International Audit Team - Project Executive

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 leading them.

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.

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.

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. You’ll have excellent collaboration and communication skills that allow you to work effectively with others, both internally and externally, with the audited entity management, as well as 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.

This is an exciting opportunity to drive a key programme supporting the delivery of our larger, more complex and multiple component audits. We are looking for a project manager who is passionate about project management, can drive a culture of change and accountability, and can actively manage large complex audits with strategic and/or commercial impact.

In this role you’ll:

• Be responsible for overseeing and project managing designated key audits.
• Co-ordinate projects and liaise with other team members to ensure that relevant parties are engaged with during the project.
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills. Be responsible for managing inboxes & calendars to drive organisation and structure.
• Work with the appropriate stakeholders to establish and monitor engagement strategies, milestones, key deliverables, management information, and board reports.
• Monitor progress against agreed parameters and associated project plans, identify key risks, resolve issues, and initiate timely corrective action.
• Provide both internal and external parties with regular progress/status reports.
• Exhibit great multitasking abilities and outstanding organisational skills. You should also be at ease collaborating with teams from all business disciplines and levels.
• Help partners and teams reduce their workloads while also enhancing morale and increasing productivity and by bringing people together and creating strong rapport.
• Create a culture of trust inside projects so that colleagues and entities being audited may discuss their needs and challenges.
• Display outstanding stakeholder management abilities during audits, both internally and externally.
• Gather data and identify trends and potential new opportunities.
• Utilise more effective processes and systems to create coherent audits that satisfy the needs and requirements of our audited entities.
• Drive a culture of accountability.
• Actively seek input from all parties and conduct evaluations with BDO leadership.
• Assist in driving results by supporting our audit teams' commercial management and KPI tracking.

You’ll be someone with:

• Extensive experience in Programme Management role, together with a solid grasp of project management methodologies.
• Professional services experience with a preference for Audit.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, knowledge of Workday or PowerBi an advantage.
• Ability to coach others in project/programme management methodologies and work within our Project Management framework.
• Knowledge of the regulatory environment of Audits and the working methods.

This role requires a minimum of three-days-a-week office attendance. 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.

Mutual support and respect are 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.

BDO UK provides tax, audit and assurance, advisory and business outsourcing services. Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‐growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them. Our partners and staff are specialists in their fields and have a proactive, flexible approach to helping clients overcome the challenges they face. We aim to be as innovative and entrepreneurial as our clients. Our approach and expertise are what help us deliver exceptional client service. 95% of our clients would recommend us. We operate from 17 locations across the UK, covering all major business centres. We employ 8,000 people who are encouraged to bring their best selves to work; taking responsibility for their work and their relationships with clients. All our people share core values that underpin both our culture and the value that we bring to our clients. Our values are also reflected in continued focus on ESG. Our firm is distinctive and we want to preserve and build on the strengths of our culture and the characteristics that make us both successful and different. We look for people from all kinds of backgrounds who share these same qualities.

BDO LLP is a key member of the BDO global network of public accounting, tax and advisory firms. The firms have representation in 166 countries, with 115,700 people working out of over 1,776 offices worldwide. That’s BDO and we are proud to be part of it. Being part of an integrated network of firms across the world provides us with myriad opportunities for success.