Manager - Restructuring Advisory (Hiring Immediately)

Company Description

About FRP

At FRP, we are a leading national business advisory firm based in the UK. With over 900 team members, including more than 100 partners, we specialise in Corporate Finance, Debt Advisory, Forensic Services, Financial Advisory, Restructuring Advisory and Real Estate Advisory . Operating from 35 offices across the UK, Isle of Man and Cyprus, we are dedicated to helping clients navigate complex and difficult situations to create, preserve, and recover value.

Our approach is known for being honest, clear, and considered. We provide strategic solutions that cater to a broad range of businesses, from multinational organisations to small enterprises. Our commitment is to deliver expert advice and support, ensuring our clients can make informed decisions and achieve their goals.

Job Description

Role Overview

As a Manager within our Restructuring Advisory team, you will take a lead role in managing a portfolio of insolvency cases, including administrations, liquidations, receiverships, and CVAs, ensuring statutory compliance and stakeholder engagement throughout. You may also assist in the delivery of strategic advisory assignments to support distressed businesses. This role offers the opportunity to further develop leadership capabilities and contribute to both restructuring advisory and formal insolvency processes, with a focus on formal insolvency appointments.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of insolvency cases (administrations, CVLs, WUCs, CVAs, BKYs)
• Supervise case progression and ensure compliance with insolvency legislation
• Lead case planning, strategy, and execution with minimal supervision
• Draft and review high-quality reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders
• Liaise with stakeholders including directors, creditors, legal advisors, accountants and agents
• Liaise with other FRP teams where cross-pillar expertise and experience are required
• Attend client meetings and site visits
• Oversee asset realisation strategies and ensure recoveries are maximised, including via challenging antecedent transactions
• Undertake and review analysis and investigations into financial affairs and transactions, obtaining legal advice where required
• Identify and escalate potential risks and/or legal issues where appropriate
• Manage junior team members and contribute to their development
• Contribute to internal training, process improvement, and technical updates

Qualifications

• Degree-level education preferred; relevant professional qualifications (e.g. CPI, JIEB, ACA, ACCA) advantageous
• Proven experience in managing insolvency cases or restructuring assignments
• Strong technical knowledge of UK insolvency legislation and procedures
• Excellent written and report-writing skills
• Strong verbal communication and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent organisational and time management abilities
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; IPS experience desirable
• Collaborative team player with a proactive and adaptable approach that is capable of managing competing priorities and delivering under pressure

Additional Information

Our Values

• Straightforward : We provide clear, no-nonsense advice
• Confident : Our guidance is backed by expertise and evidence
• Pragmatic : We focus on practical solutions and tangible outcomes
• Real : We are professional yet approachable, understanding the challenges our clients face

Our Commitment to You and the Environment

At FRP Advisory Group, sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on building and maintaining meaningful, long-term relationships with all our stakeholders – including our employees, clients, and local communities – while also reducing our impact on the natural environment.

We are always striving to improve in all areas – whether it’s our people, our clients, our planet or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and diverse culture for our people. We maintain an Equal Opportunities Policy, ensuring that recruitment and employment decisions are based solely on the skills and experience required for our professional services — regardless of ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic. We believe every individual should have the opportunity to thrive.

Our learning and development programmes enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers. We aim to empower our team members to each achieve their potential.

We are committed to growing long-term relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients’ sustainability and success lead to our sustainability and success. We are emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.