Financial Reporting Assistant Manager in Edinburgh

We are 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.

The Business Services and Outsourcing team are essential to meeting our clients' evolving requirements. They deliver long-term, sustainable value to businesses by providing a range of solutions such as accounting, payroll and compliance services. By building deep and meaningful relationships with a range of clients from ambitious entrepreneurial SMEs to large multi-national groups, our BS&O team not only advises on specific business challenges but also opens doors for other teams to provide our firm's wider service offering.

To succeed in this agile environment, you'll need to demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills and initiative. In return, you'll have the opportunity for progression and the chance to develop in one of the industry's most exciting and varied roles.

Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice, which grows from a thorough understanding of their business. You'll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, while also collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO's Partners 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.

Join our fast-growing team in a vibrant, modern office environment where you'll work on diverse compliance projects with the chance to dive into advisory work. Help drive the team's development and make a real impact. We work with a wide range of clients, mainly within the SME space, producing financial statements under FRS 102 and IFRS. As an Assistant Manager, you'll lead complex projects and support the manager team in reviewing statutory accounting projects. You'll liaise with clients, audit, tax, and other teams to ensure seamless collaboration.

You will need to be:

• Qualified ACA, ACCA, CA or equivalent.
• Have excellent working knowledge of FRS 102 and related financial reporting requirements as well as previous experience preparing statutory accounts.
• Possess exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to present information in a clear and concise manner.
• Show evidence of ability to research technical accounting matters.
• Have the ability to prioritise and plan effectively, adopting a logical and methodical approach in order to meet tight deadlines.

At BDO, we recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We are committed to agile working, offering every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task at hand.

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values, and we are proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we will support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Collaboration is key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work. We have invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we 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 are 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 have a clear purpose, and we are confident in our future, adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise.