Senior Manager – Restructuring Advisory in Birmingham

About FRP

At FRP, we are a leading national business advisory firm based in the UK. With over 900 team members, including more than 100 partners, we specialise in Corporate Finance, Debt Advisory, Forensic Services, Financial Advisory, Restructuring Advisory and Real Estate Advisory. Operating from 35 offices across the UK, Isle of Man and Cyprus, we are dedicated to helping clients navigate complex and difficult situations to create, preserve, and recover value. Our approach is known for being honest, clear, and considered. We provide strategic solutions that cater to a broad range of businesses, from multinational organisations to small enterprises. Our commitment is to deliver expert advice and support, ensuring our clients can make informed decisions and achieve their goals.

Role Overview

As a Senior Manager within our Restructuring Advisory team, you will play a pivotal role in delivering complex restructuring, turnaround, and insolvency solutions. You will be responsible for managing high-impact engagements, shaping strategic outcomes for distressed businesses, and contributing to the firm’s growth through strong client relationships and market insight. This role demands a seasoned professional with deep technical expertise, commercial acumen, and a proven track record of success in challenging and dynamic environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a diverse portfolio of restructuring and insolvency assignments across a range of sectors
• Play a key role in the delivery of strategic advice and practical solutions to distressed businesses
• Oversee a portfolio of insolvency cases (administrations, CVLs, WUCs, CVAs)
• Supervise case progression and ensure compliance with insolvency legislation
• Draft and review high-quality reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders
• Conduct financial analysis to underpin advice on financial restructuring, distressed M&A, and potential formal insolvency options
• Collaborate with legal, finance and operational teams to ensure seamless project delivery
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with clients, lenders and other key stakeholders
• Contribute to business development efforts, including proposal writing and market positioning
• Manage and develop junior team members, fostering a culture of learning and high performance
• Ensure all work complies with relevant legislation, professional standards and internal policies
• Take a lead role in high-impact, complex restructuring engagements, often involving cross-functional teams and senior-level stakeholders

Qualifications

• Degree educated; relevant professional qualifications (JIEB, ACA/ACCA) desirable
• Deep expertise in restructuring and insolvency developed within a professional services or advisory environment
• Strong technical knowledge of UK insolvency legislation and restructuring frameworks
• Excellent verbal and written communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent organisational and time management abilities
• Commercially astute with a solutions-focused mindset
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and insolvency case management systems (e.g., IPS)
• Collaborative team player with a proactive and adaptable approach that is capable of managing competing priorities and delivering under pressure

Additional Information

Our Values

• Straightforward: We provide clear, no-nonsense advice
• Confident: Our guidance is backed by expertise and evidence
• Pragmatic: We focus on practical solutions and tangible outcomes
• Real: We are professional yet approachable, understanding the challenges our clients face

Our Commitment to You and the Environment

At FRP Advisory Group, sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on building and maintaining meaningful, long-term relationships with all our stakeholders – including our employees, clients, and local communities – while also reducing our impact on the natural environment. We are always striving to improve in all areas – whether it’s our people, our clients, our planet or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and diverse culture for our people. We maintain an Equal Opportunities Policy, ensuring that recruitment and employment decisions are based solely on the skills and experience required for our professional services — regardless of ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic. We believe every individual should have the opportunity to thrive. Our learning and development programmes enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers. We aim to empower our team members to each achieve their potential. We are committed to growing long-term relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients’ sustainability and success lead to our sustainability and success. We are emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.