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.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Working smartly and working together, our Tax team thrives on a collaborative and innovative approach to our work, whilst ensuring a personal touch is at the heart of our service. The Expatriate Tax team is part of our Global Employer Services offering, which also includes Employment Tax and Share Plan and Incentive schemes.

We’ll help you succeed

Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our corporate clients with internationally mobile employees (and international remote workers) across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they cross work with multiple other business lines in BDO UK, and extensively with our wider global BDO teams, to deliver wider business solutions.

From meeting clients’ evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, planning tax training programs, adapting to trends in global mobility, giving one-to-one support to junior colleagues, there are always fresh challenges to face in our Expatriate Tax team to contribute to the success of our rapidly growing business. If you’re after a career that will keep you on your toes, we’ll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward.

Role Overview

As the Innovation and Technology Assistant Manager, you will play a key role in enhancing and automating processes within our Expatriate tax team, as well as the wider Global Employer Services (GES) team. Your main goal will be to reduce administrative time and costs, allowing the team to deliver exceptional client service more efficiently. Additionally, you will work on developing and enhancing tools that our clients can utilise, further improving their experience with our services.

Whether you already have experience in global mobility and a keen interest in technology, or you come from a project management background with strong skills in Microsoft tools, this role offers a unique opportunity to develop and implement innovative solutions. You will collaborate closely with our Tax Digital and Innovation Transformation team and our Tax Labs team to bring new ideas to life. Our IT department will also support you in this journey.

This role is perfect for a free-thinking, talented individual who is passionate about technology and process improvement. If you are savvy, straight-talking, and ready to redefine service quality in our sector, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Enhance and automate processes within the Expatriate tax and wider GES teams

• Develop and enhance tools for internal use and client utilisation

• Collaborate with the Tax Digital and Innovation Transformation team and Tax Labs team

• Work closely with the IT department to implement new solutions

• Identify opportunities for process improvement and cost reduction

• Provide training and support to team members on new tools and processes

• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of implemented solutions

• Stay updated on industry trends and technological advancements

• Assist in the planning and execution of tax technology training programs

• Support junior colleagues with one-to-one guidance and mentorship

• Support the Innovation and Technology Associate Director in running the National GES Technology group

• Collaborate with the Global GES Technology group to share ideas and best practices

• Collecting and prioritising requirements to ensure all enhancements identified by the GES team are included in future roadmaps for changes with global or third-party vendors.

• Build out further processes and tools on our Assignment Management system (which is built on the Equus AssignmentPro Platform)

• Utilise your knowledge of SharePoint, Microsoft platforms, and Equus AssignmentPro to suggest and implement technology solutions

Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of SharePoint and Microsoft platforms

• Proven ability to manage projects and implement process improvements

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail

• Ability to work collaboratively with a global team

Desirable:

• Experience in Global mobility or a related field

• Experience with tax digital transformation

• Familiarity with automation tools and software

• Background in IT Project Management, possibly Prince 2 and Agile methodologies

• Knowledge of current trends in global mobility and tax legislation

• Experience in leading or participating in technology-focused groups or committees

• Understanding of data privacy and security principles

• Experience with Microsoft technology tools including SharePoint, Power Apps, Power BI

• Experience using the Equus AssignmentPro tool, specifically drafting workflows and reporting

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your 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 for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, 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.