Senior Insolvency Administrator

at  Mazars

Forvis Mazars’ Restructuring & Insolvency Services is looking for an experienced Senior Administrator to join our established team in Milton Keynes. You will work alongside an experienced group where your personal development is at the forefront of our culture. While the role is based in our Milton Keynes team, you may also have the opportunity to work with our Insolvency Practitioners in other regions as we operate as a national practice across all areas of restructuring, by embracing a hybrid working model.

JOB PURPOSE

The purpose of the role is to be a key member of our team responsible for a portfolio of corporate insolvency engagements with a particular focus on Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidations ("CVLs"), and Administrations (“ADMs”). You will be proactive in progressing those cases in conjunction with the case manager and officeholders.

JOB ROLE

The role will involve the following main activities and responsibilities (working within a team which comprises on each case, the appointed IP, case manager, junior administrator, plus others on larger cases):

• Being the principal contact within areas of work on your cases and dealing with day-to-day case related matters.
• Carrying out duties efficiently and to a high-quality standard in accordance with relevant legal and statutory obligations, SIPs and the firm’s procedures.
• Contributing to case progression and strategy and managing your own work stream, agreeing priorities with your manager, keeping the team informed of developments.
• Preparing all pre-appointment and post-appointment statutory notifications and preparing the initial drafts of reports to creditors.
• Preparation of fee estimates, assisting with the preparation of administration proposals, and drafting decision procedures to seek appropriate creditor approval.
• Assisting the case manager in the preparation of additional reports to key stakeholders.
• Assisting with areas of investigation work and completing checklists to meet the requirements of SIP2 and CDDA and contributing to reports for submission to the Insolvency Service.
• Assisting in maintaining the receipts and payments account, preparing vouchers for the cashier team to update the case cashbook.
• Assisting in the preparation of VAT returns, as required.
• Attending meetings, documenting discussion at meetings for the case file, including action points to follow up.
• Preparing file notes to document key decision-making in case strategy.
• Preparing case reviews in line with the firm’s policy, highlighting action points to be followed up.
• Liaising with specialist tax teams as required and assisting with VAT, PAYE and CT compliance.
• Ensuring each case checklist and diary are kept up to date.
• Dealing with creditor queries and correspondence, logging claims received.
• Assisting with progressing asset realisations, including liaising with agents and solicitors; and updating control schedules.
• Assisting the manager and IP with the marketing process when a business is offered for sale.
• Supervising and training the junior administrators.
• Opportunity to attend business development meetings and build your own peer network.