Trainee Restructuring Administrator Apprentice

FRP ADVISORY TRADING LIMITED

Bristol (BS2 0HQ)

Closes on Wednesday 1 July 2026

Posted on 28 May 2026

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Summary

We are seeking a motivated individual to join our experienced Restructuring Advisory team in our Bristol office. This role is ideal for someone looking to start a career in the professional services sector, develop professional expertise and gain a recognised qualification while working. 

• Wage:

  £15,600 to £24,784.50, depending on your age

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• Training course: Professional accounting technician (level 4)
• Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:30pm, with a 1-hour unpaid lunch break.

  37 hours 30 minutes a week

• Start date:

  Tuesday 1 September 2026

• Duration:

  1 year 6 months

• Positions available:

  1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

The role is designed to combine hands-on, practical experience with formal training to deliver solvent liquidations (members’ voluntary liquidations, MVLs), administrations and other corporate restructuring solutions for SMEs and large groups, while working towards a Level 4 Professional Accounting Technician Apprenticeship with BPP.

As a Trainee Apprentice, you will work closely with the Restructuring team to support the efficient delivery of restructuring assignments, focusing on compliance, documentation, and communicating with multiple stakeholders.

As you develop and gain more experience, you will begin to start dealing with more complex case specific matters, taking on greater responsibility.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Perform office administration tasks including dealing with visitors and handling post
• Respond to incoming calls and correspondence and drafting letters and reports as required as part of the case management team
• Assist Managers and the wider team with their portfolio of cases including producing statutory paperwork and other legal documents, managing 'take on' administration processes and maintaining files
• Maintain the case management system and other software to document statutory compliance and transactions
• Diary management and scheduling meetings both internally and with clients
• Producing time cost summaries for statutory reports
• Answering main office phone during busy periods, transferring calls and passing on messages for staff members

Where you'll work

Kings Orchard
1 Queen Street
Bristol
BS2 0HQ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Training course

Professional accounting technician (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Collate and analyse financial information, and show how that information can be used most effectively to support value creation within an organisation.
• Apply accounting principles and adhere to legislation to ensure records are accurate and compliant with law or company policy when delivering accounting activities, such as the financial accounting of single entities, limited companies or partnerships or management accounting activities for an organisation.
• Apply professional scepticism when undertaking accounting activities to inform and evaluate decision making on the content of true and fair accounts, being alert to conditions that may indicate possible misstatement of financial information due to error or fraud, establishing the facts sensitively and being aware of unconscious bias.
• Interpret financial information for accounting purposes, such as using judgement to determine the correct way to report or account for transaction or undertaking ratio analysis.
• Participate in or support others with quality improvement activities, for example the improvement of personal working practices.
• Use software packages to assist with accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
• Deliver accounting tasks with a critical eye to transactions and trends, demonstrating a ‘right first time approach’.
• Use workload management principles to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks, and manage time effectively.
• Use accounting information to add value to the organisation through use of data visualisations, analysis and interpretation, and communicate financial information in a way that facilitates understanding for non-finance stakeholders.
• Communicate accounting information through a variety of media to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required, considering the risks and benefits to the organisation of social media and other digital applications.
• Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver accounting tasks, recognising the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Collate and analyse financial information, and show how that information can be used most effectively to support value creation within an organisation.
• Apply accounting principles and adhere to legislation to ensure records are accurate and compliant with law or company policy when delivering accounting activities, such as the financial accounting of single entities, limited companies or partnerships or management accounting activities for an organisation.
• Apply professional scepticism when undertaking accounting activities to inform and evaluate decision making on the content of true and fair accounts, being alert to conditions that may indicate possible misstatement of financial information due to error or fraud, establishing the facts sensitively and being aware of unconscious bias.
• Interpret financial information for accounting purposes, such as using judgement to determine the correct way to report or account for transaction or undertaking ratio analysis.
• Participate in or support others with quality improvement activities, for example the improvement of personal working practices.
• Use software packages to assist with accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
• Deliver accounting tasks with a critical eye to transactions and trends, demonstrating a ‘right first time approach’.
• Use workload management principles to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks, and manage time effectively.
• Use accounting information to add value to the organisation through use of data visualisations, analysis and interpretation, and communicate financial information in a way that facilitates understanding for non-finance stakeholders.
• Communicate accounting information through a variety of media to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required, considering the risks and benefits to the organisation of social media and other digital applications.
• Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver accounting tasks, recognising the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.

Training schedule

You will be working towards the Level 4 Professional Accounting Technician Apprenticeship which is delivered virtually and attending weekly online live teaching sessions with the training provider. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 5)
• Maths (grade 5)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Team working
• Initiative

About this employer

At FRP, we are a leading national business advisory firm based in the UK. With over 950 team members, including more than 100 partners, we specialise in Corporate Finance, Debt Advisory, Forensic Services, Financial Advisory and Restructuring Advisory. Operating from 35 offices across the UK, Isle of Man and Cyprus, we are dedicated to helping clients navigate complex and difficult situations to create, preserve, and recover value.

Our approach is known for being honest, clear, and considered. We provide strategic solutions that cater to a broad range of businesses, from multinational organisations to small enterprises. Our commitment is to deliver expert advice and support, ensuring our clients can make informed decisions and achieve their goals.

https://www.frpadvisory.com/about-us/who-we-are/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

• 25 days’ holiday
• Extra 1 day life event holiday leave
• Life cover 4 x salary
• Auto-enrol pension – currently 5% employer (whole salary) and employee 5% (qualifying range). Not matched

After this apprenticeship

On successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will earn a Level 4 Professional Accounting Technician qualification and further progression as an Insolvency Administrator. 

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000033877.

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Closes on Wednesday 1 July 2026

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