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 highgrowth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

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 be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients.

Overview

Are you ready to make a real impact in Risk Advisory Services? We're looking for a savvy Operations Manager to join us for a one-year maternity cover. Dive into a role where you'll be at the heart of global assurance and advisory services, tackling risk management across various sectors.

In RAS, we offer internal audit services, enterprise risk management advice, corporate governance services, SOX compliance, and controls assurance. Your role will be crucial in keeping our operations smooth and efficient, ensuring we deliver exceptional service quality every day.

You'll be working closely with the RAS CFO and our talented operations team, overseeing group-wide projects and driving best practice, collaboration, and consistency. You'll liaise with the Resourcing Manager and Finance Manager to understand the broader operational landscape and support RAS's strategy. Your collaboration with national RAS teams will be key in addressing ongoing operational and administrative demands, introducing processes to maintain consistency and efficiency.

You'll track staff movements across the group, ensuring effective coordination, and work with HR Services, SSC, Facilities, IT, and other central support teams to swiftly resolve any issues affecting RAS.

If you're ready to step into a vital role within a dynamic team, we want to hear from you. Join us and be part of something exceptional.

You'll be someone with:

• Experience working in an Operations role, preferably in Professional Services industry. 
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Knowledge of BDO systems and platforms including Dayshape, Workday, CMS, Intapp etc.
• Ability to challenge current processes and implement efficiencies
• Ability to build strong relationships 

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 everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in 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.

We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’reworking 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 always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

Weknow that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-artcollaboration spaces in our offices.  BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage youto 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 our clients 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 openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

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