Manager - Restructuring Advisory - Contingency Planning (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 supporting distressed businesses through contingency planning, financial analysis, and strategic advisory engagements. You may also manage a portfolio of insolvency cases, including administrations, CVAs, and/or Restructuring Plans, ensuring statutory compliance and stakeholder engagement throughout. This role offers the opportunity to further develop leadership capabilities and contribute to both commercial restructuring and formal insolvency processes, with a focus on advisory engagements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead financial analysis, including estimated outcome statements, and cash flow modelling to deliver strategic options reviews and independent business reviews
• Draft and review high-quality reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders
• Supervise case progression and ensure compliance with insolvency legislation
• Liaise with clients, creditors, employees, legal advisors, and asset funders
• Liaise with other FRP teams where cross-pillar expertise and experience are needed
• Lead client meetings and site visits
• Oversee asset realisation strategies and recovery actions
• Identify and escalate legal issues where appropriate
• Manage junior team members and contribute to their development
• Utilise Microsoft Office and FRP in-house systems effectively

Qualifications

• Proven experience in restructuring advisory
• Strong understanding of insolvency legislation and case lifecycle
• Degree-level education preferred; relevant professional qualifications (e.g. CPI, JIEB) advantageous
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong organisational and time management abilities
• Strong in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; IPS experience desirable
• Collaborative team player with a proactive and adaptable approach

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.