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Insolvency Administrator - Firm of Accountants - Wolverhampton
We are currently recruiting for a firm of accountants in Wolverhampton who are looking for an Insolvency Administrator to join the team.
A career in Insolvency offers a diverse and dynamic experience. You will gain exposure to various industries, business sizes, and entrepreneurs, benefiting from close working relationships with senior team members and high-quality on-the-job training. Job satisfaction comes from being part of a successful team and making a difference for stakeholders, including directors, shareholders, employees, and creditors.
The Role: As an Insolvency Administrator, you will assist partners, directors, and managers with formal insolvency appointments.Key Responsibilities:
- Preparing documents for insolvency appointments.
- Assisting with financial reports, including declarations of solvency, statements of affairs, estimated outcome statements, and receipts and payment accounts.
- Preparing documents for Companies House, creditors, and members.
- Conducting relevant internet searches.
- Managing ongoing trading in administration assignments, including negotiating with suppliers, handling customer queries, and addressing staff matters, which may involve site attendance.
- Collecting and logging company records.
- Preparing progress and final reports.
- Investigating the conduct of directors.
- Assisting employees with claims for arrears of wages, redundancy pay, etc.
- Facilitating the sale of assets.
- Analysing and collecting book debts.
- Handling creditor queries, agreeing, and paying claims.
- Completing insurance questionnaires.
- Preparing tax returns, including VAT, Corporation Tax, RTI, and liaising with councils over council tax/business rates.
- Preparing receipts and payments vouchers for estate accounts.
- Ensuring key targets are met as per case diaries.
The Person:
- 2+ years industry experience
- Certificate of proficiency in Insolvency (CPI) / Certificate in Insolvency (CII - ICAEW) qualification highly advantageous
- Exposure to CVL’s and MVL’s from commencement to end highly desirable
- Accounting knowledge
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Confident but polite telephone manner
- Attention to detail with good organisation
- Working knowledge of IPS , Word and Excel
- A driving licence and use of own transport desirable though not essential
Benefits:
- Flexible working arrangements
- Welcoming company culture with low employee turnover
- The ability to 'buy’ additional holiday
- Further discretionary holiday over Christmas
- Birthday leave
- Flexible pensions
- Personal development programme
- Subsidised social events
- Smart Casual dress
- Incentive scheme for the introduction of new clients or employees
- Christmas/discretionary voucher scheme
