Restructuring & Recovery Services Senior Manager

At S&W, we help our clients thrive by simplifying the complex, illuminating new paths, and shaping solutions that make a difference. As one of the UK’s top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, we have been a trusted partner since 1881—helping businesses and individuals meet challenges and seize opportunities across generations.

Built on expertise and driven by ambition, we provide a comprehensive range of services, including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance, corporate finance, and restructuring. We are defined by our purpose—to help navigate challenges, unlock potential, and achieve the extraordinary.

Job Description

What will you be doing?

We’re seeking a talented individual to join our Restructuring & Recovery Services team in London. To provide a high level of expert support to partners and directors, including the supervision of restructuring and recovery processes through from planning to review and completion.

As Restructuring & Recovery Services Senior Manager, your responsibilities will include among others

• Maintain a portfolio of insolvency cases and ensure cases are efficiently and proactively progressed.
• Participate in independent business review, and other advisory, work as required.
• Liaison with appointee and other staff where appropriate to ensure all are kept up to date with relevant issues.
• Ensure staff are briefed and motivated in order to complete cases efficiently.
• Review and supervise staff work and comment constructively on their performance.
• Take a central role in developing staff and self through on-the-job experience.
• Ensure all work is reviewed. Ensure files are completed to a state suitable for review.
• Identify opportunities where we may be able to provide further services.
• To assist the partner/director in ensuring that stakeholder needs are met and that the range of our services is extended.
• Where possible, the service level expectations of stakeholders should be exceeded.
• Attend marketing events where appropriate and bring/develop own network of potential work sources.
• Review statutory documents for compliance with Insolvency regulations and relevant standards.
• Prepare case reviews and brief partners on work carried out and business issues.
• Manage WIP and debtors on a client by client basis.
• Be a positive influence in the team and in embracing and driving change where needed.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you should

• Substantial experience of corporate (administration/liquidation) and property (LPA) insolvencies is necessary.
• Knowledge of insolvency legislation and other statutory requirements.
• Quick to learn/adapt to new procedures/situations.
• Ability to organise and to be able to work on several different assignments at one time.

Professional

Qualifications

and Education

• Qualified accountant and/or JIEB.

Additional Information

As a colleague here at S&W you will have access to benefits that include

• Competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contribution
• Hybrid working model (role dependent)
• Generous holiday package
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Shared parental leave
• Fully funded training towards professional

  qualifications

• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Eye care support

We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At S&W we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.

We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.