Assistant Manager - Internal Audit

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 that lead them.

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 – all in one straight-forward package.

When you join them, you’ll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry.

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 pro-actively 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.

As Assistant Manage within the Internal Audit team you'll have involvement in supporting the planning of engagements within the Assets and Wealth sector. In this role you will and organise the delivery of the work and sometimes directly lead more complex assignments. You'll manage internal audit internal control and regulatory assignments for Financial Services clients, including planning, organisation of resources and review You'll play an important role in developing and maintaining deep client relationships and development members of the BDO team.

You’ll be someone with:

• An Accountancy or internal audit professional qualifications and/or memberships i.e. ICAEW, CIMA, CIIA, ACCA etc or relevant industry qualification.

• Internal audit or regulatory assurance experience working in financial services and ideally with wealth or asset management

• Diverse internal audit or advisory assignments experience and understand internal audit methodology and techniques

• Functional knowledge of the UK regulatory environment with deeper knowledge of asset/wealth management and the risks that they face

• People manager experience that includes managing others alongside strong influencing skill

• Sound technical knowledge of financial regulated products and / customer facing

You’ll also 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.

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…