Senior Administrator

About FRP

FRP is a leading national business advisory firm based in the UK. With over 950 team members, including more than 100 partners, we specialise in Forensic Services, Corporate Finance, Debt Advisory, Financial Advisory, Restructuring Advisory and Real Estate Advisory. Operating from 33 offices across the UK, Isle of Man and Cyprus, we are dedicated to helping clients navigate complex and difficult situations to create, preserve, and recover value.

Our approach is known for being honest, clear, and considered. We provide strategic solutions that cater to a broad range of businesses, from multinational organisations to small enterprises. Our commitment is to deliver expert advice and support, ensuring our clients can make informed decisions and achieve their goals.

Role overview

FRP Advisory is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Administrator to join our restructuring department. The candidate will have a strong background in restructuring advisory and insolvency, including administrations, liquidations and bankruptcies, ideally with some previous experience in investigations and insolvency litigation.

This role involves the development and execution of asset recovery strategies in insolvency cases, coordinating with various stakeholders, and ensuring the smooth progression of the team’s contentious caseload. 

Key Responsibilities include

• To assist with the pro-active administration of insolvency cases, comprising ADMs, Voluntary (MVL/CVL) and Compulsory Liquidations, Receiverships and CVAs, in accordance with specific timescales
• Drafting of Administration Proposals and Administration/Liquidation progress and closure reports
• Drafting of creditor correspondence including formal letters and emails
• Completion of all statutory tasks and formalities in accordance with set deadlines
• Understanding IPS diary management system and ensuring diary tasks are completed in accordance with relevant deadlines
• Assisting with the realisation of assets and ensuring recoveries of the same and documenting the IPs realisation strategy accordingly
• Monitoring, maintenance and up-dating of check lists on a weekly basis
• Taking personal responsibility to ensure that any tasks delegated by more senior staff are completed in a timely and professional manner
• Preparing accurate books and record inventories and taking responsibility for the safeguard and removal of such from companies’ premises
• Monitoring of fees to ensure they are drawn regularly and in accordance with resolutions passed by creditors

• Previous experience in corporate restructuring expected
• CII or other relevant insolvency professional qualifications desirable (or a keenness to undertake the CII or equivalent)
• Strong organisational and multitasking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and insolvency case management systems; knowledge of IPS (or IPS Cloud) expected
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy

Our Values

• Straightforward: We provide clear, no-nonsense advice
• Confident: Our guidance is backed by expertise and evidence
• Pragmatic: We focus on practical solutions and tangible outcomes
• Real: We are professional yet approachable, understanding the challenges our clients face

Our Commitment to You and the Environment

At FRP Advisory Group, sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on building and maintaining meaningful, long-term relationships with all our stakeholders - including our employees, clients, and local communities - while also reducing our impact on the natural environment.

We are always striving to improve in all areas - whether it’s our people, our clients, our planet or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and diverse culture for our people. We maintain an Equal Opportunities Policy, ensuring that recruitment and employment decisions are based solely on the skills and experience required for our professional services - regardless of ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic. We believe every individual should have the opportunity to thrive.

Our learning and development programmes enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers. We aim to empower our team members to each achieve their potential.

We are committed to growing long-term relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients’ sustainability and success lead to our sustainability and success. We are emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.