Role Specification
Job Title: / Junior Insolvency Administrator / Reports To:Partner / Senior Manager
Department: / KS&P / Location:St Albans
ABOUT THE FIRM
Kingston Smith has been helping clients build their business for more than 90 years. As chartered accountants and business advisers, we work with clients to understand their potential and ambitions, and provide all the information and support they need to achieve them. Most of our commercial client businesses are managed by the people who own them. We have over 65 partners and more than 420 professional staff focused in and around the London/South East region, where our commitment to the more entrepreneurial types of business has created long-lasting successes.
Kingston Smith & Partners LLP is the corporate recovery and insolvency arm of Kingston Smith LLP. Based in London, Redhill, Heathrow, Romford, West End and St Albans, we pride ourselves on giving realistic, pragmatic and commercial advice.
PURPOSE OF ROLE
- Role requires no prior experience within Insolvency/Corporate Recovery, but a demonstration of a basic understanding of insolvency principles and a desire to work in the corporate recovery sector.
- Assist case administrators and managers in carrying out instructions from Partners, meeting all statutory deadlines and progressing cases in a timely manner.
- An ability to manage own workloads to meet demands and communicate openly with progress on assignments.
- Support the Firm’s external networking occasionally and attending functions with clients.
- Seek to increase own technical knowledge by attending courses (R3 – Introduction to Insolvency), reading material and joining meetings.
- To progress to Administrator you will show a sound knowledge of both corporate and personal insolvency and an ability to manage multiple tasks accurately and within defined timeframes.
- The case load is predominantly corporate liquidation administration, along with some bankruptcy case work.
- Communication with creditors and clients.
KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Applying Technical Expertise- Seeks to increase own technical knowledge by attending courses, reading material and joining meetings
- Along with “on the job” training
- Proactive in seeking assistance and asking questions where required
- Prepared to 'have a go' and undertake work even if not encountered before
- Actively and consistently seeks out opportunities for more work
- Provides, ideas, suggestions and feedback within group discussion
- Prepared to question the norm; seek to add value to customary thinking
- Looks for opportunities to improve systems and processes
- Supports the Firm's external networking, attending functions with clients
- Conducts research into possible new appointments assisting office-holders
- Proactive in demonstrating the firms attributes and identifying possible opportunities for new work
- Reads and learns about wider insolvency industry related issues
- Engages politely and confidently with clients
- Shows commitment to clients and maintaining KS&P relationship
- Helps portray an image of confidence and professionalism
- Supports KS&P client / introducer events on occasion
- Ensures all statutory deadlines are met with the assistance of managers and training
NOTE TO RECRUITERS
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Salary Range: / Market Rate
Other benefits: / 22 days annual leave
Life cover
Critical Illness cover
Permanent Health Insurance
3% contributory pension – increasing with length of service
Subsidised dental cover
Interest free Season Ticket Loan
Childcare vouchers
Employee Assistance Programme
Salary reviews twice a year