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.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the core Expat team with our Assignment Management Solutions software which we utilise for managing clients Expatriate Tax populations, this will include adding new assignees, managing uploads and downloads of documentation, uploading of tax return and other compliance process related data
• Support the Expat team with the administration relating to the annual tax return process and other monthly/annual compliance processes such as modified payrolls and P11Ds
• Support the team with maintaining of our internal risk management tracking, e.g. helping monitor our risk management spreadsheet to notify us of upcoming refreshes of client take on/engagement letters etc.
• Support team around the administration relating to the annual tax return process
• Dealing with new sign ups in terms of collating and issuing joiner packs
• Liaising with Canaccord to arrange pension and tax and financial healthcheck meetings
• Support with the monthly cash allocation and billing process
• Contacting individual clients on ad hoc matters to arrange calls/meeting
• Timecard reports every Monday
• Fee spreadsheets and collates info for the Ambition schedule
• Urgent/complicated billing that can’t go to the hub
• Co-ordinating information for tax provisions with Drive and uploading to the SSC
• STBV – monthly/annual support on tracking/portal work
• Collection of ID etc.
• Finalising engagement letters
• Supporting the team with Client Take On

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Requirements

• Project coordination skills
• Strong ability to plan, organise and prioritise work
• Experience working in administration
• IT literate with a strong competence in MS Office (especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Accuracy and attention to detail essential
• Good telephone manner with excellent communication skills; both written and verbal
• Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders
• Ability to work with confidential information
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines, and to respond quickly
• Must be flexible and adaptable
• Strong team worker
• Enthusiastic / motivated / self-confident
• Ability to work independently

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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