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 over 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.
Our Values
At Doane Grant Thornton we hold a strong commitment to collaboration, leadership, excellence, agility, respect, and responsibility.
Position Overview
You are a Corporate Restructuring professional ready to work at the centre of complex, high stakes restructuring mandates. As a Manager in our Corporate Restructuring practice, you lead critical client relationships and work closely nationally recognized insolvency leaders on some of the most impactful files across British Columbia. You bring a strong client focus and an entrepreneurial edge, you thrive in collaborative teams, and are motivated by building, whether that’s a practice, future leaders, or your own career path. There’s no pre-set roadmap here, your leadership, perspective, and ambition help define what comes next.
As Manager, Restructuring, your responsibilities include:
Service Delivery:
- Managing a complex corporate restructuring portfolio, and in so doing, effectively manage engagement files, including overseeing a professional, technical, and administrative team
- Evaluating complex business issues and formulate recommendations for the Court and various stakeholders to maximize creditor recoveries, while maintaining the 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 generate new corporate restructuring
- Maintaining positive relationships with other corporate restructuring professionals including lawyers and representatives of lending institutions
- 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
Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Senior Manager, Restructuring? Like the colour purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we’re also hoping you can tick:
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
- Insolvency Expertise: Possess comprehensive knowledge of insolvency proceedings and ability to attend client sites.
- Financial Acumen: 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 look-see business overview reports.
- Actively participate in professional, industry or community organizations events
- Expand brand reach: Develop connections with bankers, lawyers, trustees, and other potential referral sources to promote firm
- Ethical Compliance: 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. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.
What's in it for you?
At Doane Grant Thornton, we believe compensation should reflect more than just market data—it should reflect you. We’re serious about compensation. We benchmark regularly across a wide spectrum of roles, industries, sectors, and levels to ensure our ranges are both competitive and current. But we don’t stop there. We also consider the unique strengths, experiences, and impact each individual brings to the table. 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 $89,000–$135,000 in Vancouver. 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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