Assistant Manager or Manager

Work a 9-day fortnight with the same salary
- Interesting and challenging project-based work
- Wellington CBD + WFH

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Our Financial Advisory Services team is on the hunt for a problem solver with existing restructuring and insolvency experience to join our team. This role would suit someone in an Analyst or Senior-level role who wants to build a dynamic career in this space.

The Financial Advisory Services team works on assignments across New Zealand. Our work also has some exciting international elements, that we are looking to develop. The team is very tight-knit, emphasising quality and collaboration while enjoying each other’s company.

You will assist with the day-to-day delivery of a wide range of restructuring and insolvency assignments. Such as:

- Planning and executing formal insolvency engagements including receiverships, liquidations and voluntary administrations
- Executing tasks such as trading businesses, the sale of a business and asset realisation processes, close down and exit strategies, financial investigations, and developing and bringing legal claims
- Supervised engagement and correspondence with a range of stakeholders including employees, directors, IRD, creditors, suppliers, and shareholders to review and adjudicate on claims
- Undertaking investigative accounting reviews to diagnose issues, understand an entity’s financial position, and prospects, and advise stakeholders on the options available (this will include the preparation of data books and review/development of financial models)

In addition to the delivery of engagements, you will have the chance to build your brand in the market, developing and strengthening existing relationships with law firms, banks, government organisations, and other key referrers.

We also place a high emphasis on team players and want someone who will embrace the Grant Thornton behaviors to ensure we have an inclusive and high-performing workplace.

About you:

- Minimum 4+ years’ experience working in a CA or similar environment
- Experience in engagements from inception to closure
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to critically think and solve problems (from both a commercial and legal

perspective)
- Very good written and oral communication skills
- Strong financial modelling and data book preparation
- CA or CPA qualified preferred
- Previous exposure to a variety of organisations and industries
- A client-focused approach to work
- The ability to work as a part of a team but also autonomously

**About our company**
Grant Thornton New Zealand is a member of an ambitious global organisation providing audit, tax, and advisory services to dynamic organisations to unlock their growth potential. Our proactive teams led by approachable partners use insights, experience, and instinct to understand complex issues for privately owned, publicly listed, and public sector clients.

Our collaborative culture means we share ideas as well as the responsibility for making them happen, and our fresh thinking and agile working help businesses, communities, and our people to flourish.

**About Our Culture**
At Grant Thornton, we are committed to growing authentic and inclusive leaders who create a vibrant and innovative working environment that inspires and engage our people to perform to their potential. Our collaborative teams enjoy working together and ensure they are constantly learning, and exceeding client requirements and expectations as a result.

**Our Benefits**:
- For Managers - 5 weeks’ annual leave, plus carpark
- 9-day fortnight (with no reduction in salary)
- Competitive remuneration package
- A highly supportive team environment where you are encouraged to pave your own career path
- $1,040 per year for fitness & gym memberships
- A flexible working culture and working arrangements
- The ability to purchase up to 2 weeks extra leave per year
- A very active and fully funded social club including team sports
- A day to volunteer
- Professional memberships and continued education support
- Parental leave policy that includes additional parental leave, salary top-up, and a back-to-work coaching program
- Cultural swap days
- Dress for your day
- Laptop & mobile phone (you choose - iPhone or Samsung)
- To be considered for this role, you will need to be legally entitled to live and work in New Zealand. To be legally entitled to work in New Zealand, you should be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident or hold a valid work visa. Please check the New Zealand Immigration website for more information_