Alternatively, Grant Thornton
At Grant Thornton we do things differently - looking to the future, driving ambitious growth and pioneering positive change in our industry. Providing audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership. And we empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work life balance. A true alternative.
With over 5,000 people in the UK, and a presence in 150 global markets, we're on an ambitious journey, from great to exceptional, and we need the best people to help us achieve our potential. And with that comes the opportunity to help redefine what our industry looks like, and what you want from your career.
Job Description:
NEW GROUND WON’T BREAK ITSELF.
Advisory professionals are problem-solvers, strategists, and trusted partners. They help organisations navigate complex challenges, transform operations, and unlock growth.
In this role, your insights won't just support change - they'll drive it, helping clients make confident decisions in an evolving business landscape.
The Insolvency & Asset Recovery team works with businesses facing financial distress, helping them navigate complex restructuring, insolvency, and recovery processes. We support clients through administration, liquidation, and turnaround strategies, while also investigating financial irregularities and recovering assets. This team plays a critical role in protecting value and ensuring fair outcomes for stakeholders.
We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we’ll support you to balance your work and life.
A look into the role
As an Associate Director or Manager in our Insolvency & Asset Recovery team, you will have the opportunity to manage operational, financial and governance processes across multiple litigation funding portfolios, ensuring accurate modelling, effective funder reporting, robust treasury management and consistent governance oversight.
In this role you will:
Portfolio Operational Management
- Produce monthly budgets, billing schedules and fee forecasts.
- Conduct quarterly recovery reviews across active cases.
- Maintain quarterly updates of live deal models and track performance against budgets.
- Update live deal budget information and fund model data when required.
Financial Modelling
- Build, maintain and run financial models for live cases, valuations, pipeline assessments and strategic opportunities.
- Support modelling requirements for funding assessments, competitive analysis and other ad hoc commercial projects.
- Prepare presentations, analytical insights and management reporting for senior stakeholders.
Stakeholder & Fund Reporting
- Deliver regular reporting cycles to internal and external stakeholders.
- Produce dashboards, returns analyses, performance summaries and drawdown reviews.
- Manage funder queries and support both scheduled and ad hoc audit processes.
Treasury Activities
- Monitor fees and costs against approved budgets and prepare monthly settlement submissions.
- Update actual and forecast capital utilisation and maintain financial schedules.
- Manage invoicing, collections and cash‑tracking activities.
- Prepare capital call documentation and funding request materials.
- Support treasury and finance teams with forecasting and financial analysis.
Governance & Compliance
- Prepare quarterly governance packs for senior stakeholders and external partners.
- Coordinate governance processes including review cycles, updates and risk documentation.
- Maintain and review risk registers and governance records.
- Organise review panels for new opportunities, including agenda preparation and minute‑taking.
- Act as a key point of contact for internal audit and compliance reviews.
Knowing you’re right for us
To join us in this role, the minimum criteria you’ll need is experience within fund operations, financial reporting, insolvency, asset recovery, valuations or broader professional services, and the ability to analyse financial information and support portfolio‑level decision making.
It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don’t worry if you don’t tick every box, we’ll help you develop along the way.
- Strong financial modelling capability with advanced Excel proficiency.
- Experience preparing and analysing complex financial datasets.
- Familiarity with audit processes, funding cycles, capital management and treasury workflows.
- Experience coordinating governance processes, reporting cycles and stakeholder documentation.
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving ability with commercial awareness.
- High accuracy, strong attention to detail and consistent reporting standards.
- Ability to interpret detailed financial information and summarise key insights clearly.
- Experience managing budgets and monitoring financial constraints.
- Clear and professional communication skills, confident engaging senior stakeholders.
- Highly organised, able to manage multiple reporting cycles and competing deadlines.
- Collaborative, team‑focused approach with high levels of confidentiality and integrity.
- Ability to maintain appropriate independence when supporting governance responsibilities.
Knowing we’re right for you
The culture at Grant Thornton is what sets us apart, we’re known for our inclusive culture and creating environments where all our people can flourish. The things that set you apart, we value them, and this helps us all to perform at our best.
Our values are the unwavering principles that shape our daily behaviours and decisions, alongside our drive to do the right thing. We’re looking for people who align with our values and are purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind. You can learn more about our values in practice here.
It’s not just about our culture and values, in addition to a competitive salary and reward package, us you’ll also get:
- Tailored development programmes and access to coaching
- Flexible bank holidays – allowing you to celebrate the days that are important to you
- Benefits including pension, life assurance and private medical, additional holiday purchasing and health benefits
- Any benefits giving you access to shopping discounts, gym memberships, financial advice
And more. Visit our benefits section to read more.
How we work
We have a trust-based way of working, driven by responsible people who have the best interests of our firm and our clients at heart. Our how we work framework gives flexibility in where, how, and when we work to deliver the best results for our clients, whilst helping you keep a balance between work and life. Life is more than work, the things you do, and the people you’re with outside of work matter, that’s why we’re happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles. That is how it should be.
We’re looking for people who can help drive the business forward, who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what’s right, for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves. It’s how it should be.
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