Ideas | People | Trust
We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice
and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.
BDO LLP is an accountancy and business advisory firm, we provide integrated
advice and solutions to help businesses navigate a changing world. Our clients
are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited
and high growth businesses that fuel the economy.
We share our clients’ ambitions and their entrepreneurial mind-set. We have
the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise to help them
succeed.
We’ll broaden your horizons
The Business Services and Outsourcing team are essential to meeting our
clients' evolving requirements. As well as delivering long-term, sustainable
value to businesses by providing a range of solutions such as accounting,
payroll and compliance services, they also play a key role in tying together
many of our services across BDO both domestically and internationally. By
building deep and meaningful relationships with a range of clients from
ambitious entrepreneurial SMEs to large multi-national groups, our BS&O
team don’t just advise on their specific business challenges, they open doors
for other teams to provide our firm’s wider service offering. To succeed in
this agile environment, you’ll need to demonstrate excellent problem-solving
skills and initiative. In return, you’ll have the opportunity for progression,
and the chance to develop in one of the industry’s most exciting and varied
roles.
Based in our Guildford office, you will be
responsible for providing leadership to the team, developing and managing a
portfolio of clients and supporting and working alongside the Partner to help
develop the team. This includes planning, monitoring, reviewing work of junior
members and taking responsibility for business development and marketing
initiatives.
We’ll help you succeed
Technical Responsibilities:
Has developed a clear area
of specialism in outsourcing services with understanding of the local
marketUse knowledge and
understanding of the client, business drivers, and technology to help
design custom or complex management reports and complex KPI dashboardsAct as project director on
larger clients, and overall responsibility for the job, with Partner
retaining relationship responsibilities onlyApply accounting standards
to argue accounting treatment for complex or contentious areas, and know
when to bring in expertsServe as a resource for the
team, having developed an in-depth knowledge and understanding of finance
accounting functionsMaintains and shares sector
knowledge with others to ensure the wider team are up to date with
developments.Uses their broad financial,
accounting, business and industry knowledge to educate clients on how
their finance and accounting needs will evolve as their business grows;
helps clients identify what is next and persuades the client to value
those unperceived needs; identifies what needs are critical verse what are
not and looks at the business of the client holistically.Ensure all work is
following the correct technical approachIdentify and resolve all
compliance issues that may ariseCan diagnose the
relationships and political structures of their clients to appropriately
navigate through these complexities; quickly and accurately able to assess
people’s different perspectives.Reviews and approves
compliance work prepared by the team and deals with any issues arising.Articulates issues and
engages with clients to ensure all exposures and risks are managed and
mitigated.Identifies circumstances
and engages with other streams to resolve accounting and tax issues.Keep up to date with market
trends and can engage with senior business leaders on a wide range of
topics.Use knowledge of finance
and accounting functions as well as common best practice to advise clients
on their overall financial ecosystem and propose solutions to complex
issuesRecognise significant
corporate governance issues in the clients business, and escalate these as
appropriateEnsure adherence to the
stream specific and firm wide policies and proceduresMaintain the appropriate
team structure through promotion and recruitmentDeliver ad hoc projects as
required within the department
Commercial responsibilities:
Develop, execute and manage
the marketing and business development strategy for own and wider
portfolios, working with the partner to realise theseDevelops plans and
forecasts for the area of the practice they are responsible for; manages
the full lifecycle of practice management from budgeting through to
collections.Contribute to the economic
management of the department in matters such as budgeting and monitoring
and managing to key metricsEnsures that cloud
accounting software and add-ons are being used to the maximum effect
across their outsourcing portfolio.Open to new solutions and
ideas to improve the profitability of engagement and actively seeks to
implement theseEducate clients with new
ideas minimalising the perception of buyers risk, differentiating our
services, demonstrating our experience, building trust and confidenceSeek to be a step ahead of
the client and anticipate their future needs in a way that will make a
significant commercial differenceDesign integrated solutions
for clients and targets that respond to the identified situation including
services from outside BSOEffectively use questions
to identify what clients objectives are, what financial information they
value for management/decision making and why. Look for root causes and
understand the complexity behind the dataRegularly review project
plans and work schedules to ensure they are meeting the requirements of
clients or internal teams. Resolves workflow and capacity issues which are
escalated to them.Motivate and develop team
members’ career and knowledge, ensuring they fully understand their roles
and any developments that affect themContinuously monitor staff
performance, identifying issues, causes for concern and development
opportunities, and taking appropriate action when necessaryEnsure continuing
professional development is up to date at all timesDemonstrate the drive,
energy and leadership to make exceptional service a realityRegularly introduces new
opportunities to the firm and stream to achieve new win targetsIn depth knowledge of the
firm’s services and converses confidently about the firm to external
contacts, building and developing robust relationships within the industry
sectorPrepare requisitions for
new roles and be responsible for preparation of business plans to support
recruitment
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 someone with:
Experience and professional qualifications:
Qualified Accountant (ACA,
ACCA or equivalent) or equivalent and extensive experience with
compilation assignments ideally as signatoryExcellent UK GAAP and or
IFRS knowledgeRelevant experience of
managing a team is essentialProven experience in
managing a wide portfolio of concurrent projects and project teams in a
project management frameworkFull knowledge of
compliance and take on proceduresIn depth knowledge of
financial reporting and accounting functionsExcellent understanding of
ecosystem of cloud accounting software and ad-ons and can articulate the
purpose and value of appropriate systems to clientsExcellent understanding of
the rules and regulations of doing business in the UK
Personal responsibilities:
Influence through
understanding others and meeting their needsAble to lead by example and
provide a figurehead for the groupExcellent communication
skills with the ability to deal with a wide mix of people, both internally
and externallyExcellent presentation skillsExcellent analytical,
problem solving and research skillsSets realistic but
stretching performance targets for self and othersKnows own strengths and
limitationsUndertakes difficult
conversations when necessaryEmbraces change with an
adaptable and flexible working attitudeAble to think outside the
box and bring prior experience to pragmatically provide solutions for
clients.
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 renumeration 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;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;receive an interest free
season ticket loan or interest free graduate loan;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?
For further information, and to apply, please visit our
website via the “Apply” button below.
