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