Pursuit and Proposal Manager - Audit

Ideas | People | Trust 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. We’ll broaden your horizons Our Sales ensure they are applied consistently across proposal and pitch materials. Identify evidence gaps and coordinate inputs from SMEs and asset sources to strengthen proof points. Contribute to competitor/buyer understanding and implications for how the team should position the response. Drive the proposal management process on assigned pursuits: workplan, contributors, deadlines, review cycles and actions. Shape the structure, narrative flow and clarity of the submission; edit and improve content for quality and buyer relevance. Work closely with Design/document production to ensure a professional, distinctive and consistent output. Support pitch preparation and rehearsal sessions: provide feedback on story, structure, roles and QandA. Coach managers/SMs on effective bid behaviours and standards, escalating where issues risk quality or readiness. Support readiness checks and ensure improvements are implemented. Apply pursuit governance milestones and review gates; track adherence and intervene early where delivery is at risk. Ensure pursuit teams use available assets, templates and guidance; identify gaps and feed into the proposals hub pipeline. Coordinate with Content/Markets Activation/Marketing teams where messaging alignment or campaign context is relevant. You'll be someone with Strong experience managing bids and proposals in a professional service or complex B2B environment. Ability to coach and influence stakeholders while also managing delivery and document quality. Strong writing/editing judgement and ability to shape persuasive narratives. Confident coordinating multiple contributors and deadlines; strong risk awareness. Comfortable supporting pitch preparation and rehearsals. 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. We’re in it together 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. We’re looking forward to the future 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. #LI-SS3 #TJ-SS3 #J-18808-Ljbffr