Main duties

Reporting to the managers in the team, the Senior Administrator will have responsibility for his or her own caseload. The work will involve the general administration and management of case work for:

• Administrations
• Members Voluntary Liquidations
• Creditors Voluntary Liquidations
• Compulsory Liquidations
• Company Voluntary Arrangements
• Bankruptcies
• Individual Voluntary Arrangements
• Restructuring and other non formal appointments

The role will involve assisting the managers or partners with placing companies into administration or insolvent liquidation, drafting administration proposals, preparing the declaration of solvency and paperwork for MVL's, interviewing directors, undertaking investigations into companies and individuals, preparing conduct reports, communicating with creditors and debtors, preparation of both annual and final reports to interested parties (including making distributions where appropriate) and ensuring compliance with the relevant legislation and best practice.

Equipment/Software Packages used

• Microsoft Outlook
• Word and Excel

Experience of the following packages would be useful but not essential:

• Turnkey Insolvency Practitioners System
• Docusoft (Document Management System)

Qualifications/education required

• Minimum education to A Level standard

Experience required

• Minimum of three years' experience of insolvency procedures and administration sufficient to manage their own caseload.
• A good, up-to-date understanding of the technical and legislative aspects of insolvency is important.

Particular aptitudes/ skills required

• Organisation
• Strong client service ethic
• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written)
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to understand and meet client expectations
• Initiative
• Confident manner
• Enthusiastic

Values and behaviours

Our Values and behaviours are based on

We really want to attract and retain individuals who share our Values:

Together

The firm with the family feel. Express gratitude. Smile. Be humble and confident. Have fun.

Resilient

Change is imminent, and business is imperfect. Be open minded & agile. Assume positive intent and exercise the power of positive thinking.

Understanding

Each individual matters and will be heard and respected. Honesty, integrity, empathy and kindness are fundamental.

Supportive

We support what is important to you and show kindness in our behaviour to each other. We encourage each other to realise our potential.

Thrive!

We strive to be the best, innovate and always do exceptional work. That's who we are and what our clients deserve.

Mercer & Hole is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

Our people are our most valuable asset. We bring our life experiences, knowledge, creativity, and talents together at Mercer & Hole making it a unique place to work where all can safely thrive.