Are you looking to start your career in an exciting new field?
Our client is looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join their Contentious Insolvency Team in London.
The successful candidate does not need to have experience, but must bring with them a positive attitude and be keen to learn in a dynamic environment.
Working as part of the dedicated Contentious Insolvency Team within the wider Restructuring Advisory team, the successful candidate will support colleagues on a wide range of administrative and investigative work across a range of corporate and personal insolvency cases.
The role will also be to provide general support to the team to meet clients' needs, with a view to developing and taking responsibility for your own portfolio of cases over time.
This is a great opportunity to join a well-established and experienced professional team based in London, where your career can grow.
Key Functions:
- Communicating with stakeholders including directors, shareholders, creditors, employees and bankrupts
- Preparation of statutory paperwork, reports and routine case correspondence using standard templates
- Assistance with the completion of case reviews and diary maintenance
- Assisting with the realisation of tangible and intangible assets including the collection of debts, in conjunction with agents as required
- Liaising with solicitors and accountants as required and seeking to develop long term relationships to benefit work delivery and future client opportunities
- Undertaking investigations into director conduct and the existence of assets
- Preparation of corporation tax and VAT returns
- Aiding in the preparation of estimated outcome statements and other documents for stakeholders including banks and other financial institutions
- Review of creditor claims and distribution of funds
- Completion of daily time sheet to record activities completed
- Providing ad-hoc administrative support to the team as required including electronic filing of all documentation
- Assist in complex investigational work
- Extracting and importing data, reviewing data
- Asset tracing, including cross-border and international work
Key Performance Indicators:
- Work completed to required standards in agreed timescales
- Documents prepared correctly and in line with standard documentation
- High level of support to team and colleagues
Key Skills Required:
- A degree from a credible university
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient numeracy and analytical skills
- Good organisational skills and ability to manage workflows
- Resilient and able to work under pressure to statutory deadlines
- Ability to adapt to different situations and work well in a team
- A strong academic background