Ideas | People | Trust

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

We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy – and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Playing an important support role at BDO, our Secretarial and Administration team contributes to our success by taking responsibility for planning and organisation. Their proactive approach to what we do ensures our projects operate seamlessly and co-operation remains strong across our firm. Whatever the challenge, they provide the foundations on which we can excel. Joining this team, you’ll enjoy a friendly and supportive environment – and plenty of variety to keep you on your toes. Want to play your part in our international operation?

We’ll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

Working in our Cambridge Office, this key role will assist with the coordination of activities within the office itself for example assisting with the management of any local office contacts for reception, hard and soft services. 

The role is to provide support to the local Senior Team on all things to do with reception duties, H&S, IT, Information Security, the Environment and CSR and will work closely with the Partner team to enable effective planning and execution of the office administration and operational functions.

In this key role you’ll:

• Be office based in Cambridge Mon - Fri (9am – 2pm)
• Be the office go-to and contact for any visitors/contractors and the business estate team
• Be a key contact for everyone working in the Cambridge office.
• Carry out office checks, to ensure the office is always compliant with Health & Safety (H&S), Fire & Environmental regulations. 
• Conduct H&S audits on a monthly basis to update BDO reporting systems in support of the firm’s accreditations
• Ensure paperwork filed accordingly
• Collate information required and data for carbon reporting and BDO’s ESG programme
• Assist in coding invoices
• Check PPMs are completed correctly and relevant meter readings are taken
• Work with the Environmental champion in the office and assisting with projects as they arise
• Assist the IT team in cascading information to the office and working with IT as required to resolve issues
• Ensure local contractors are regularly audited to confirm compliance with SLAs and agreed KPIs and office contact
• Manage day-to-day office issues raised by partners and staff
• Act as Reception co-ordination for clients and contractor visits
• Work with the Partner and senior manager team, National Facilities team and local stakeholders
• Manage requests from stakeholders and actioning quickly and efficiently
• Be aware of BDO policies and support staff on systems and requirements and reporting platforms.

Training will be provided to:

• Carry out the role of Chief Fire Warden for the office and checking fire warden training is up-to-date
• Office awareness which will cover various aspects of regulations and compliance
• Be a First Aider and checking appropriate First Aiders are qualified
• Be Office H & S Representative and DSE Assessor for the office to ensure checks on certifications are in date and that relevant training and assessments have been completed

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:

• Ability to work in a busy environment, meet deadlines, and to respond quickly
• Experience in a similar role is preferable
• Previous experience of Workday ideal but not essential, as training will be given
• IT literate
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, and the ability to communicate with a number of key senior, partner stakeholders
• Excellent interpersonal skills in order to build strong relationships with stakeholders
• Able to use initiative and work under pressure with accuracy and focus and able to demonstrate problem solving skills
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail essential
• Must be flexible and adaptable
• Strong team worker
• Enthusiastic / self-motivated / self-confident

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to our business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task at hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture.  From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another.  At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices.  BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences.  With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions.

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

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