At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead complex modelling engagements and manage multiple projects while ensuring high-quality outcomes.
- Company: BDO is an accountancy and business advisory firm focused on entrepreneurial organisations.
- Benefits: Access to mentorship and professional development programmes to support career growth.
- Other info: Role involves mentoring junior team members and applying financial modelling best practices.
- Why this job: Opportunity to work with high-growth businesses and drive impactful client relationships.
- Qualifications: Qualified (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with significant experience in model build-focused roles.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing advice and solutions to entrepreneurial organisations.
Our Advisory team delivers value‑led advice across strategy, operations, transactions and risk advisory, working with high‑growth businesses to support their owners and management teams.
The Model Build team develops bespoke models in Excel to support M&A, debt refinancing, restructuring and management forecasting. As a Senior Manager you will lead complex modelling engagements, manage projects, drive client relationships and ensure high‑quality outcomes.
Key Responsibilities- Lead model build engagements end‑to‑end, with accountability for delivery, quality, and client outcomes.
- Act as the primary point of contact for clients, building trusted relationships and managing senior stakeholder expectations.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects, prioritising effectively and delivering high‑quality outputs within tight deadlines.
- Lead the design, build, and review of complex financial and operational models.
- Direct and coordinate junior team members, allocating workstreams and ensuring efficient delivery.
- Review and challenge modelling outputs to ensure robustness, accuracy and adherence to best practice standards.
- Lead problem‑solving on complex client issues, structuring approaches and guiding the development of solutions.
- Deliver clear, commercially focused insights and recommendations to support client decision‑making.
- Lead client meetings, communicating complex modelling outputs to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
- Drive the development of client relationships, identifying opportunities for additional work and supporting business development activities.
- Lead or significantly contribute to proposals, scoping and pitch materials for new engagements.
- Mentor and develop junior team members, providing coaching, feedback and support to build technical capability.
- Apply and enforce financial modelling best practices (structured design, auditability, transparency and documentation) across all engagements.
You’ll bring:
- Qualified (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent).
- Significant experience in a model build‑focused role, ideally within advisory, transactions or consulting environments.
- Advanced financial modelling expertise and a strong track record of designing and reviewing complex, bespoke models.
- Strong understanding of modelling best practices, including model structure, governance and auditability.
- Experience leading projects and managing client relationships, including senior stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously in fast‑paced, high‑pressure environments.
- Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to identify opportunities and contribute to business development.
BDO values agility, collaboration and continuous learning. You will have access to mentorship, professional development programmes and the support needed to build your career.
Senior Manager – Model Build and Data Analytics employer: BDO UK
BDO, located in a dynamic environment, offers a collaborative culture with a focus on agility and continuous learning. Employees benefit from mentorship and professional development opportunities, enhancing their career paths while working with high-growth businesses.
