Financial Services Advisory Senior Manager

Job Description

Ideas | People | TrustWe’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 that lead them.We’ll broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of affairs.The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they’re experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in onestraight-forward package. When you join them, you’ll work on some of the worlds most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industryWe’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’llbe encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.BDO Financial Services Advisory is aiming to be a disrupting influence and supplier of choice for Financial Services firms in Scotland. This is an exciting opportunity for an entrepreneurially minded Senior Manager to help shape the strategy and direction ofthis newly formed department in Scotland. Youll take a leading role in delivering governance, risk management and/or conduct risk related assignments of high complexity and variety in line with BDO’s defined methodologies.This Senior Manager role will involve working directly with the FS Advisory Partner in Scotland, and the wider Partner and Director team across the UK, to develop and deliver the go to market strategy, develop client relationships and other business developmentactivity.The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on a variety of advisory and independent assurance projects for financial services firms and will also have the opportunity to develop propositions and services for BDO’s existing and future clients.The team is expanding and this is an excellent time to join the team at the start of that journey.Youll be someone with:

• Excellent knowledge of the Financial Services sector and the UK regulatory environment and have significant depth of knowledge in governance and risk management.
• Significant experience of financial services risk management and / or conduct and compliance related experience. This could be achieved through working within a professional services or financial services firm.
• Proven experience in managing a wide portfolio of concurrent projects and project teams in a project management framework.
• Demonstrable experience and expertise in undertaking advisory and assurance reviews in governance / risk management / conduct risk.
• Business development experience - able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work.
• Understanding and practical application of reviewing the three lines of defence model.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to present information in a clear and concise manner.
• Managing and developing staff i.e. coordinating staff projects, mentoring, counselling, appraising, recruiting etc.

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 togetherMutual 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 personaland 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 andexpertise, 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 ambitionsWe’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 opennessand clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.