At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage complex corporate restructuring projects and lead a dynamic team.
- Company: Join Doane Grant Thornton, a friendly and growing professional services firm.
- Benefits: Enjoy profit sharing, flexible days, wellness benefits, and summer remote work.
- Other info: Embrace a culture of collaboration and continuous growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact while building relationships in a supportive community.
- Qualifications: 3+ years of advisory experience and enrollment in CIRP Qualification Program.
The predicted salary is between 96800 - 133100 $ per year.
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. 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.
As a Manager, Restructuring, your duties and responsibilities will include:
- Service Delivery: Managing a complex corporate restructuring portfolio, effectively managing engagement files, including overseeing a professional, technical, and administrative team. Evaluating complex business issues and formulating recommendations for the Court and various stakeholders to maximize creditor recoveries while maintaining business viability where possible. Stakeholder communication and negotiation – effectively interact with stakeholders with diverse interests on file engagements (creditors, debtors, lawyers, lenders, etc.) for creditors and legal inquiries. Financial Oversight - Tracking project progress, milestones, and deadlines, reviewing invoices, preparing payments and handling trust account duties; preparing summary of receipts and disbursements for trust accounts. Ad Hoc projects utilizing your accounting skills and business acumen in a variety of unique, challenging, one-off, real-time assignments.
- Business Development: Building and maintaining positive relationships with other corporate restructuring professionals including lawyers, regulators, investors and representatives of lending institutions. Actively participate in industry organizations, events, firm marketing initiatives to generate new corporate restructuring opportunities. Demonstrated client development skills with a focus on building relationships and actively anticipating client and market needs. Enjoys the social aspect of marketing to key targets. Nurture alumni connections: Strengthen your professional network by maintaining relationships with alumni. Actively participate in professional, industry or community organization events.
Key Requirements:
- Education: Enrollment in the Chartered Insolvency and Restructuring Professional (CIRP) Qualification Program in preparation to obtain Licensed Insolvency Trustee (LIT). Completion of a Bachelor’s or advanced level degree (Masters) or professional accounting designation (CPA).
- Experience and Attributes: 3+ years of advisory experience in a Canadian professional services firm, leading and conducting complex corporate restructuring and insolvency proceedings, or equivalent professional experience. Possess comprehensive knowledge of insolvency proceedings and ability to attend client sites. Understands key performance indicators and financial reporting. Proficiency in File Acquisition/File Administration and File Closure. Exceptional communication and writing skills for stakeholder communication, report writing for Court and business overview reports. Develop connections with bankers, lawyers, trustees, and other potential referral sources to promote the firm. Uphold the firm’s ethical standards and code of conduct for Trustees. Strong management and leadership skills with the ability to be an active participant in the development of the team and the broader Advisory practice. Develop solutions with clients and co-workers through collaborative effort and discussion. Commitment to quality, excellence, and continual professional growth for yourself and for those you lead. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including exceptional interpersonal skills to earn the trust and confidence of clients and colleagues at all levels and influence decision-makers. Desire to learn and grow, and be an integral part of a team that puts “we before me”, where agility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back.
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.
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!
At Doane Grant Thornton, we believe compensation should reflect more than just market data—it should reflect you. Our salary ranges are reviewed annually, and where you land within the range depends on a mix of factors—your background, your skills, and how your contributions align with internal equity. To help start the conversation, the current salary range for this role is $96,800–$133,100 in Toronto. If the role is available in other locations, the range may differ to reflect local market factors.
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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