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How much do restructuring bankruptcy associate jobs pay per year?

As of May 31, 2026, the average yearly pay for restructuring bankruptcy associate in the United States is $111,745.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $83,000.00 and $137,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Restructuring Bankruptcy Associate, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Restructuring Bankruptcy Associate, you need a Juris Doctor (JD) degree, strong legal research and writing skills, and a solid understanding of bankruptcy law and financial restructuring. Familiarity with legal research databases like Westlaw and LexisNexis, as well as knowledge of court filing systems, is essential. Excellent analytical thinking, negotiation abilities, and effective communication with clients and stakeholders are standout soft skills. These competencies are crucial for navigating complex legal matters, managing cases efficiently, and achieving favorable outcomes for clients in high-pressure situations.

What are some common challenges faced by Restructuring Bankruptcy Associates in their daily work?

Restructuring Bankruptcy Associates often encounter the challenge of managing high volumes of complex case files, each with tight deadlines and shifting priorities. The role requires balancing detailed legal research and writing with client meetings, court appearances, and negotiations with multiple stakeholders, such as creditors and trustees. Associates must quickly adapt to evolving bankruptcy laws and frequently collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams, including finance and litigation experts, to devise effective restructuring strategies. This dynamic environment demands strong organizational skills, resilience under pressure, and clear communication to succeed.

What is a Restructuring Bankruptcy Associate?

A Restructuring Bankruptcy Associate is a legal professional, typically an attorney, who specializes in advising companies, creditors, or other stakeholders during financial distress, insolvency, and bankruptcy proceedings. They assist clients with legal strategies for restructuring debt, navigating Chapter 11 or other bankruptcy filings, and negotiating with creditors. Their work often includes drafting legal documents, conducting research, and representing clients in court or negotiations to help them achieve the best possible outcome during financial restructuring.

What is the difference between Restructuring Bankruptcy Associate vs Bankruptcy Litigation Associate?

AspectRestructuring Bankruptcy AssociateBankruptcy Litigation Associate
Primary FocusReorganizing distressed companies, negotiating restructuring plansHandling disputes and litigation related to bankruptcy cases
Work EnvironmentCorporate law firms, financial institutions, restructuring teamsLitigation departments, courtroom settings, dispute resolution teams
Required CredentialsJD, State Bar admission, strong understanding of bankruptcy lawJD, State Bar admission, strong litigation and courtroom skills

Restructuring Bankruptcy Associates focus on helping companies reorganize and negotiate debt restructuring plans, often working closely with financial stakeholders. Bankruptcy Litigation Associates, on the other hand, handle disputes and courtroom proceedings related to bankruptcy cases. Both roles require a JD and bar admission, but their daily tasks and work environments differ significantly.

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Infographic showing various Restructuring Bankruptcy Associate job openings in the United States as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 32% As Needed, 14% Full Time, 37% Temporary, and 17% Nights. Highlights an 88% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 8% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $111,745 per year, or $53.7 per hour.
Restructuring & Bankruptcy Accounting Senior Consultant

Restructuring & Bankruptcy Accounting Senior Consultant

Deloitte

Atlanta, GA • On-site

Other

Posted 10 days ago


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8.1

Company rating: 8.1 out of 10

Based on 86 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

58th of 138 rated financial services


Job description

Our Deloitte Strategy & Transactions team helps guide clients through their most critical moments and transformational initiatives. We offer comprehensive end-to-end support and advisory services, covering areas such as valuation modeling, cost optimization, restructuring, business design and transformation, infrastructure and real estate, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and sustainability. The team works closely with clients at every stage of their journey, helping them navigate challenges, avoid financial pitfalls, and implement practical solutions before, during, and after major transformational projects or transactions creating lasting impact.


