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.

You will provide high quality, proactive PA support to 5 Partners in a busy and friendly fast-growing team – Technology Risk Assurance (TRA).  The TRA leadership team consists of 13 Partners and 3 Directors. You will also work closely with the other 3 PAs, so a team player is vital.

Administrative support will also be provided on an ad hoc basis to the wider TRA team, with a variety of projects including, assisting in the organisation of team social events and away days, training sessions, maintaining team distribution lists, timecards and transfers, processing and coding invoices in Workday. You will be expected to work closely with client’s PAs and internal teams, be an integral member of TRA, act as a role model and always demonstrate our Values and respect confidentiality.

In this busy role you will have responsibility for:

• Proactive management of busy, complex diaries, resolving any conflicting engagements
• Manage the equity Partner’s client portfolio
• Working in a fast-paced environment, working to tight deadlines and effectively managing a challenging and varied workload
• Assisting in the planning and delivery of team events with specific assistance to be agreed on a case-by-case basis
• Regularly working with highly sensitive information in a discrete manner
• Building relationships and understanding the business and personal priorities of the Partners you support and key people across the business
• Having confidence to work on your own initiative.
• Taking minutes at key meetings, ensuring they are completed in a timely manner and are accurate
• Ensuring that all documentation is brand and CVI compliant
• Supporting the running of meetings by booking relevant rooms and equipment
• Engaging with other members of the London Audit Group Business Support team
• Organise business travel, visas, hotel accommodation, preparation of itineraries, cars etc
• Monitor meeting invitations of Partners and reply on their behalf when needed
• Documentation creation and management
• Completion of expense reports in a timely manner
• Liaising with high level Partners
• Liaison with the BS Hub in respect of secretarial cover within the group as well as providing support to other PAs as necessary, including holiday and sickness cover
• Acting as gatekeeper for Partners
• Visibility of high-level confidential information and maintaining confidentiality
• Responsible to act on the Partner’s behalf on a range of issues and projects
• General administrative assistance to group as required
• Organising leavers cards
• Ensuring appropriate handovers are completed to ensure tasks are passed over accordingly.

You'll be someone with:

• Intermediate to advanced level of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Demonstrable experience in a PA role
• Fast accurate typing skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Extremely high attention to detail
• To either have previous experience in, or ability to learn Outlook, Concur, Workday, CMS, InTapp.
• Ability to manage / prioritise tasks
• Be a proactive member of the team
• Ability to readily understand the Group’s and Firm’s environment, the Firm’s structure and culture
• Ability in exercising initiative, discretion and organisation
• Be able to identify and evaluate problems and demonstrate the ability to approach and tackle problems effectively
• Be flexible and able to adjust quickly when priorities change
• Ability to communicate at all levels within the Firm and externally
• Work on own initiative and be self-motivated
• Awareness of BDO Brand, layout of documents etc
• Be forthright when necessary
• Able to work in an area which is task orientated
• Ability to adhere to strict deadlines
• Ability to work within a team environment
• Proactive in driving things forward
• Ability to chase partners
• Ability to see things through from start to finish and staying on top of do to lists.

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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