Talent Acquisition - Sourcing Specialist

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.

Our greatest asset is our people, so our HR team focus on ensuring we are all reaching our potential. They use their specialist expertise to help us attract great talent, enable our employees to succeed and inspire a unified culture of development across our firm. By playing a role in the recruitment and management of our people, they help change lives and influence the future of BDO.

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long‑lasting relationships. You’ll be someone who is both 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 to help businesses effectively.

You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. In line with the firm’s ambitious and progressive vision and strategy, resourcing and talent management plays a key role in its delivery. The BDO Resourcing team works in collaboration with the wider HR team to deliver strategic and innovative resourcing solutions to attract top talent for our 7,000 strong firm.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Sourcing Adviser to join the firm in an expanding in‑house Resourcing team. The Sourcing function’s role is to ensure the firm continues to attract high quality candidates who fit the firm’s culture whilst maximising direct hires and providing a seamless, value add experience to its internal & external stakeholders. This role is the first point of contact for all candidates who apply for a position at BDO and will be responsible for being a true brand ambassador for our business, articulating our values and core purpose as well as using sound questioning techniques to determine whether an individual is suitable for a position within BDO.

It will require the post holder to identify and recommend new avenues to market, create new and innovative sourcing solutions for both volume and niche roles, map our key competitors to identify our target market and proactively engage with candidates through our core channels.

You’ll be someone with:

• Proven work experience in Tax or Advisory & Deals as a Talent Acquisition Specialist or similar role.
• Previous experience of using online recruitment platforms (LinkedIn, CV Library, Total Jobs).
• Experience in the continual development of talent pipelines and sourcing potential candidates.
• Working knowledge of Professional Services firms would be an advantage, as would experience of using Workday.
• Existing networking relationships within relevant industries and recruitment agencies.
• A sound understanding of talent acquisition best practice.

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 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 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.