HEO(Q) Trainee Insolvency Examiner in Official Receiver Services, Croydon
| Posting date: | 17 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £40,040 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Salary will increase once you qualify by completing the Insolvency Service Official Receivers in-house training programme to the required standard which, we anticipate will be completed within 12 months for full time examiners. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 August 2025 |
| Location: | Croydon |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 417420/1 |
Summary
The Insolvency Service is a leading Government agency which plays a crucial role in providing essential services to the public and to business. The work we do is important to the proper functioning of markets, the economy in general and support for thousands of people each year who are in financial difficulty.
Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups underrepresented in our workforce. The Insolvency Service strives to ensure that the agency is a safe, inclusive, and welcoming place for everybody to bring their true self to work and to help the agency to achieve its diversity objectives. We have 10 active employee network groups available to join or become an ally, these include, Carers Network, Disability & Health, FACES Network Group, Grass Roots, LGBT+, Mind Matters, No Limits, Part Time Workers, The Shed, and Women’s Network Group.
We offer full-time, part-time, job share and flexible ways of working. We value capability, technical skills and experience and we place great emphasis on lifetime development to support our people. We encourage our employees to become more involved in areas they feel strongly about, whether it be for the benefit of the agency, though our Engagement network or in their own local communities via volunteering opportunities.
The Insolvency Service is a great place to work, learn and grow your career!
Some of the main tasks you will perform are:
- Analysing, interpreting and reviewing accounting records and other third party information to draw conclusions
- Identifying, protecting and realising assets to enable funds to be returned to creditors
- Visiting trading premises of sole traders and limited companies to conduct physical inspections, and in some cases close the business down
- Ensuring that those who are responsible for financial wrongdoing are identified and appropriate enforcement action is taken
Responsibilities
Are you a naturally inquisitive and curious person? Do you like to ask questions and get to the details? Are you eager to learn new things?
The Insolvency Examiner role is key to driving forward our business.
As an Examiner you will regularly conduct probing interviews with bankrupts and directors to investigate reasons for insolvency.
You will need to communicate effectively and sensitively with a wide range of customers to gain information, and you will have access to a variety of tools and resources to locate bankrupts, company directors and assets.
Successful candidates will be required to complete an internal training programme to the required standard within 12 months of appointment. We offer full-time, part-time, job share and flexible ways of working, and we are committed to supporting all employees in meeting this requirement and will work with the successful candidate to agree a suitable development plan that aligns with their working pattern.
We are recruiting 31 Trainee Examiners nationwide; therefore, the number of posts may increase at some locations as we will make final decisions on exact numbers per office once all the campaigns conclude.
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