Senior Investigator

Job Description

Senior Investigator - Contentious Insolvency Division

 Hours: 9am to 5:30pm (37.5h pw)

Location: London - Hybrid (3 days in office and 2 days at home)

Contract: Permanent

About Us

Begbies Traynor Group plc is a leading listed UK advisory firm with expertise in business recovery, advisory and corporate finance, valuations, asset sales and property consultancy.

We deliver exceptional advice and support to clients from a comprehensive network of UK and offshore locations, with more than 1,200 colleagues.

Role

• Investigate multi-jurisdictional insolvency cases and identify avenues of potential recovery against company officers and 3rd parties;
• Conduct forensic reviews of company documents and accounting records;
• Conduct financial investigations into the affairs of the Company;
• Report on conduct of directors to Secretary of State;
• Interview company officers and made enquiries upon 3rd parties and government agencies;
• Identify potential heads of claims and compile evidence to support claims;
• Create case reports;
• Instruct and work with solicitors and counsel to draft relevant correspondence, statements, and applications;
• Attend case management meetings;
• Successfully obtain recovery on cases through settlement discussions, ADR, and trial;
• Assist in training of junior members of staff;

Requirements

• Proven track record of conducting insolvency investigations;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Strong knowledge of and ability to apply relevant provisions of applicable legislation (IA 1986 CDDA 1986 and CA 2006) to case facts;
• Strong drafting skills
• Knowledge of core accountancy principles and an ability to understand and interpret statutory and management accounts;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Ability to build and maintain working relationships with relevant stakeholders;
• Good communication skills;
• Proficient in use of standard IT packages including MS Office (Excel & Word)
• Understanding of UK tax regime

Are you interested? 

If you’re interested, then please get in touch, to apply all you need to do is… 

• Upload your CV  
• Briefly tell us why you’d be excited to join our team. 

We’d love to hear from you!