Manager - Contract & Commercial Risk - DRAS

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients’ affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they’re experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details – all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you’ll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry.

We’ll help you succeed

You’ll be a Manager driving client engagements and delivery of work that will strengthen the growth and development of the Contract & Commercial Risk practice, by supporting clients in mitigating risk and optimising value from third party relationships. You may work across the contracting lifecycle, including procurement advisory, contract and commercial management, commercial audits, cost reduction etc.

You’ll be responsible for helping to manage engagements end-to-end, driving quality and profitability, team development and great client experience. You’ll also be expected to manage junior staff, and engage in growth initiatives and business development within the team. You’ll also:

• Take ownership of client engagements to help deliver exceptional service and identify potential opportunities to build repeat business
• Manage and deliver client engagements end-to-end, from planning and budgeting to quality reviews and reporting
• Develop and monitor plans in order to ensure team deliverables are achieved
• Coach junior staff in approach, methodology and provide managerial support and guidance to the team
• Engage with clients to clearly communicate and present observations, impact and recommendations

When you join us, we’ll make your growth our priority. If you can demonstrate the following skills, we can help you go far. We’re looking for someonewith:

• Recent experience of working in a professional services environment, such as working on cross-territory and/or cross service-line opportunities in a client-facing role
• Experience of utilising auditing rigour and methodology in a commercial context
• Understanding of risk management and mitigation
• Track record of planning and delivering exceptional client outcomes and follow-on engagements
• Experience of managing multiple tasks and competing deadlines
• Deep understanding of procurement, contract and commercial governance / management, cost reduction services, contract management reviews and/or commercial contract audits
• Proficiency in MS suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Desirable

• Professional qualification preferred – e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA
• Contract related certification – IACCM, CILT and/or CIPS
• Experience in NEC / construction contracts and/or commercial environment
• Experience in negotiations and contract exit also preferred
• Familiarity with programme management tools, methodology and software

We’re in it together

At BDO, we believe that when our people feel valued and rewarded, their potential is unlimited. We offer highly competitive starting salaries and review remuneration packages regularly to ensure that our pay always positively reflects performance. As well offering support with tuition and professional qualifications, we also provide the following benefits, as standard:

• 28 days’ holiday;
• private medical insurance;
• cash benefits allowance;
• access to a personal pension scheme, with matched employer contributions;
• life assurance cover;
• and income protection insurance

That’s not all. We understand that everyone is different so, we offer a range of voluntary benefits to suit every lifestyle. Our flexible benefits platform, Flexcel, means our people can choose from a range of tax efficient options to design a benefit package that best suits them. Through Flexcel, they can:

• buy up to ten days’ extra holiday;
• add on private medical, personal accident, dental insurance or travel insurance;
• enrol in our Bike to Work scheme;
• enjoy discounts off cinemas, dining, and gyms;
• receive an interest free season ticket loan or interest free graduate loan;
• access childcare vouchers;
• take an online health assessment and utilise our employee assistance programme

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we’re big enough to make the difference and collaborative enough to never lose sight of where we’re going. We know that it’s our people that make our success possible. Across our 17 UK locations, more than 6,000 of them work together to provide tax, audit, assurance and a range of advisory services that help our clients achieve their ambitious goals. Together, they’re fuelling Britain’s economic engine. Behind every complex client challenge and every untapped innovation, they’re there: ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. That’s why we’re always looking for ways to invest in our people. That means providing them with an environment where they can grow, learn, laugh and feel respected, at all times.

Are you ready to join them?

Our Agency Policy

BDO has a commitment to building relationships directly with candidates (and agencies) in our local markets and as such, we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. We work closely with our preferred suppliers to support us in sourcing quality candidates but we only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and an agency has been instructed by a member of the BDO Resourcing team. We do not pay agency fees where speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to BDO by any means other than through our recruitment portal. For any CVs which are submitted without instruction from the BDO Resourcing team, BDO reserves the right to contact and work directly with these candidates without payment of any agency fee.

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