Job Description

Due to continued growth, we are looking for a Restructuring Assistant Manager to join our Transaction AdvisoryServices Department. This role will be attractive to individuals who have experience in the Corporate Restructuring industry and who enjoy working in a dynamic environment where they can make a positive impact by driving quality.

The team works on a diverse range of corporate assignments, including liquidations, receivership, SCARPS, examinerships and advisory engagements, both domestically and internationally. As an Assistant Manager within the team, you will have a lead role on such cases, taking responsibility for engagement deliverables, managing staff, liaising with and managing advisers and engaging with clients.

Successful candidates will have experience of corporate insolvency in a professional services background and be focused on meeting regulatory and department standards whilst operating in a commercially astute manner.

The role will provide an excellent opportunity to build a long-term and successful financial services career, and offers industry-leading opportunities for professional development and progression.

• Manage a variety of corporate restructuring and insolvency projects, both within Ireland and supporting our international offices (including but not limited to offices such as the Isle of Man, Gibraltar and Bermuda);
• Assess alternative strategic options and devise effective solutions for the realisation of diverse tangible and non-tangible assets;
• Understand and assess the interaction of differing insolvency processes, how they interact and operate together;
• Liaise with legal advisors, sales agents and other professionals in order to progress appointments and realise assets;
• Prepare and review reports for clients, stakeholders and creditors;
• Prepare and review cash flows, budgets, receipts and payment accounts and outcome statements;
• Determine creditor claims and rankings e.g. secured, preferential or unsecured / retention of title;
• Review and assess legal documents (agreements, contracts, etc.) to critically assess them as part of restructuring engagements;
• Oversee administration of insolvency processes e.g. returns to Companies’ Registration Office, notices of meetings, creditor proxies;
• Prepare and review basic tax returns (VAT and corporation tax), seeking assistance from the Tax Department where necessary;
• Manage solvent subsidiary companies, including realisation of assets and completion of financial statements and annual returns;
• Oversee all dealings with employees of subject companies, including relevant payments and ongoing supervision if necessary;
• Ensure all work is in accordance with relevant legislation, industry guidance and departmental standards;
• Manage staff to ensure assigned projects and tasks meet required deadlines and quality expectations; and
• Mentor and develop junior staff – our people and their careers are at the centre of everything we do.

Skills and Attributes

• Ideally, ACA / ACCA qualified or hold an equivalent professional qualification;
• 4+ years’ relevant corporate insolvency experience in a practice environment;
• Possess good working knowledge of insolvency legislation and legal precedents;
• Self-confident with strong interpersonal skills and an ability to build rapport at all levels;
• Ability to work across multiple engagements;
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal;
• Commercially aware with an ability to assimilate facts and make decisions based on same;
• Highly motivated, demonstrating a strong enthusiasm to take ownership of tasks and deliver work of exceptional standard;
• Excellent organisational and planning capabilities with an ability to manage a number of tasks, work under pressure and coordinate / manage the work load of a team / more junior staff members;
• Ability and desire to provide guidance to others; and
• Excellent attention to detail.

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Grant Thornton Ireland is rapidly approaching 3,000 people, in 9 offices across Ireland, Isle of Man, Gibraltar and Bermuda. With a presence in over 149 countries around the world and a global network of 73,000 people, we bring our clients the local knowledge, national expertise and global presence to help them succeed – wherever they’re located.

At GT, we work as trusted advisors, bringing local knowledge and national expertise, with a global presence, to help businesses succeed – wherever they are located. We make business more personal by investing in building relationships and empowering our clients to make the right decisions for their organisation now and for the future. Whether that is working with the public sector to build thriving communities, with regulators and financial institutions to build trust, or with a diverse range of businesses to help them achieve their goals, Grant Thornton Ireland work hard to support clients to act on the issues that matter.

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