FRP Advisory
Assistant Manager - Restructuring Advisory
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Assistant Manager - Restructuring Advisory
About FRP
FRP is a leading national business advisory firm based in the UK. With over 900 team members, including more than 100 partners, we specialise in Corporate Finance, Debt Advisory, Forensic Services, Financial Advisory, Restructuring Advisory and Real Estate Advisory. Operating from 35 offices across the UK, Isle of Man and Cyprus, we are dedicated to helping clients navigate complex and difficult situations to create, preserve, and recover value.
Our approach is known for being honest, clear, and considered. We provide strategic solutions that cater to a broad range of businesses, from multinational organisations to small enterprises. Our commitment is to deliver expert advice and support, ensuring our clients can make informed decisions and achieve their goals.
Job Description
Role overview
FRP Advisory is seeking a proactive and technically proficient Assistant Manager to join our Restructuring Advisory team. This role is suited to professionals with a strong foundation in insolvency casework and the ability to lead assignments, manage stakeholders, and mentor junior colleagues.
You will take ownership of a portfolio of corporate insolvency cases, including administrations, liquidations, and bankruptcies. You’ll be expected to lead case strategy, ensure compliance with statutory obligations, and contribute to business development and internal process improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Independently manage a portfolio of corporate insolvency cases (Trading and Pre-Pack ADMs, CVLs, and CVAs)
- Taking a lead role on smaller CVL/MVL/administration (pre-pack) engagements, managing the 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
- Confidence to carry out redundancies
- Ability to 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.
- Evidence an ability to 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
- Be able to work in a team, delegating both upwards and downwards depending on the task
- Be able to discharge VAT and Corporation Tax filing requirements
- Ability to understand, explain and produce cash flow forecasts, statement of affairs, estimated outcome statements
- Be able to train others as well as showing 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
- Experience approving payment requests and journals via TPS
- Contribute to internal training, process improvement, and technical updates
- Support business development initiatives and client relationship management
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Qualifications
- 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
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Our Values
- Straightforward: We provide clear, no-nonsense advice
- Confident: Our guidance is backed by expertise and evidence
- Pragmatic: We focus on practical solutions and tangible outcomes
- Real: We are professional yet approachable, understanding the challenges our clients face
Our Commitment to You and the Environment
At FRP Advisory Group, sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on building and maintaining meaningful, long-term relationships with all our stakeholders - including our employees, clients, and local communities - while also reducing our impact on the natural environment.
We are always striving to improve in all areas - whether it’s our people, our clients, our planet or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and diverse culture for our people. We maintain an Equal Opportunities Policy, ensuring that recruitment and employment decisions are based solely on the skills and experience required for our professional services - regardless of ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic. We believe every individual should have the opportunity to thrive.
Our learning and development programmes enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers. We aim to empower our team members to each achieve their potential.
We are committed to growing long-term relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients’ sustainability and success lead to our sustainability and success. We are emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.
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