improvement); options reviews to
help businesses and/or their stakeholders take the correct action; accelerated M&A
advice through the acquisition or sale of businesses with a need for
turnaround; cash forecasting
& management; all forms of
corporate insolvency appointments; and design and implementation
of simplified corporate structures.
Key Accountabilities:
The
successful candidate will assist senior team members in delivering advisory
projects to clients facing difficult trading conditions and the potential of
financial loss and on implementing insolvency assignments.
In providing that assistance you will: Restructuring
advisory
analyse and
evaluate historic, current and projected financial data to identify key
trends; identify, consider
and challenge key assumptions in financial data and identify the main commercial
risks from the financial data, develop and undertake appropriate scenario and
sensitivity analysis, and comment thereon; contribute to the
development of strategies designed to meet our clients’ objectives; place your analysis
in the context of the business environment; draft reports for
presentation to company management and their key stakeholders; prepare marketing
material and due diligence packs for business sales processes; perform general
engagement administrative tasks; assist with
designing and implementing strategies in insolvency appointments, from pre-appointment
planning stages to closure, ensuring that all assets are identified,
ingathered, safeguarded, and realised for maximum net value; work with valuation
and marketing agents to realise assets; assist with trading
and / or wind down of operations; interact with the
appointees, appointers, directors, creditors, employees, and other relevant
stakeholders; prepare
correspondence, including emails, letters and reports, for third parties
including directors, creditors, and statutory bodies; investigate the
conduct of directors and understand the reasons for insolvency; ensure all
statutory and Interpath best practice requirements are adhered to and
compliance deadlines are achieved. participate in
business development events;
proactively develop
an internal and external network of contacts and work providers; undertake company
research and targeting; participate in
discussions on developing and improving our business.
Insolvency
remits You
will also support the team in developing and growing the practice in Scotland,
with the opportunity to do so across the UK too.
In particular, you will have the
opportunity to: You
will participate in your own personal development through:
working alongside a
highly experienced team. working with some
of the country’s most high-profile businesses; being part of a
growing business, giving you the opportunity to grow in role and work on a
range of projects to broaden experience; working day to day
with senior members of our team; working day to day
with ambitious, like-minded people
Exam qualified CA, ACCA or equivalent
Be committed,
enthusiastic, proactive, and conscientious in all aspects of your work. Have a demonstrable
interest in current business affairs. Be able to
demonstrate sound commercial and financial awareness. Be able to apply
common sense and strategic thinking on all business-related issues. Possess strong
interpersonal and communication skills, being able to deal with all parties
confidently and articulately (operational and financial, and at all levels)
in what can be stressed situations. Be able to
prioritise tasks effectively and manage multiple assignments simultaneously
whilst to ensuring that deadlines are met. Be able to produce
high quality, detailed and accurate work and reports. Be able to work
innovatively and ‘self-start’, either individually or as part of a team. Consistently
demonstrate a professional manner. Have a good knowledge of Microsoft Office
applications (including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint). Be mobile, flexible,
and willing to work on remits across Scotland and from time to time, in other
parts of the UK..
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