Business restructuring and insolvency jobs
Helping leaders choose the right path when the going gets tough
Join the team and you’ll turn complex, high-stakes situations into clear, practical plans. You’ll sit alongside clients at pivotal moments – asking the right questions, cutting through noise, and translating technical considerations into confident decisions.
What makes business restructuring so compelling is the variety and pace. From day one, you’ll be involved in live situations where the facts evolve quickly and the decisions matter – giving you a front‑row view of how businesses respond under pressure
The work can move quickly, but you won’t be expected to handle it alone. You’ll work with supportive colleagues – together sharing knowledge, planning ahead, and actively managing workloads – enabling you to do your best work.
We plan for a sustainable workload and work on a hybrid basis – a mix of time in the office and at home – shaped by the needs of our clients and the team.
A team in which you can thrive
The team have been recognised at national industry awards, including the Turnaround, Restructuring and Insolvency (TRI) Awards. That recognition includes individual success for Lucinda Coleman, alongside a team award for Inclusive and Sustainable Practice. This award highlights the values that underpin everything we do, from flexible working to structured learning, health support, volunteering days, and our robust ESG approach, we strive to create an environment where everyone can thrive.
Join us and you’ll learn from people who are respected across the market – and build experience on assignments that stand up to the highest professional standards.
Our current business restructuring job vacancies
There are no jobs currently available in this team.
We’ve always got new job opportunities in the pipeline.
You can email [email protected] outlining your experience and what you’re looking for and we’ll be in touch.
What will I be doing?
You’ll also be exposed to senior stakeholders early, often working directly with directors, lenders, lawyers and other advisers. The work calls for strong technical capability and commercial judgement, but also emotional intelligence – you’ll be solving complex problems, often to tight timescales, while working with people facing genuine uncertainty about jobs, livelihoods and businesses.
Your work will span the full restructuring lifecycle. Our work ranges from early-stage contingency planning to turnaround advice and liquidation. We support clients faced with debt, cashflow problems, county court judgements, statutory demands, winding up petitions and potential insolvency. You may also work on business and asset sales, claims and recoveries, and investigations.
You’ll help shape recommendations, support negotiations and turn analysis into clear actions. Wherever possible we work to stabilise businesses and protect value; where a formal process is the right route, we deliver it efficiently and with integrity, focused on practical outcomes. You’ll be supported by approachable partners and managers, and you’ll work closely with colleagues who are generous with their time and expertise.
Meet our business restructuring team
"PKF Francis Clark stood out because of its reputation in the region and the opportunities it offers trainees to learn and develop. I was particularly interested in business restructuring because of the problem-solving nature of the work and the variety that comes with every case being different."
Harry, ACA trainee accountantWho this role suits
It’s a team where broad experience really matters. Great advisers understand not just the numbers, but how a business operates day to day, how decisions land with different groups, and how competing interests can be balanced in a way that protects value and treats people fairly. If you enjoy problem solving, seeing the bigger picture and working across disciplines, you’ll find this a distinctive and rewarding part of the firm.
You’ll also work closely with our corporate finance colleagues. Many assignments involve accelerated M&A processes, strategic options reviews and debt refinancing – so you’ll gain exposure to transactions as well as turnaround and formal insolvency work.
We welcome both qualified accountants who are looking to specialise in restructuring and experienced insolvency professionals. These roles are suited to both candidates with traditional accountancy qualifications or specialist insolvency credentials (such as JIEB or CPI). We’ll provide technical training and broader leadership and management programmes to enable you to progress to more senior levels in your career. Prior restructuring or insolvency experience is helpful but not essential for all roles.
This role suits people who stay calm under pressure, enjoy getting to the heart of a problem and can communicate clearly with a wide range of stakeholders. You don’t need to have seen every situation before – but you do need curiosity, resilience and the confidence to ask good questions and turn analysis into practical next steps.
Business restructuring and insolvency jobs FAQs
You’ll get involved in live assignments from the outset. Your client exposure will build quickly, with opportunities to join meetings, calls and negotiations alongside more experienced colleagues – not just work behind the scenes.
It’s a blend of both. Much of our work is early-stage advisory, restructuring and turnaround support, with formal insolvency appointments when they are the right answer. The mix can shift over time depending on the market and what clients need.
Yes. We’ll support you with structured technical training, on-the-job learning, and funding and study support for both accountancy and insolvency qualifications.
We work with a wide range of clients, from owner-managed businesses to larger, more complex organisations, across multiple sectors. The situations can be commercially and emotionally challenging, which is exactly why the work is meaningful – you’ll help people make decisions when it matters most.