Recovery & Reorganisation Trainee

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

 Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Clients          

• Communicates effectively with clients’ staff with supervision from a Senior Associate. 
• Understands difficult situations and brings them to the attention of senior staff members. 
• Develops an understanding of the different requirements of stakeholders. 
• Is flexible to be able to travel to clients’ premises and to work or study away from home from time to time. 
• Promotes the Grant Thornton brand in their dealings with the stakeholders. 
• Develops an awareness of the professional standards expected. 
• Is aware of the importance of good client relations. 
• Represents Grant Thornton in a favourable light to clients. 

People 
 

• Identifies and actions opportunities for personal and professional development.
• Is proactive in developing their understanding of solvent and insolvent procedures through conducting their own research. 
• Acts as a role model for promoting the firm's values.
• Ensures that job review forms are completed on their performance on a regular basis and any identified areas of development are addressed after discussions with line manager. 
• Responsibility for ensuring own appraisal and job review forms are completed on time, and that a personal training plan is in place.
•  Required to communicate concerns upwards in a timely fashion. 
• Builds relationships within the team and within the firm. 
• Develops accounting, compliance and company secretarial knowledge. 
• Attends internal training events, including courses, to develop their skills and technical knowledge.
• For those undertaking professional exams, ensures they comply with the agreed training contract including preparation and maintenance of their student training record.

Operations and results 

• Case management and compliance: This is the key part of the role and in carrying it out, it is important to report to the Senior Associates on a regular basis to update them on progression and any other matters encountered.
• Develops an understanding of office and departmental procedures, including understanding of the basic functions of other Grant Thornton departments.
•  Assists in completing take on procedures including conflict checks, obtaining client due diligence, assisting in drafting engagement letters and setting up new clients.
• Able to research basic company information i.e. Jersey / Guernsey Registry, Companies House, Land Registry.
•  Ensures the files are up to date, at the requisite times during the case at the conclusion of an assignment. 
• Review a company’s books and records at the client, with a Senior Associate or a Manager. 
• Prepares and files appropriately statutory documents on appointment and throughout the case as instructed by the Senior Associate.
• Assists in departmental billing.
• Processes invoices and prepares payment vouchers for approval.
• Understands and effectively uses IPS for maintenance of up to date records on all cases. 
•  Prepares first drafts of basic letters, emails and reports to all relevant stakeholders. 
• Deals with phone calls. 
•  Appropriately records creditor claims. 
• Assists with distribution payments by completing the relevant checklists, preparing payments and liaising with banks, feeding information back to the Senior Associate as appropriate. 
• Prepares final meeting paperwork and correspondence.
•  Assists in archiving of client files.
• Assists in ad hoc projects. 
• Spots opportunities for improvement of departmental procedures and communicates them to the team.

 Markets

• Although not a core part of the role, there may be a requirement from time to time to get involved in activities that develop the R&R practice e.g. marketing events.

 Other Responsibilities:
 

• Accurately records time spent on cases. 
• Actively participates in team meetings.
• Takes ownership of tasks assigned to them and maintains their own to do list. 
• Raises concerns in respect of case progression.
• Obtains a relevant professional qualification, if applicable, in accordance with a signed training agreement.  

Qualifications/Experience:

Essential 

• School leaver: 112 UCAS points or equivalent / Graduate: Degree (2:1 or above) or equivalent.
• Willing and able to undertake a relevant accounting professional qualification and apply that knowledge to gain experience in the role

Desirable but not Essential

·         Previous recovery experience