Restructuring Core Advisory Analyst (CPI/CA) Graduate (Aug 2024)

About RSM

RSM is a multinational network of accounting firms forming the world's sixth-largest accountancy professional services network by revenue. RSM's member firms are independent accounting and advisory businesses, each of which practices in its own right and is unified as part of the network.

Your role

What does the Restructuring Advisory team do?

The core Restructuring Advisory team works with organizations 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 realizing value and optimizing the outcome of 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 realizing 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.

Training & development

Whether you join the core Restructuring Advisory team or Special Investigations team, you’ll enjoy a powerful combination of on-the-job learning and structured training – not to mention an impressive client list to work with. You’ll discover a culture that nurtures individuality and an environment where everyone is supported to reach their potential. With RSM, you’ll always be moving forward.

Benefits

RSM offers competitive salaries, benefits, and a working environment where you’re valued as part of the team. Benefits include:

• Employee Assistance Program
• Health and Dental Plans
• Pension Scheme
• Core Life Assurance & Critical Illness Cover
• Enhanced Family Leave Policies
• Holiday Trading
• And many more...

Career progression

RSM’s graduate apprenticeship in Restructuring Advisory offers top-quality career development. The depth of services and clients you’ll be exposed to will help you kick-start your career. You could be working with a wide variety of organizations, including large listed financial institutions, national retail chains, and high-profile charities, as well as some of the international clients that operate throughout the UK and beyond.

Work-life balance

RSM works hard to create an environment where its people can make a difference - to themselves, their career, their teams, and to the success of the firm and clients. The company supports all its people to work flexibly, and to manage their family and other responsibilities alongside their work commitments; They believe this is key to achieving an inspiring and fulfilling working environment.

Culture & vibe

RSM wants to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true selves to work. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That’s why they’re working together to ensure the firm’s principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.

About you

What RSM looks for:

• RSM is on the lookout for enthusiastic self-starters who are always up for a challenge.
• Restructuring Advisory is a technically demanding discipline, so RSM looks for students who are quick to grasp new subjects.
• It’s important to have an inquisitive mind and pay close attention to detail.
• You’ll often need to review complex financial information and report on any unusual transactions or patterns that you spot, so you’ll need excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• What separates the company from the competitors is the financial acumen RSM demonstrates and they expect that right from the start from its people.

You will need:

• 112 UCAS (new tariff) across 3 A Levels or an equivalent level 3 qualification or 104 UCAS (new tariff) across 4 Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers. Please note, that RSM does not accept General Studies, AS levels, or Extended Project Qualifications (EPQ).
• A predicted or obtained honours degree.

How to apply

Recruitment process:

• Please note, for those who perform well throughout the 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. RSM does not accept multiple applications for different vacancies.

Sources

The following sites were used in researching this page:

• rsmuk.com
• youtube.com