Restructuring Director

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Grant Thornton’s Restructuring Team supports companies and their stakeholders to navigate periods of stress and distress with thoughtful, pragmatic solutions. We lead with curiosity - asking better questions and bringing fresh thinking to uncover proactive insights. Our team advises both creditors and companies - offering turnaround support, restructuring options, contingency planning and independent business reviews. We also deliver formal insolvency appointments and act as expert witnesses when needed.

You’ll be joining a diverse and growing team that is passionate about understanding what matters most to our clients. Being part of a national team based in London presents an opportunity to work across the UK as well as further afield and you’ll be supported to develop your career. The restructuring landscape is constantly evolving, so we don’t just react—we ask better questions, challenge assumptions and help clients move forward with confidence.

As a Director, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of case work with minimal partner involvement. Leading the preparation and delivery of pitches for new assignments, proposing relevant, commercial and innovative solutions to client issues. You will take the role of lead contact for multiple client relationships, develop opportunities to win new work and identify and support the development of new products and services.

You will have experience in leading and delivering financial restructuring engagements, including creditor side advisory mandates, business reviews, turnarounds, winddowns, contingency planning and formal insolvency; taking responsibility for all aspects of delivery of case strategy, and delegating where appropriate. Act as an effective mentor to team members, enabling them to reach their full potential.

You will take responsibility for compliance, applying best practice, risk management, budgets and billing, providing a timely and profitable service in accordance with the highest professional standards and contributing to the continued growth and development of the department. Show interest in departmental management issues and takes on responsibility for discreet projects, as appropriate, whilst also balancing conflicting demands.

The minimum criteria you’ll need is to have: Minimum 10-15 years of relevant restructuring / distressed experience in a professional service or consulting firm environment. Have significant experience of managing projects, including Creditor side advisory mandates, Company side turnaround, independent business reviews, short-term cash flow reviews, accelerated sales processes, contingency planning and execution and insolvency appointments (including pre-packaged administration appointments). You’ll have a relevant accounting qualification (ACA, CA, ACCA, CIPFA or equivalent).

Creating an inclusive environment to grow, based on trust and flexibility, has been at the heart of our firm’s strategy for many years. Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton empowers all of us to be our authentic selves, because that’s when we’re at our best. Beyond the job, life is more than work. The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job.