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As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions -- we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.
What does our Restructuring Advisory team do?
Our core Restructuring Advisory team work with organisations and their advisers, lenders, trustees and creditors to prevent, manage and address issues related to financial difficulty. This may include advice on how to develop an effective turnaround strategy. Where this is not possible, it may include realising value and optimising the outcome of a formal insolvency. More specifically, this can comprise:
- Monitor emerging financial risks;
- Secure an appropriate funding solution;
- Manage risk by simplifying corporate structure;
- Review defined benefit pension covenant strength;
- Preserve value on distressed real estate projects;
- Navigate an accelerated transaction where appropriate;
- In the event of an insolvency procedure, assisting all stakeholders in understanding and navigating the process;
- Identifying and realising assets for the benefit of an insolvent estate;
- Investigating the conduct of the company prior to insolvency;
- Assisting employees with claims and information relating to and arising from insolvency;
- Liaising with creditors, including secured, preferential and unsecured; and
- Identify and pursue potential claims after contentious insolvency.
- Our multi-disciplinary team deal withenforcement actions and local and international asset tracing, working withlegal advisers and forensic experts to identify and recover assets and to bringclaims against those accountable for fraud, misfeasance, or breach of duty. Wedeal with cross-border issues, complex litigation and numerous contentiousissues, as well as Liquidations and high-profile bankruptcies.
- RSM’s graduate apprenticeship in RestructuringAdvisory offers top quality career development. The depth of services andclients you’ll be exposed to will help you kick-start your career. You could beworking with a wide variety of organisations, including large listed financialinstitutions, national retail chains, and high-profile charities, as well assome of our international clients that operate throughout the UK and beyond.
- Alongside hands-on experience, you’llbenefit from on-the-job training from more senior members of the team and gainaccess to our internal training courses that will help you develop in the role.With our support, you’ll become a true trusted adviser to your clients in thefuture.
- We’re on the lookout for enthusiasticself-starters who are always up for a challenge. Restructuring Advisory is atechnically demanding discipline, so we look for students who are quick tograsp new subjects. It’s important to have an inquisitive mind and pay closeattention to detail. You’ll often need to review complex financial informationand report on any unusual transactions or patterns which you spot, so you’llneed excellent written and verbal communication skills. What separates us fromour competitors is the financial acumen we demonstrate, and we expect that rightfrom the start from our people.
- At RSM we work hard to create anenvironment where our people can make a difference - to themselves, theircareer, their teams, and to the success of our firm and clients. We support allour people to work flexibly, to manage their family and other responsibilitiesalongside their work commitments; we believe this is key to achieving aninspiring and fulfilling working environment.
We have a specialist Restructuring Delivery Team dedicated to increasing efficiency in delivering formal insolvency work. This offers the opportunity to spend several months on each stage of formal insolvencies, therefore increasing confidence and experience in each element within a short time frame. This provides great exposure to all areas of this work in a structured manner.
Our Special Investigations Restructuring Advisory team focus on contentious insolvency and fraud investigations with a demonstrated history of recovering assets from both the UK and overseas.
What can you expect?
At RSM, you’ll be a key member of our team from day one. You’ll get involved in client work very quickly, initially working as part of a larger team before taking on individual responsibility for projects. Once you’ve completed your initial professional qualifications, the complexity of your workload will increase, and you’ll have the opportunity to take on more individual responsibilities and get involved in more challenging issues. With us, you’ll have the space to grow and be challenged.
When you join this team, you’ll first work towards the CPI qualification (Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency) followed by the ACA qualification with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW), or your Chartered Accountancy (CA) qualification with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) or with Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI).
What we look for
If that sounds like you, we know you’ll enjoy being part of our team.
Diversity and inclusion at RSM
At RSM, inclusion and diversity are central to our values. We have an authentic focus on intentional inclusion, enabling our people to feel they can bring their whole self to work and ensuring everyone feels supported, respected and confident to make a valuable contribution.
To find out more, please visit our diversity and inclusion page on our careers website.
Our recruitment process
Please note, for those who perform well throughout our assessment process, should your first preference be unavailable, you could potentially be offered a role in another location or department. This would always be discussed with you in this instance.
RSM will only take one application into consideration per recruitment cycle. We do not accept multiple applications to different vacancies.
Entry requirements
At RSM, we don't just look for good exam results. We think passion, personality and originality are just as important.
You will need:
- 112 UCAS points across 3 A Levels or an equivalent level 3 qualification, or 104 UCAS points across 4 Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers or Irish Leaving Certificate (Higher Level);
- A predicted/obtained honours degree.
Please note, RSM does not accept General Studies, AS levels or the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ).
