We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.
Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them.
The Business Services and Outsourcing team are essential to meeting our clients' evolving requirements. As well as delivering long-term, sustainable value to businesses by providing a range of solutions such as accounting, payroll and compliance services, they also play a key role in tying together many of our services across BDO both domestically and internationally. By building deep and meaningful relationships with a range of clients from ambitious entrepreneurial SMEs to large multi-national groups, our BS&O team don’t just advise on their specific business challenges, they open doors for other teams to provide our firm’s wider service offering. To succeed in this agile environment, you’ll need to demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills and initiative. In return, you’ll have the opportunity for progression, and the chance to develop in one of the industry’s most exciting and varied roles.
Our Global Business Services team work with national and international clients to ensure their accounting and tax compliance obligations are met in any country they have a presence. We enable our clients to focus on their core business whilst our team relieve them of the burdens and risks of global accounting, compliance, payroll, service charge accounting and technology management. Our solution offers a centrally coordinated approach, delivered through a dedicated team in the UK who liaise with the local BDO delivery teams in each country, providing our clients with increased visibility and great control over their reporting and processes.
As an Operations Coordinator you will be an integral part of the Operations team, working closely with the GBS Accounting and Project Management teams to provide business support, perform operations tasks and produce financial reports.
You will be supported with job specific training and other development opportunities.
Principal Accountabilities
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Build and maintain strong internal relationships with various teams to ensure a smooth and swift response to queries and requests for information.
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Support the development of best practice financial processes.
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Assist with and monitor financial processes (eg, budget and reforecast activities, monthly financial performance reports, billing).
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Monitor and report on key financial metrics (i.e missing time, utilisation, financial performance).
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Support team preparation for key financial performance meetings (eg, preparing slides, running reports).
Your Experience and Skills
This role is a non-technical role and you are not required to have specific accounting experience or qualifications.
Essential Criteria:
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Previous experience of providing administrative or coordination support
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A’ level or equivalent qualifications
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GCSE English at grade C or above
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Ability to plan and prioritise in order to meet deadlines
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Good verbal and written communication
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Team player
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Attention to detail
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Ability to identify and solve issues
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Proficient in MS Office suite of programs, especially Word, PowerPoint and Excel
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Experience of using Microsoft SharePoint portals (Desirable)
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.
We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’re working side by side. 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 our clients 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.
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 them. Across 17 UK locations, we are 6,500 unique minds coming together to help our clients reach 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.
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