Insolvency Assistant Manager (RRS)

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.

Key Responsibilities

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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