Senior Associate, Restructuring Advisory

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

Requirements

• 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..

Benefits

• Private Healthcare Plan
• Dental Insurance
• Pension Plans
• Life Assurance
• Training & Development
• Employee Assistance Programme - Counselling