Warner Scott

I am currently working on an excellent opportunity for a Restructuring & Insolvency Manager / Senior Manager to join an established and growing advisory practice based in Kent. This is a commercially focused position offering the opportunity to combine technical restructuring and insolvency work with a significant business development remit. The successful individual will play an important role in developing the firm's presence across Kent and the South East, building relationships with professional intermediaries and generating new business. The Role: Developing new business opportunities through an established network across Kent and the South East. Building and strengthening relationships with solicitors, accountants, lenders and other professional advisers. Generating leads, converting opportunities and contributing to fee income targets. Managing and advising on a range of corporate restructuring, insolvency and advisory assignments. Working closely with Insolvency Practitioners on complex engagements, including scoping assignments and agreeing fees. Contributing to proposals, pitches, networking and the wider growth strategy of the team. Managing client relationships, assignment budgets and developing more junior team members. The Person: At least five years' experience within Restructuring & Insolvency. Strong technical experience across both formal insolvency and advisory assignments. JIEB qualified, or working towards / keen to obtain the qualification. An established network of professional contacts across Kent and the South East would be advantageous. A proven ability or strong appetite for business development and winning new work. Commercially minded, with experience managing client relationships, budgets and fee recovery. Experience managing and developing teams. This is a particularly interesting opportunity for an experienced restructuring professional who enjoys the commercial side of the business and wants greater involvement in generating work, developing relationships and helping shape the future direction of a growing practice. If you are based in Kent or the surrounding areas and would be interested in exploring this opportunity, please get in touch for a confidential discussion.

Project Manager - Assurance Transformation & Technology Our client, a well-established UK professional services firm, is investing significantly in digital transformation and is looking to appoint a Project Manager to lead a number of technology and business-change initiatives across the firm. The first major project will be the implementation and rollout of the Inflo audit platform across the Assurance practice, before moving on to a broader programme of technology, automation and operational improvement projects. Reporting to the COO, you will work closely with senior stakeholders, Assurance leadership, operational teams and external technology providers to ensure projects are delivered successfully and embedded effectively across the business. Key responsibilities will include: • Leading technology and business-change projects from planning through to implementation • Managing the rollout, configuration, testing and deployment of the Inflo audit platform • Coordinating UAT, training, documentation and user adoption • Working with Audit and Compliance teams to align systems with audit methodology and regulatory requirements • Managing project plans, timelines, risks, issues and stakeholder communication • Identifying opportunities to improve workflows, efficiency and quality through technology and process redesign • Supporting wider digital-transformation initiatives following the initial Inflo implementation The ideal candidate will have: • A recognised accountancy qualification • Previous audit experience within a UK professional services or accountancy firm • Strong experience of Inflo audit technology , ideally including implementation or rollout • Experience delivering technology, systems or operational-change projects • A strong understanding of audit workflows and methodology • Excellent project management and senior stakeholder-management skills • Experience of cloud-based systems, integrations and/or data migrations • The ability to translate technical concepts clearly for non-technical stakeholders This would particularly suit a qualified accountant who started their career in audit but has developed a genuine interest in technology, transformation and improving operational workflows .

The firm works with a broad range of clients, including banks, lenders, private equity houses, investors, corporates and their professional advisers, providing support in distressed and time-critical situations The role will offer exposure to a varied range of work, including contentious insolvency, financial and operational restructuring, formal insolvency proceedings, asset recovery and investigations. You will take responsibility for managing engagements, preparing detailed reports for courts, creditors and other stakeholders, and working closely with clients and their advisers on complex matters. You will also play an important role in managing and developing junior team members, contributing to best practice and helping to build relationships with existing and prospective clients. The successful candidate will hold a formal insolvency or accounting qualification and have previous insolvency experience gained within an insolvency team at an accountancy firm or a specialist insolvency boutique. Experience of contentious insolvency, asset recovery and associated investigations would be particularly relevant. You will have strong analytical, financial and report-writing skills, sound commercial judgement and the ability to manage complex matters in a demanding environment. The role would suit an ambitious individual looking to build on their insolvency experience within an established international advisory business. This is an opportunity to work on challenging assignments across multiple industries and jurisdictions, with exposure to a broad range of stakeholders and complex situations.

This team advises companies, lenders, investors and other stakeholders when a business is under financial pressure. You'll be working on things like: Independent Business Reviews Refinancing and turnaround advisory Short term cash flow and options reviews Contingency planning Special Situations M&A You'll be working closely with senior colleagues and take day to day responsibility for a range of assignments, leading workstreams on the larger and more complex jobs. You'll look after client and stakeholder relationships, manage and develop junior team members, and own planning, financials, quality and delivery. You'll also write the first drafts of IBRs and other reports, and part of the job is questioning the numbers you're given rather than taking them at face value. Business development is part of the role too, so there'll be proposals, pitches and building your own network in the market. It's a collaborative team with a good mix of work, and people get the chance to lead early. The firm backs career development with proper mentoring and coaching, and works flexibly, with teams meeting in the office when it matters. Salary and benefits are competitive to be added . This role is only open to people with hands on advisory experience, and a background purely in insolvency appointments won't be enough. What you'll need: Restructuring advisory experience, including IBRs, from a professional services firm or restructuring boutique ICAEW or ACCA qualified, with the post qualified experience to match Strong financial analysis and Excel skills, and confidence picking apart a financial model Clear, well written reports and presentations Good working knowledge of Word and PowerPoint, and up to date knowledge of the regulatory and statutory requirements A self starter who is organised and works well in a team

This is a contract role to support a forensic accounting team. It is essential that the relevant applicant is fluent in Dutch and confident communicating with accountants and engineers, as well as reading and interpreting technical accounting and engineering documents. You will provide support and analysis for dispute valuations and expert witness reports. If you are a qualified accountant or engineer with experience in quant analysis Please apply to find out more