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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Director adept at winning and delivering work to join our Restructuring and Insolvency team. This senior position focuses on delivering and leading restructuring and insolvency assignments, cultivating relationships and winning business. There is also the opportunity for an Insolvency appointment-taking role for the right candidate.

Key Responsibilities:

• Restructuring and Insolvency projects: Advising clients and directors on options and strategies in solvent, distressed and insolvent situations; leading a portfolio of principally corporate insolvency cases; collaborating with partners to deliver solutions.
• Business Development: Cultivate and expand a network of intermediaries and referral contacts to identify and secure new business opportunities, whilst also delivering referral opportunities for the Restructuring and Insolvency team and the wider practice
• Project Coordination: Ensure assignments are delivered on time, within budget, and to high standards.
• Team Development: Managing and developing team members, overseeing resource planning, and supporting career growth.
• Leadership: Contributing to strategies and business plans, identifying new revenue and cross-selling opportunities.
• Collaboration: Working with internal teams to identify and support restructuring and insolvency opportunities.
• Technical Expertise: Sharing knowledge, ensuring risk management, and maintaining quality standards.

About You

• You’ll have extensive restructuring and insolvency experience
• Experience of leading teams and winning client work is essential
• Demonstrable leadership skills
• You’ll be ACA/ACCA qualified (or equivalent qualification)
• JIEB qualified
• A track record of winning work and capitalising on business development opportunities
• Strong communication and project management skills
• Results driven and strategic thinking are essential traits we’ll be seeking in the successful candidate

Why Bishop Fleming?! 

Bishop Fleming is an award-winning and certified Great Place to Work® provider of Audit, Accountancy, Tax and Advisory services in the South West and West Midlands. With a turnover of £48m, the firm saw growth of almost 15% over the last 12 months. Currently ranked fifth in the Accountancy Age Mid-Tier Power Index and is also the largest provider of audit services to multi-academy trusts in the academy sector.

From owner-managed businesses, SMEs, and large businesses; to entrepreneurs and private individuals; Bishop Fleming offers full services across a diverse range of sectors.

Bishop Fleming is also a member of Kreston Global, a global network of independent accounting firms in more than 100 countries.

With 9 offices, over 47 partners, and over 500 people, we have the capability and capacity to meet our clients’ needs. From owner-managed businesses to large businesses; to schools, not-for-profit and public sector organisations; and private clients we have the full-service expertise to advise our clients. 

If that’s not enough, we offer a fantastic range of benefits including: 

• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Extra time off at Christmas - in addition to your annual leave entitlement, we close between Christmas and New Year
• Hybrid working 
• A contributory Pension scheme 
• Life assurance 
• Simply Health cashback plan including access to 24/7 online GP service and counselling services 
• Perkbox discounts and rewards platform with over 4,00 perks and discounts 
• Yulife employee wellbeing app 
• Social events with active social committees that plan internal and external events  
• Numerous opportunities for development 

Please contact Sam Ford, Talent Acquisition Manager if you would like to discuss this opportunity further. 

We welcome applicants who would like the flexibility in their working arrangements, including working from home or part time working, which may help to accommodate parent or carer responsibilities, further studies and activities outside of work. 

We are committed to welcoming new people into an inclusive working environment, where everyone is given equal opportunity to reach their full potential.  We support a culture where people are valued and treated fairly with respect and differences are understood and celebrated.  

The more varied our workforce, the broader the expertise within our business. The broader our expertise, the greater our chances of innovation and success. That's why we're committed to equality of opportunity, diversity, and inclusion at every level. 

As part of our recruitment process and our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant working environment, we carry out background checks on all successful applicants. These checks will include verification of references, confirmation of right to work in the UK, and, where applicable, a standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Further details will be provided during the recruitment process