Senior Partner Operations Assistant - 12 month Fixed Term Contract

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.

The Partnership Office provides support to the Leadership Team which is responsible for the development and implementation of the firm’s strategy together with oversight of the management of the firm. The Partner Office team, which sits within the Partnership Office, is responsible for partner HR matters and supports the Leadership Team and the Partnership Office Directors with ad hoc projects.

In this role you’ll assist with the provision of an efficient, effective and professional HR administrative support service to the team and will perform at a professional level with minimum day to day supervision. You’ll also:

• Assist with the administration of partner performance and compensation processes, including managing the partner performance system: using it to deliver the process and being able to download reports to respond to information requests.
• Support with compensation models: data entry, basic analysis and model maintenance tasks.
• Support with day to day team operations, such as desk and room bookings and progress tracking.
• Manage tasks related to partner hiring, onboarding, and departures.
• Maintenance and analysis of partner HR records.
• Provide quality and brand reviews for team outputs.
• Manage diaries as required to deliver partner processes and facilitate required governance and approvals.
• Lead partner insurance scheme administration and manage partner subscriptions.
• Manage small-scale Partnership Operations team projects in collaboration with managers.
• Ensure quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement of workflows and processes.
• Liaise with the shared service centre (SSC) and provide first review of SSC Outputs.
• Support with the planning, management and facilitation of small events as required.
• Support with audits of processes.

You’ll be someone with:

• Previous experience in administration or operations role.
• Good analytical and numerical ability – able to analyse, evaluate and interpret data.
• Highly organised and disciplined to enable management of high volumes of actions in an efficient manner whilst maintaining attention to detail.
• Experience of managing small projects.
• Ability to identify and evaluate problems and take a proactive approach to the development of solutions with some supervision, escalating matters that have the potential to compromise required outcomes on a timely basis.
• Discreet with a strong appreciation of the confidential nature of work within the Partnership Operations team.
• A good understanding of governance processes, controls and approvals.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and complete processes within agreed timescales.
• Ability to work well under pressure.

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 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 for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, 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 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.