BDO helps a diverse range of clients with different needs. This is especially true of our Advisory Practice, which provides transaction, risk, wealth advisory, company secretarial, and HR services to clients navigating a range of challenges, changes, and opportunities.
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Regularly liaising with local teams and the central Finance function, overseeing the month end and year end processes.
Working with the finance manager to produce the annual budget for the stream and individual regions and service lines: liaising with stream finance partner, regional and service line heads, and the Advisory and central Finance team as appropriate and overseeing the input of the data into the Firm’s budget model
Ensuring bills, recoveries and cash collections are managed effectively and efficiently; challenging performance in these areas where required and agreeing appropriate action to take when issues arise
Supporting the 4R process to provide critical evaluation and drive consistency
Working with the finance manager and finance partner to develop, document and monitor financial controls throughout BSO
Monthly financial analysis and reporting to the finance manager and finance partner to enable informed planning and decision making. Including budget, rolling forecast, key performance indicators and analysis of variances
Trend analysis with timely identification of causes of risks/ problems with prompt suggestion for relevant actions, particularly including revenue, recoverability, staff utilisation, work in progress, debt
Supporting the development and visibility of business information through the use of portals and PowerBI
Supporting the finance manager and finance partner in identifying and developing strategy for the group and individual sub streams; providing support in driving through these strategic decisions, showing initiative and problem solving
Personal
Has an interest in innovation including a willingness to learn new approaches or software (such as PowerBI)
Seeks greater responsibility and rises to the challenge
Is robust under pressure and calmly faces challenging situations
Is sought out by colleagues as a valuable source of advice and support
Makes suggestions and offers potential solutions to problems in a timely manner
Displays energy and enthusiasm and is focused on achieving results
You’ll be someone with:
ACA Qualified or equivalent
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office especially Excel including strong knowledge of formulae and the ability to visually represent data. Knowledge of PowerBI also advantageous/preferred but not essential.