Assistant Manager, Restructuring (Newcastle, Leeds or Manchester)

• Restructuring advice to companies who are under performing or experiencing liquidity problems, and/or to their key stakeholders;
• Accelerated M&A advice through the acquisition or sale of companies with a need for turnaround;
• Turnaround support (including cost reduction and working capital improvement);
• Options reviews to help businesses and/or their stakeholders take the correct action;
• Cash forecasting & management;
• Advice to trustees of defined benefit pension schemes, where a funding deficit requires to be met by the sponsoring employer; and
• All forms of corporate insolvency appointments to entities from sole traders to partnerships, limited companies and PLCs.
• There will also be the opportunity to work with our wider UK team on insolvency assignments, often on some of the highest profile businesses in the UK.

• Work in engagement teams of typically 3 to 6 people, supporting senior team members on a range of service lines.
• Build strong, trusted adviser relationships with senior management and mid-level executives and other key stakeholders in engagements (including lawyers and contacts at banks and other lenders).
• Understand objectives of a workstream and integrate individual contributions, whilst being aware of the broader nature of the project. This includes delivering tasks efficiently and effectively, demonstrating responsibility and self-direction by taking initiative, seeking direction and accepting challenging requests to assist with delivering excellent results for clients.
• Follow internal processes to ensure risks are managed, outputs are to a high standard and budgets are met.
• On relevant assignments, oversee work as the main point of contact with the client, reporting back to engagement leaders and other senior staff.
• Undertake detailed analysis to present robust advice to client teams.
• Appraise challenging & fast developing situations and look to develop innovative solutions and assess options for businesses and their stakeholders, which in certain instances may involve consideration of formal insolvency processes.
• Help organise and attend BD events and meetings, building and expanding own network amongst internal and external peers.
• Play an active role within the team, proactively contributing to team success and seek opportunities to participate in local team initiatives which promote Interpath values.
• Contribute to the development of junior staff on assignments by providing feedback and sharing knowledge with colleagues.

• ACA / ACCA (or equivalent) qualified or background in the Restructuring profession.
• Desire to build wide insolvency skillsets and develop knowledge of all Restructuring offerings.
• Ability to communicate well across a range of operational and financial staff at all levels. This is also often in challenging circumstances given the financial positions of the organisations we typically work with.
• Good organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage your own work streams.
• Strong commercial and business acumen.
• Ability to work innovatively with a track record of being able to ‘self-start’ whilst also capable of effective delegation.
• Willingness to embrace work across all sectors and potentially undertake some travel.
• A positive team influence and achievements beyond the realms of project work including development and mentoring of junior team members.
• Drive and enthusiasm.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (including Outlook, Excel, Word and Powerpoint).

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