Financial Services Audit Operations and Resourcing Assistant

Operations and Resourcing Assistant – Financial Services Audit

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 Britain’s economic engine—ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited, high-growth businesses—and directly advise owners and management teams leading them.

Role overview

The Resourcing Team is the heartbeat of our firm. They understand what is happening on the ground, where we are headed, and how to drive us forward to deliver our strategy. The Operations and Resourcing Assistant focuses on the allocation and prioritisation of resourcing needs for the audit department, including editing resourcing requests from multiple stakeholders across the Financial Services Audit team. The role involves day-to-day tasks, project work, and ad hoc requests, supporting an efficient, effective, and professional resourcing coordination model to deliver high-quality output.

Responsibilities

• Resourcing coordination to action resourcing requests and changes on DayShape
• Handle day-to-day requests from team managers regarding resourcing allocation, prioritisation, managing college, study, exam and training time, as well as annual leave and CSR days
• Work closely with the Professional Qualifications team to ensure a clear understanding of qualification requirements across multiple study paths
• Action ad-hoc change requests in a timely, effective, and prioritised manner
• Assist with a range of operational duties within Financial Services Audit, with a focus on resourcing coordination within the FS Operations team
• Collaborate with the Resourcing Manager and the team to support local management and ensure the smooth operation of Financial Services Audit
• Challenge amendments to resource planning and implement clear policies for the use of staff and trainee resources, including specialisms and offshore use
• Identify solutions to manage resourcing conflicts/clashes and liaise with relevant Managers promptly
• Work with the Resourcing Manager to monitor metrics such as utilisation and identify initiatives to maintain positive trainee engagement
• Provide an exceptional audited entity experience and support audited entity initiatives, contributing to a positive impression at all touchpoints

Requirements / What you’ll bring

• Previous office-based experience preferred
• Experience in a resourcing role preferred, or an interest in/awareness of what a resourcing role involves
• Experience in the professional services industry or a similar corporate environment is beneficial but not essential
• Previous experience of DayShape or Workday is beneficial but not essential
• Ability to manipulate and interpret data and management information
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with senior stakeholders

People, culture & development

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate your contributions. We’re committed to agile working and offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task at hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, with programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect are core values at BDO. We’re proud of our people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. You’ll have access to the resources you need to do your best work.

We’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we encourage you to build your network, collaborate with others, and share your skills. With various multidisciplinary events and resources, you’ll continuously learn at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses succeed and fuel the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, and we’re committed to investing in you. Across the UK, thousands of unique minds come together to help the companies we work with achieve their ambitions.

We have a clear purpose and a confident, evolving future—shaping the right balance of global reach, integrity, and expertise. We strive to empower people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

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