Consultant / Senior Consultant, Company and Personal Insolvency

The role

This role supports the administration of corporate and personal insolvency appointments including liquidations, voluntary administrations, receiverships, bankruptcies and restructuring matters. The person will handle statutory compliance, investigations, stakeholder communication, financial analysis and asset realisation within the Australian insolvency framework.

What you will do

• Assisting with the day-to-day administration of corporate and personal insolvency appointments.
• Supporting managers, directors and appointees with case strategy and the progression of matters.
• Maintaining accurate physical and electronic case files.
• Updating case checklists and statutory diaries.
• Preparing and reviewing statutory lodgements with ASIC and the ATO.
• Monitoring and complying with statutory deadlines under the Corporations Act 2001, Bankruptcy Act 1966 and other relevant legislation.
• Preparing reports to creditors and other stakeholders.
• Drafting reports and updates to secured creditors.
• Responding to creditor queries and other correspondence.
• Liaising with directors, insolvent individuals, creditors, solicitors, agents, valuers, and other external stakeholders.

Required qualifications

• 1 to 2 years of corporate and personal insolvency experience gained in a specialist insolvency practice or accounting firm.
• Experience working with case management systems, such as IPS or similar.
• An understanding of the lifecycle of corporate and personal insolvency appointments.
• Familiarity with key statutory requirements, reporting obligations and compliance deadlines under the Australian insolvency framework.
• Strong written communication skills, with experience drafting correspondence, reports and statutory documents.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work.
• The ability to manage competing deadlines and prioritise tasks across multiple engagements.
• Strong commercial and risk awareness.
• Good financial analysis skills, including the ability to review and analyse financial statements and bank statements.
• Professional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• A strong, flexible work ethic and a practical, team-oriented approach.

Nice to have

• Relevant professional qualifications, or progress towards them, such as CPA or CA membership, ARITA Advanced Certification, or equivalent.
• Experience using AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot etc.)

About the company

Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. The firm has more than 1,600 employees located in 40+ offices around the world.