Do you want to help clients through complex transactions? Are you a problem solver who wants to work with clients to figure out what lies behind the financial numbers? If so, Deloitte's Bankruptcy Accounting team could be the place for you! Our professionals are part of our Performance Improvement & Restructuring Offering, within our broader Strategy & Transactions practice. This specialized team brings technical accounting and operational experience, as well as a value-driven methodology to help our clients make the best decision for their mission. Deloitte's Bankruptcy Accounting team is a leader in helping organizations transform periods of financial difficulty or crisis into opportunities for business rejuvenation. They help companies implement Fresh-Start accounting by being on the ground, bringing specialists in bankruptcy, accounting and valuation, IT, and tax. From planning and systems readiness to implementation and validation, Deloitte's Fresh Start accounting specialists have experience managing some of the largest corporate bankruptcies in US history.

Recruiting for this role ends on 5/31/2026.

Work You'll Do

We assist companies in recording transactions during and upon emergence from bankruptcy, which is one of the most complex and demanding accounting challenges an organization may face. As a Senior Consultant within Bankruptcy Accounting, you will (but not be limited) to:

  • Gain experience with a large array of clients of varying sizes in different industries and locations

  • Have opportunity to interact with senior level management at clients and lead meetings and discussions

  • Take lead on building various models and reconciliations

  • Conduct technical accounting research

  • Identify opportunities for efficiencies in process and innovative approaches to completing scope of work

  • Maintain responsibility for completion and accuracy of work product

  • Participate in team problem solving efforts and offer ideas to solve client issues

  • Actively expand consulting skills and professional development through training courses, mentoring, and daily interaction with clients

The Team

Our Performance Improvement & Restructuring (PI&R) practice develops and leads enterprise-level Board and C-suite agendas for clients across the performance spectrum-healthy, underperforming, and distressed-to enhance margins, address financial challenges, and optimize cash flow in support of critical transformation initiatives.
The bankruptcy process and the related technical accounting requirements, determining the fair value of all the assets and liabilities of a business enterprise, and pushing the results down to every legal entity can be an enormous burden on financial, operational and systems management and their supporting teams. As part of our PI&R practice, Deloitte's Bankruptcy Accounting Team leads both large multinational organizations and mid-market companies through unique corporate restructuring challenges. Our team completes the process as quickly as possible and allows our clients' management to move forward and focus on the operations of the newly reorganized business. The Fresh Start team process necessitates two significant accounting events - recording the effects of a Plan of Reorganization and the revaluation of both assets and liabilities for debtors and non-debtors alike. These events are also typically coupled with a significant amount of merger and restructuring activity.
Qualifications

Required:

  • Minimum of three years financial audit experience/accounting advisory position with a public accounting/advisory firm supporting or a minimum of four years financial reporting and consolidations experience with a Fortune 500 organization
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)/Chartered Accountant (CA) or partial completion (at least one certification completed)
  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and three+ years relevant work experience; alternatively, a Master's Degree in Accounting with two+ years relevant work experience 
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
  • Ability to travel up to 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint

Preferred:

  • Experience in the following areas:
    • Fresh-Start (ASC 852) or purchase accounting (ASC 805)
    • Financial reporting and consolidation, including intercompany accounting
    • Understanding of the bankruptcy process
  • Strong modeling and Microsoft Excel skills
  • Ability to extract useful information from data
  • Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP), or Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA)
  • Proven experience effectively prioritizing workload to meet deadlines and work objectives
  • Ability to manage aspects of multiple work streams and train lower-level staff 
  • Uses problem solving skills to provide alternative solutions to complex issues

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $118,700 to $218,600.
You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Information for applicants with a need for accommodation: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/join-deloitte-assistance-for-disabled-applicants.html

Qualifications:

Our Deloitte Strategy & Transactions team helps guide clients through their most critical moments and transformational initiatives. We offer comprehensive end-to-end support and advisory services, covering areas such as valuation modeling, cost optimization, restructuring, business design and transformation, infrastructure and real estate, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and sustainability. The team works closely with clients at every stage of their journey, helping them navigate challenges, avoid financial pitfalls, and implement practical solutions before, during, and after major transformational projects or transactions creating lasting impact.


