Manager/ Associate Director, Financial Advisory in Leeds

This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside our established team who will support you to utilise and enhance your advisory and insolvency skills and experience. You will work alongside some of the most experienced practitioners in the field advising the boards, management teams, lenders and shareholders of companies which are underperforming and/or facing any financial stress. Our North team has recently led a number of high profile regional insolvencies, as well as working on complex and challenging advisory assignments. We work with a full spectrum of companies from SME to PLC.

As a Manager / Associate Director in the team, you will have the opportunity to work and lead on a diverse range of engagements across all sectors, with plenty of responsibility for leading workstreams, managing junior staff and supporting Directors and Senior Managing Directors in client‑facing delivery.

• Manage parts of the engagement, including managing junior staff and providing support to the Senior Managing Director/ Director in managing external stakeholders.
• Providing comprehensive financial restructuring and cash management services to identify working capital and other cash flow improvements.
• Reviewing and stress‑testing integrated business plans, budgeting and forecasting models using a fact‑based, data‑driven approach.
• Develop, analyse and present Financial Advisory options using input from other teams.
• Produce high quality deliverables within planned timescales.
• Liaise with the company’s / lender’s legal advisors to understand key aspects of legal documentation and also drive any documentation processes.
• Developing and inputting into insolvency strategies.
• Delivering key aspects of insolvency assignments including trading, sales process, asset realisations, monitoring, reporting and liaising with the insolvency delivery team to ensure all statutory compliance completed.
• Apply an understanding of engagement economics, financial and risk management.
• Develops and maintains their own ‘distinctive’ client relationships.

• Build client relationship skills, sector knowledge and continue to develop leadership skills.
• Continue to build technical expertise, broader business advisory and people management skills.
• Understand the market, topical issues and our Financial Advisory propositions.

• Support practice and talent development.
• Provide on‑job coaching and development to staff.
• Develop junior staff outside of jobs through appraising and mentoring.
• Support wider Financial Advisory training initiatives.
• Manage diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution.
• Start to own elements of business development including actively supporting business development activities.
• Participate in existing business development programmes and key client accounts.
• Identify opportunities to expand jobs as well as opportunities to provide wider Teneo services to existing clients.
• Take responsibility for leading marketing initiatives aimed at specific channels to market, or events.
• Take sector focus responsibilities.

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalent), both time and exam qualified.
• Restructuring experience gained either as an advisor within a professional services company, consultancy or bank.
• Understanding of financial statements and related data to assess historical financial performance and future outlook for client companies and prospects.
• Good understanding of the restructuring marketplace, its trends, and key players.
• Very strong analytical skills, including: business analytics, business planning, short term cash flows, financing options.
• An understanding of insolvency legislation and practice, with experience working on insolvency assignments.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong project management skills, with ability to lead teams and develop people.
• Ability to conduct business in fluent oral and written English is a pre‑requisite.

The Financial Advisory Team at Teneo advises corporates, creditors and other financial stakeholders in all situations – from well‑performing to stressed. No two situations are the same, and our advice and approach is tailored to each set of circumstances and client.

What can we offer you?

• 25 days holiday (plus an additional 3 days holiday over Christmas and one day to celebrate DE&I)
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Cash benefits package
• Extensive investment in personal development & learning
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (depending on length of service) and shared parental leave
• Group Income Protection
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to work schemes
• Regular social, cultural and charitable activities

Teneo is committed to providing reasonable adjustments for qualified individuals with disabilities in our interview process. If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability, you may contact us.

Teneo are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We ensure that all employees and candidates are treated fairly and we strive to ensure that our company is representative of all sections of society.