Turnaround & Restructuring Assistant Manager

Overview

As an Assistant Manager in Grant Thornton’s Turnaround and Restructuring Team, you support lenders, investors and management through challenging periods with pragmatic restructuring solutions. You’ll work on investigations, options assessments and contingency planning, moving toward quick, value-maximising outcomes for creditors and stakeholders. You’ll develop your network, contribute to client pitches and internal presentations, and lead junior staff while applying technical knowledge to real-world cases. This role blends advisory impact with professional growth in a collaborative, inclusive culture.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working options
• support for work-life balance
• inclusive culture
• opportunities for secondments
• charitable fundraising and social impact
• career development and training

Responsibilities

• Understand market developments and competitive landscape
• Provide recommendations for negotiations and origination activities
• Contribute to internal and external presentations for department and firm
• Build and nurture internal and external networks
• Participate in events and training to promote restructuring services
• Apply technical knowledge to client contexts and resolve problems efficiently
• Provide clear recommendations to managers and develop options for clients
• Balance information/data with quick client decisions
• Manage junior staff, coach and address performance, ensuring development opportunities

Key requirements

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA)
• High level of commercial acumen
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

• Commercial acumen
• Networking and relationship-building
• Coaching and people management
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Restructuring/turnaround advisory knowledge

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