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 highgrowth businesses that fuel the economy – and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them.  

We’ll broaden your horizons  

As a firm our focus on delivering quality audit work for the benefit of the public interest is our key priority. Our Audit teams are essential, not just to BDO, but to the whole economy. With specialist knowledge of sectors, markets and geographies; our auditors have the business understanding necessary to deliver the high quality and robust audits that companies and their stakeholders can trust.  

As part of our Audit team, you'll receive the support you need to reach your potential. From completing professional qualifications to developing new skills and exploring different learning opportunities, you’ll join a friendly and diverse team whose work really matters. Use your skills to build a career in Audit at BDO.  

We’ll help you succeed  

The work we do is underpinned by quality. We deliver audits which are trusted and transparent which can be relied upon by companies and their stakeholders. 

You’ll be someone who is 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. You’ll help deliver accurate and transparent reporting to all relevant stakeholders as you provide long term value.   

Key responsibilities of the role include:  

Using our resource planner, Dayshape, to book trainees to jobs / study leave / college / training courses / holiday etc 

Becoming the change agents for Dayshape roll out and be the first port of call for any business queries 

Building effective relationships with the central resourcing team and the Project Managers to understand the needs in respect of resourcing for assignments 

Acting as a point of contact for the trainees, working with them to ensure allocation to jobs that support their objectives and career development 

Working closely with the Professional Qualifications team to ensure a clear understanding of the professional qualification requirements

Familiarisation with the trainees’ professional qualification pathways so that these are considered when allocating resource 

Working with People Managers and Resourcing Manager to support any performance issues, and notifying them if there are any issues or concerns related to staff and trainees 

Working with Resourcing Manager to closely monitor metrics such as utilisation, budget completion, data accuracy 

Owning and ensuring adoption of all resourcing policies in your area of remit 

Identifying and introducing processes in order to maximise efficiencies in resource planning across the North business unit

Identifying solutions to manage resourcing conflicts/clashes effectively, liaising with the relevant managers in a timely manner

Supporting Business Support with absence approval, if applicable (e.g. holiday, sickness, TOIL, and study leave) 

You’ll be someone with: 

Experience in resource planning and management processes with exposure to tools and systems 

Intermediate IT skills (MS Outlook, Word, PowerPoint & Excel)

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Proven ability to operate under pressure with conflicting priorities, tight deadlines and demanding stakeholder needs 

Ability to interpret and analyse MI and data to identify and solve problems 

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.