Corporate Restructuring and Recovery - Senior Manager

Corporate finance, corporate restructuring, chartered accountant

Job Description As part of the expansion of our Restructuring & Recovery (R&R) team in Belfast, we are seeking an ambitious and commercially aware Senior Manager / Associate Director to join our leading team. The successful candidate will work closely with the Head of R&R, supporting the delivery of complex restructuring and formal insolvency assignments while gaining exposure to high-profile clients and engagements.

You will manage a portfolio of cases, including insolvencies, receiverships, and examiner ships, and you will play a pivotal role in advising clients on optimal capital structures, debt refinancing, and formal restructuring processes. This position offers a strong opportunity for progression, including support towards obtaining an Insolvency Practitioner (IP) licence, as applicable. Key Delivery Responsibilities You will support the Head of R&R and Directors on restructuring and formal insolvency assignments.

Case Management:
Take responsibility for day-to-day delivery of insolvency and restructuring assignments from planning to execution, including administrations, liquidations (CVL and compulsory), receiverships, and bankruptcies. Strategic Planning:
Develop and execute recovery strategies and implement solutions for underperforming businesses to determine the best outcome for stakeholders. Advisory:
Advise clients on balance sheet restructuring, working capital issues, and debt refinancing. Prepare and review financial analysis, investigations, and statutory documentation. Stakeholder Management:
Liaise with lenders, creditors, regulators and legal professionals. Operational Oversight & Team Management Oversee and provide direct supervision to junior team members, ensuring high-quality output and adherence to deadlines across multiple assignments simultaneously. Contribute to training and mentoring within the team. Guide junior team members and review their work to ensure effective case progression. Market & Business Development Support partners and directors in business development initiatives and pitching for new assignments.

Build and maintain relationships within the local Belfast and wider UK markets and across Grant Thornton Advisors’ international platform. Contribute to the firm’s profile through participation in networking events and professional forums. Requirements Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent professional qualification) or Insolvency Practitioner. 5 years’ experience in a professional services firm focusing on corporate recovery, restructuring and insolvency. Strong technical knowledge of formal restructuring processes, UK Insolvency Act and Companies Act frameworks.

Experience managing cases from initiation through to progression stages. Strong commercial awareness, excellent communication skills (written and verbal), and high-level IT proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Driven, with an ability to work on your own initiative, and capable of working in a fast-paced environment. Strong organisational and project management skills with experience engaging with creditors, lenders and management teams. Our Benefits Please follow this link for information on our generous benefits package.

Hays Client provides equitable opportunities for all our colleagues. We are a responsible, sustainable business where equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) are at the forefront of our workplace culture agenda, and today, we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs. People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied individuals present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued.

We are all at our best when we are able to be ourselves, and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm. We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet…