Manager, Restructuring

Location
Calgary, AB
 
Benefits
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Full job description
Who we are
You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Doane Grant Thornton. Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ about 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

As a Manager, Restructuring your responsibilities include:
Work with partners to execute CCAA mandates, receiverships corporate bankruptcies, proposals, informal restructurings, and related consulting engagements
Correspond with all related parties of an engagement (i.e. creditors, debtors, landlords, and related counsel and government agencies)
Hold meetings and resolve disputes with stakeholders as required
Assume full accountability for the management and execution of files to ensure brand excellence and dominant market share
Provide leadership and coaching to junior team members
Ensure complex disputes and issues are escalated for resolution
Assess the viability of diverse business entities in a variety of industries
Provide oversight and control of business operations and asset sales
Assess a variety of business issues and working as part of a team in formulating recommendations to the Court, and/or to various stakeholders
Prepare written reports to the Court and/or to other stakeholders, in accordance with the mandate of the file
Collaborate with legal counsel in dealing with the legal elements of each mandate to effectively communicate and negotiate with a number of stakeholders with diverse interests
Maintain positive relationships with other corporate restructuring professionals including lawyers and representatives of lending institutions
Take an active role in industry organizations, events and firm marketing initiatives
Maintain professional competence and stay current in all technical and legal elements of a corporate restructuring practice
Adhere to all firm risk management policies and take active steps to minimize the risk exposure to the firm
Other duties and projects as assigned

Doane Grant Thornton
If you’re a bit like us, you’re driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. Here we walk in others shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. At Doane Grant Thornton, you’ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. And when all this comes together, well that’s when the magic happens!
Want to learn more about who we are and how we live our purple every day? Read our colleagues’ stories at www.discoveryourpurple.ca

Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Manager, Restructuring? Like the colour purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we’re also hoping you can tick:
University Degree in Business or related field required
Ideally possess CPA, MBA, or CFA designation
Willingness to work towards a CIRP or LIT designation, which will be supported by Grant Thornton
Minimum of 3 - 4 years experience in accounting or finance roles with progressive experience
Knowledge of all insolvency proceedings
Strong financial modelling skills utilizing excel
Analysis of cash flows and preparation of 13-week cash flow forecast models
Able to work with minimum supervision
A strong aptitude to be a dynamic leader and ability to clearly communicate to a wide range of audiences including C-level executives, lawyers and lenders
Independent, intuitive thinker with the ability to apply accounting skills and business acumen in a variety of unique challenging, one-off, real time assignments
Experience in drafting Court reports and viability studies
Strong client development skills and enjoys the social aspects of marketing to key targets
Proficient with Microsoft Office suite
Ability to execute on deliverables in a deadline driven environment
Thrives in an entrepreneurial, fast paced and complex environment
Results oriented with a sense of urgency. Quick learner, self-starter and exudes a “can do” attitude
A strong ability to connect with and build relationships with key stakeholders and internal Grant Thornton team
Access to a car and possession of a valid driver’s license, and ability to travel to the US is required
At Doane Grant Thornton we’re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That’s our purpose. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.

What's in it for you?

Profit sharing, Flex days, RRSP contributions, Firmwide holiday closure, Wellness benefits, Concierge-like benefits, Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks, and more!

Our special culture shines through when we have the opportunity to connect in person. That’s why we’re working in a model where teams are required to be together in the office 4 days per week.

Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?

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Doane Grant Thornton is committed to employment equity, human rights and respectful workplace principles throughout the life cycle of employment, including at the recruitment and hiring stages. We welcome applications from members of all equity deserving groups, including persons with disabilities, women, racialized and/or Indigenous applicants. Should you require accommodation in relation to the recruitment process, please notify us by emailing careers@doane.gt.ca and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs. Read more