Restructuring Executive (RRS)

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

What will you be doing?
We are seeking a talented individual to join our Restructuring & Recovery Services (RRS) team in London as Restructuring Executive. You will be working as part of a team that deals with businesses and individuals that have gone into an insolvency process such as liquidation or bankruptcy. The team\’s role is to recover value for creditors of the business or individual. The role involves supporting experienced staff with case management and compliance with both legal and best practice requirements. After a suitable period, there is the potential to work towards relevant professional qualifications, such as accounting or insolvency.

As Restructuring Executive, your responsibilities will include:

Client contact

• Occasional client contact in conjunction with managers.
• Dealing with creditor and other enquiries relating to insolvency cases.
• Dealing with external agents and advisers on routine matters.

Technical

• Perform work in line with legal and best practice requirements.
• Maintain physical and electronic records in formal insolvency cases.
• Understand and appreciate key commercial aspects of the insolvent company\’s business.

Organisational

• Administer a case portfolio, ensuring all statutory, regulatory and internal procedures are followed and deadlines are met.
• Provide regular progress reports to the manager including preparation of six monthly case reviews.
• Identify and discuss with manager issues/problems and agree and complete appropriate actions.
• Be able to work on several different assignments at one time.
• Setting up and maintenance of files.
• Assisting at meetings including preparation of minutes.
• Basic office administration, including filing, copying, casting and reading over documents.
• Drafting/preparation of documents required for statutory processes (e.g. notices of general meeting, circulars to creditors, progress reports).
• Maintenance of case checklists, reporting and compliance diary, and electronic case records.
• Drafting all routine case correspondence.
• Analytical review of information to facilitate case strategy or to fulfil reporting requirements.
• Dealing with creditor telephone enquiries.
• Collecting in the selling assets with the assistance of agents.

Development

• Attendance on courses.
• Technical reading.
• Familiarise and gain working knowledge of all regulatory and statutory requirements, including statements of Insolvency Practice and other best practices, Risk Management and Anti-Money Laundering requirements.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you should:

• Ability to organise to be able to work on several different assignments at one time. Required
• Experience in accounting and/or Microsoft Office advantageous but not essential. Preferred
• Numerically proficient. Required
• Keen and quick to learn. Required
• Demonstrable experience of working within the Insolvency sector is preferable. Preferred

Professional Qualifications and Education

• GCSEs in Maths & English Language at grade B or above.
• A minimum of 240 UCAS points (equivalent of 3 A-Levels at grade C) and/or AAT qualification.

Additional Information

As a colleague here at S&W you will have access to benefits that include:

• Private medical insurance.
• Life assurance.
• Pension contribution.
• Generous holiday package.
• Option to purchase additional holiday.
• Shared parental leave.
• Fully funded training towards professional qualifications.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Season ticket loan.
• Eye care support.

We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At S&W we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.

We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.

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