Restructuring & Insolvency - Cashier (12-month FTC)

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network providing audit & assurance, tax, and advisory services. Forvis Mazars in the UK spans 14 offices across the nation and has over 3,400 professionals, with 190 partners. We have a clear purpose and a shared commitment to shape a better future. You'll join a collaborative and inclusive team where you're supported to grow your skills, explore new opportunities, and contribute from day one. You'll work with a diverse client base, develop meaningful connections, and gain experience that extends beyond your local team. Together, we grow, belong and impact.

About The Team

The Advisory & Consulting Service Line is a rapidly growing, award winning and global group. You will be joining a team at the forefront of large international infrastructure projects, global M&A transactions, high-profile forensic investigations, business valuations, corporate restructuring and national creditor advisory services; all with the aim of adding value to clients by finding solutions to a wide range of financial issues. Our Advisory specialists help clients with raising finance for large infrastructure projects, advise on corporate acquisitions (both in the UK and cross border), restructure businesses to secure livelihoods and act as experts on high profile international investigations and disputes.

About The Role

Your role in the National Cashiering and Treasury Management team will be to support the Mazars' national Restructuring Services team. Our Restructuring Services team help and support businesses and their stakeholders, providing advice to business owners and directors whether in respect of business underperformance at the early stages of distress, all the way through to achieving the best outcome for creditors as part of a formal insolvency process. Working within a small and supportive national Cashiering and Treasury Management team, based in Bristol, your key tasks will include:

• Day to day management of a significant number of estate bank accounts
• Timely and accurate processing of requests from the Restructuring Services team
• Bank reconciliations
• Opening and closing of estate bank accounts
• Processing invoice payments electronically or by cheque, including accurate entry onto the Insolvency Practitioner Software (“IPS”)
• Processing distributions and generating dividend payments
• Checking accounts for receipts
• Banking cheque receipts and recording on IPS
• Processing electronic receipts onto IPS
• Processing journals/ adjustments through IPS
• Accurate maintenance of the cashier records on IPS and within the e-file
• Generating statutory R&P's when required
• Liaising with various banks in a professional manner
• Ensuring Cashier diary tasks are completed on time
• Assisting with any other reasonable cashiering requests when required
• Promote estate accounting best practice with colleagues
• Follow the firm's Treasury Policy
• Ensure compliance with Client Monies Rules

What We Are Looking For

• Experience within a similar cashiering/ treasury management role or accounts payable/receivables function is desirable. Previous Insolvency experience is beneficial, but on the job training will be provided.
• Interpersonal skills; the ability to build relationships with a foundation of trust and responsibility.
• Analytical skills; the ability to think critically, research and solve problems.
• Attention to detail and strong time-management skills.
• Commitment to self-development & learning.
• Affinity with our values; in particular, respect for individuals, diversity and integrity.
• Show vision, strategic perspective and focus on the achievement of longer-term goals.
• Maintain control and stability under pressure whilst recognising the deadline or urgency to be dealt with.
• Make confident and clear presentations.
• Being able to work well within a small team
• Accurate data entry skills
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Proficient in Microsoft Office

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Forvis Mazars diversity, equity and inclusion are central to our values. We value our people's unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experience, and know this diversity create better outcomes for our clients. We seek to attract, develop, and retain the best talent, inclusive of sex, ethnicity, disability, socio-economic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, and faith. We select candidates based on skills, knowledge, qualifications, and experience and aim to support all our team members to reach their potential. At Forvis Mazars, we promote an environment in which you cangrowyour skills,belongto a team that values your ideas, and make animpactthat matters.