Senior Administrator - Personal Insolvency
The Organisation
Quantuma is an independent advisory firm serving the needs of mid-market and corporate companies, as well as their stakeholders. Our experts advise clients on business transactions, resolving business disputes, mitigating risk and managing operational as well as financial challenges.
We have deep experience and specialist expertise in restructuring and insolvency, corporate finance, forensic accounting and investigations, cross-border asset recovery and creditor services. We work alongside accountants, major law practices, private equity houses, lenders and regulators. Our 400-strong team operates from 28 offices across the UK, Cyprus, Mauritius, Dubai, the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Singapore, Hong Kong, and Vietnam.
The Role
Working within the Personal Insolvency team to ensure timely and accurate delivery of technical Personal Insolvency services on individual portfolios and provide guidance to more junior members of the team.
Key Responsibilities
* Plan control and pro-actively maintain a portfolio of personal insolvency cases.
* Have thorough knowledge of Bankruptcies and IVAs. Knowledge of corporate insolvency and their interaction with individuals would be a benefit.
* Draft necessary reports to unsecured creditors, secured creditors, creditors’ committees, and the Court.
* Deal with and adjudicate on retention of title, secured, preferential and unsecured claims with assistance if necessary.
* Attend at trading premises when necessary.
* Carry out investigations to uncover claims for preferences and transactions at undervalue.
* Prepare associated documentation for statutory meetings.
* Oversee or prepare accurate books and records inventories, and take responsibility for the safeguard, removal and storage of such from premises.
* Maximise asset realisations and ensure recoveries are pursued in a proactive and cost-effective way.
* Complete VAT returns and reclaims.
* Liaise with professional agents and advisors.
* Produce good quality reports and letters.
* Deal with various stakeholders by telephone and generate comprehensive and accurate file notes.
* Monitor, maintain and update checklists, together with IPS diary lines.
* Monitor costs to ensure that fees are drawn at appropriate stages, in accordance with resolutions passed by creditors.
* Deal with day-to-day correspondence, including non-standard items.
* Adhere to statutory compliance and current legislation (Insolvency Act), best practice and Quantuma policies and procedures.
* Participate in internal and external marketing events, building relationships with other firms.
General
* Complete assignments for Managers and MDs to the required level.
* Manage workflow and delegate appropriate tasks.
* Attend or chair meetings, prepare minutes and follow through on the action points arising.
* Mentor trainees, including managing delegation and on-the-job training, and review their work.
* Maintain referrer and client relationships and confidentiality.
Reporting, Relationships & Management
* Report to Assistant Managers, Managers, Directors and Partners.
* Delegate work to Trainees and Administrators.
* Manage a caseload of own cases in addition to assisting others in the team.
Qualifications / Experience / Technical Skills Required
* Minimum of 3 years insolvency experience required.
* Working towards or CPI qualified.
* Good compliance skills with limited supervision.
* Ability to anticipate and communicate problems to others in the team.
* Effective use of IT including Excel, Word, Outlook, IPS and VC.
* Maintain high professional standards of conduct and practice.
* Apply knowledge of Quantuma, industry, markets and core client base, highlighting potential business opportunities to line manager.
* Able to organise and manage time efficiently and effectively whilst being flexible.
* Build rapport with peers internally and externally.
* Aware of relevant financial targets and constraints and contribute to achieving these, keeping line manager informed of progress.
* Convert options into recommendations and resolutions.
* Understand the need for continuous learning.
Quantuma offers a competitive salary and benefits package and superb long-term opportunities for career progression.
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