Do you want to help clients through complex transactions? Are you a problem solver who wants to work with clients to figure out what lies behind the financial numbers? If so, Deloitte's Bankruptcy Accounting team could be the place for you! Our professionals are part of our Performance Improvement & Restructuring Offering, within our broader Strategy & Transactions practice. This specialized team brings technical accounting and operational experience, as well as a value-driven methodology to help our clients make the best decision for their mission. Deloitte's Bankruptcy Accounting team is a leader in helping organizations transform periods of financial difficulty or crisis into opportunities for business rejuvenation. They help companies implement Fresh-Start accounting by being on the ground, bringing specialists in bankruptcy, accounting and valuation, IT, and tax. From planning and systems readiness to implementation and validation, Deloitte's Fresh Start accounting specialists have experience managing some of the largest corporate bankruptcies in US history.

Recruiting for this role ends on 5/31/2026.

Work You'll Do

We assist companies in recording transactions during and upon emergence from bankruptcy, which is one of the most complex and demanding accounting challenges an organization may face. As a Senior Consultant within Bankruptcy Accounting, you will (but not be limited) to:

  • Gain experience with a large array of clients of varying sizes in different industries and locations

  • Have opportunity to interact with senior level management at clients and lead meetings and discussions

  • Take lead on building various models and reconciliations

  • Conduct technical accounting research

  • Identify opportunities for efficiencies in process and innovative approaches to completing scope of work

  • Maintain responsibility for completion and accuracy of work product

  • Participate in team problem solving efforts and offer ideas to solve client issues

  • Actively expand consulting skills and professional development through training courses, mentoring, and daily interaction with clients

The Team

Our Performance Improvement & Restructuring (PI&R) practice develops and leads enterprise-level Board and C-suite agendas for clients across the performance spectrum-healthy, underperforming, and distressed-to enhance margins, address financial challenges, and optimize cash flow in support of critical transformation initiatives.
The bankruptcy process and the related technical accounting requirements, determining the fair value of all the assets and liabilities of a business enterprise, and pushing the results down to every legal entity can be an enormous burden on financial, operational and systems management and their supporting teams. As part of our PI&R practice, Deloitte's Bankruptcy Accounting Team leads both large multinational organizations and mid-market companies through unique corporate restructuring challenges. Our team completes the process as quickly as possible and allows our clients' management to move forward and focus on the operations of the newly reorganized business. The Fresh Start team process necessitates two significant accounting events - recording the effects of a Plan of Reorganization and the revaluation of both assets and liabilities for debtors and non-debtors alike. These events are also typically coupled with a significant amount of merger and restructuring activity.
Qualifications

Required:

  • Minimum of three years financial audit experience/accounting advisory position with a public accounting/advisory firm supporting or a minimum of four years financial reporting and consolidations experience with a Fortune 500 organization
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)/Chartered Accountant (CA) or partial completion (at least one certification completed)
  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and three+ years relevant work experience; alternatively, a Master's Degree in Accounting with two+ years relevant work experience 
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
  • Ability to travel up to 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint

Preferred:

  • Experience in the following areas:
    • Fresh-Start (ASC 852) or purchase accounting (ASC 805)
    • Financial reporting and consolidation, including intercompany accounting
    • Understanding of the bankruptcy process
  • Strong modeling and Microsoft Excel skills
  • Ability to extract useful information from data
  • Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP), or Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA)
  • Proven experience effectively prioritizing workload to meet deadlines and work objectives
  • Ability to manage aspects of multiple work streams and train lower-level staff 
  • Uses problem solving skills to provide alternative solutions to complex issues

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $118,700 to $218,600.
You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Information for applicants with a need for accommodation: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/join-deloitte-assistance-for-disabled-applicants.html

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