Insolvency Manager

Main job purpose

To manage a team with support of Directors to ensure an efficient and professional delivery of corporate insolvency services to clients.

Our culture

Lewis Business Recovery & Insolvency are a thriving firm of business recovery specialists and licensed insolvency practitioners, based in Leeds City Centre. Our ethos is to find the best solution for all parties, and promote continuity of business and employment, whilst offering an excellent service at a reasonable cost.

Most of our work is referred to us by accountants, whom we hold strong relationships built upon trust and confidence.

Since incorporation in 2013, we have grown the business organically by being good at what we do, and as a result of this we are looking for a confident, enthusiastic, outgoing individual to compliment our existing team.

For further details about our firm, please visit our website.

Key duties and responsibilities

• To manage a team of technical staff and oversee case progression, statutory compliance, billing and production targets
• To manage a case load of formal insolvency appointments across all areas (mostly corporate),
• Providing support and assistance to case administrators
• Administer some larger complex cases, from initial advice through to case closure
• Reporting to secured creditors
• Manage on site trading where required
• Review letters and reports prepared by other team members
• Deal with day to day correspondence, including non-standard correspondence.
• Lead statutory investigations, and pursuing antecedent transactions
• Ensure the firm adheres to statutory compliance, and best practice in accordance with current legislation and Statements of Insolvency Practice
• Maintain and update IPS case tasks
• Prepare and review CDDA reports
• Manage external relationships with agents, solicitors, accountants, asset based lenders and bankers
• Prepare supporting documents for sale contracts
• Attend and assist at meetings both in and out of the office when required
• Participate in internal and external marketing events
• Delegate work to, and provide ongoing training and support to technical staff

Reporting, relationships & management

• Support other staff, including training and delegation to colleagues
• Assist Directors in meetings and marketing activities
• Report on progress of cases to IP

Qualifications & experience

• Qualification of CPI/JIEB is preferable, though not essential
• Qualification of AAT, ACA or ACCA is preferable, though not essential
• It is expected that the successful candidate will possess experience in excess of 5 years of working in a firm of licensed insolvency practitioners

Technical, training & skill levels

• Good IT skills including experience in using Excel, Word & IPS
• Takes pride in maintaining high professional standards of conduct and practice
• Self-motivated to keep up to date with changes in best practice and legislation
• The ability to organise and manage time efficiently and effectively whilst being flexible
• The ability to anticipate and communicate problems to others in the team
• Confident and good communication skills
• A professional manner including good interpersonal, telephone and letter writing skills
• Takes responsibility for work tasks and quality, managing own workload and deadlines
• The ability to prepare and comment upon trading cash flow and profit and loss account forecasts
• Keeps director updated on progress and highlights potential issues
• Shows enthusiasm and commitment to undertaking tasks as required and in particular in seeing tasks through to completion
• To provide leadership, direction and guidance to team members