SW Group
Insolvency Assistant Manager (RRS)
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Company Description
At S&W, we help our clients thrive by simplifying the complex, illuminating new paths, and shaping solutions that make a difference. As one of the UK’s top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, we have been a trusted partner since 1881—helping businesses and individuals meet challenges and seize opportunities across generations.
Built on expertise and driven by ambition, we provide a comprehensive range of services, including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance, corporate finance, and restructuring. We are defined by our purpose—to help navigate challenges, unlock potential, and achieve the extraordinary.
Job Description
Job Purpose
To assist with the supervision of the restructuring and recovery process through from planning to review and completion.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain a portfolio of insolvency cases and ensure cases are efficiently and proactively progressed.
- Participate in independent business review, and other advisory, work from time to time.
- Liaison with appointee and other staff where appropriate to ensure all are kept up to date with relevant issues.
- Ensure staff are briefed and motivated in order to complete cases efficiently.
- Review staff work and comment constructively on their performance.
- Provide training to staff through on-the-job experience.
- Ensure all work is reviewed. Ensure files are completed to a state suitable for review.
- Attend final meetings with clients and relevant manager or appointee.
- Identify opportunities where we may be able to provide further services.
- To assist the manager and partner/director in ensuring that client needs are met and that the range of our services is extended.
- Where possible, the service level expectations of our clients should be exceeded.
- Attend marketing events where appropriate.
- Review statutory documents for compliance with Insolvency regulations and relevant standards.
- Prepare case reviews and brief partners on work carried out and business issues.
- Assist managers and partners/directors to manage WIP and debtors on a client by client basis.
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Skills, Experience & Qualifications
- Experience of corporate (administration/liquidation) and property (LPA) insolvencies is necessary. Required
- Knowledge of insolvency rules and statutory requirements. Required
- Quick to learn/adapt to new procedures/situations. Required
- Ability to organise to be able to work on several different assignments at one time. Required
Professional Qualifications and Education
- Ideally C.P.I. qualified.
Key Competencies
- Planning and organising - to ensure all client work is carried out within the appropriate timescales through continual monitoring of progression of the work.
- Technical expertise - to ensure work is conducted to correct standard and is accurate and meaningful. To be able to answer technical queries and make technical decisions in conjunction with senior staff.
- Business writing - a high level of English/writing is required as the drafting of reports and other correspondence is a key aspect of the role.
- Commercial awareness - to have a good understanding of the commercial factors affecting a case and to be able to monitor the commercial effectiveness of work done by Evelyn Partners by reviewing costs against budget.
- Teamwork - working as a team with the partners, directors and staff to ensure the department as a whole meets its objectives and all client demands are exceeded and dealing with differences. Being able to work collegiately with others is essential.
- Problem solving - technical knowledge to resolve client issues and organisation to be flexible to meet client and partner/director demands.
- Customer focus - ensuring clients expectations are exceeded, by providing a first class service at all times.
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