Financial Services Advisory - Resourcing Manager

Job Description

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.Our clients are Britain’s economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high-growth businesses that fuel the economy - and 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 our clients’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 - allin one straight-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 industry.We’ll help you succeed Our clients 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 clients and building long-lasting relationships.You’ll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you’ll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO’s Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You’ll beencouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients.This Resource Manager will join our Financial Services Advisory team and youll be instrumental in aligning our resource allocation with the strategic objectives of the business. Your primary responsibility will include the successful deployment and ongoingmanagement of the Dayshape system within the Financial Services Advisory sector. Collaborating closely with the operations manager, you will be integral to enhancing our recruitment processes and refining the transition framework for new joiners and leavers.In this role youll develop and maintain core operational and resourcing processes tailored to the needs of Financial Services Advisory. Youll administer the staff booking system, ensuring proactive and strategic planning of resource allocation working closelywith stakeholders. The Manager will also maintain and report on a dynamic model of SBU Resourcing, managing the quarterly allocation plan. Youll assist in forecasting headcount and operational metrics, and youll be involved in national resourcing meetings,contributing to the communication and implementation of the national resourcing strategy.Youll be someone with:

• A proven track record in a comparable Resourcing Manager role, with experience in designing and implementing resource planning and management processes
• Proficiency in relevant planning tools and systems is expected
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills are essential,
• Demonstrable experience of navigating complex resourcing challenges. Competency in IT (MS Outlook, Word, PowerPoint & Excel)
• Outstanding communication
• The role demands the capacity to work managing conflicting priorities, often tight deadlines, and address the needs of diverse stakeholder group

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 personaland professional needs.We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’re working side by side. 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 alwayshave access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients 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 encourageyou 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 them. Across 17 UK locations, we are 6,500 unique minds coming together to help ourclients reach 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 opennessand clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.