Audit Assistant Manager - Asset Management and Capital Markets - Scotland

We are BDO, an accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world. We work with 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 leading them.

Our FS Audit team is made up of over 250 specialists in financial services, essential not just to BDO, but to the whole economy. By providing quality assurance to the businesses we work with across the financial services industry, we help ensure the continuing stability and authenticity of the financial markets. From small start-ups to large international organisations and FTSE 250 companies, it’s our expertise that enables the companies we work with to succeed, no matter what their business goals may be.

When you join this team, you’ll make a real and tangible difference and play a critical part in accelerating our growth journey. If you’re searching for a unique challenge in a fast-paced and collaborative environment, this is it. Discover a role that delivers all the training, coaching and development you need to succeed.

The work we do is underpinned by quality. We deliver audits which are trusted and transparent, relied upon by companies and their stakeholders. You’ll be someone who is comfortable working pro-actively, managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with Senior Managers, Directors, and BDO’s Partners.

You will:

• Identify risk matters and raise them with a manager and/or partner, while exercising judgement within agreed parameters.
• Produce work for the Manager and/or Partner review, clearly highlighting issues and providing potential solutions to issues identified.
• Identify and understand the needs of the audited entity, suggesting potential solutions on technical matters and communicate and agree potential solutions with managers.
• Engage actively with senior staff to gain a good understanding of their business and ensure the efficient execution of the audit.
• Take primary responsibility for monitoring progress against budget, and when the actual differs from the budget, gain a full understanding for the Manager.
• Supervise, coach and develop junior members of staff within teams.
• Ensure compliance with internal (audit methodology and risk management) and external (regulatory) requirements.
• Participate in group, stream and firm-wide activities.

Technical Knowledge, Professional Qualifications and Experience:

• Newly Qualified ACA/ICAS Qualified or overseas equivalent.
• Educated up to degree level or CTS.
• Experience supervising and coaching junior members of staff on site.
• Working knowledge of UK and International GAAS, IFRS, UK GAAP and Financial Reporting requirements.
• Working knowledge of firm services, issues regarding advice, and regulation and compliance, including anti-money laundering.
• Demonstrable knowledge of current economic and market trends.
• Sector experience.
• Experience with listed audited entities.
• Experience auditing international groups.

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, offering 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, with 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 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 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.

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 the companies we work with 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.