Ideas | People | Trust
We’reBDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm,providingthe advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.
Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spiritedandhigh‑growthbusinesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them.
We’llbroaden yourhorizons
Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they’re experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details – all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you’ll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry.
We’llhelp yousucceed
Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships.
You’llbe someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, butyou’llalso be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO’s Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You’llbe encouraged toidentifyand draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providingadditionalservices to our clients.
Overview
As a Controls Advisory Senior Manager in our Risk Advisory Services (RAS) team, you will play a key leadership role in delivering complex internal controls and risk advisory engagements and supporting the continued growth of the Controls Advisory offering. You will lead senior client relationships, oversee the delivery of high‑quality engagements, and provide technical and commercial leadership to Managers and engagement teams.
Working closely with Directors and Partners, you will help shape the Controls Advisory proposition, contribute to business development activity, and support strategic initiatives across the practice. Alongside your client responsibilities, you will play an important role in developing people, embedding quality and risk management standards, and helping to build a high‑performing and sustainable Controls Advisory team.
You’ll be someone with:
1. Significant experience delivering controls advisory or internal controls engagements, including complex or large‑scale assignments (e.g. SOX or internal controls frameworks).
2. Strong technical expertise in internal control frameworks, including controls design, operating effectiveness, deficiency assessment and remediation planning. Experience with GRC tools and/or AI testing capabilities would be desirable.
3. A relevant professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, MIIA, CCAB or equivalent).
4. Proven experience operating at Senior Manager or equivalent level, leading multiple engagements and senior client relationships.
5. A strong commercial mindset, with experience overseeing engagement economics and contributing to business development activity.
6. The ability to lead, coach and develop Managers and teams, supporting progression, quality and consistent delivery.
7. Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to engage credibly with senior client stakeholders and internal leadership.
At BDO,we’llhelp you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.
We’rein it together
Mutual support and respectisone ofBDO’score valuesandwe’reproud ofourdistinctive, people-centredculture.Frominformal success conversations to formal mentoringandcoaching,we’llsupport you at every stage in your career, whatever your personaland professional needs.
Wecanprovide the bestsupportforour clients and peoplewhenwe’reworkingside by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas andhelpone another.At BDO,you’llalways have access to the people and resources you needto do your best work.
Weknow thatcollaborationisthekey to creating value for our clients and satisfyingexperiences at work, sowe’veinvested instate-of-the-artcollaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s peoplerepresenta wealth of knowledge andexpertise, andwe’llencourageyoutobuild your network,work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With arangeof multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources,you’llnever stop learning at BDO.
We’relooking forward to thefuture
At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.
Our success is powered by our people, which is whywe’realways finding new ways to invest in them. Acrossthe UK thousands ofunique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions.
We’vegot a clear purpose, andwe’reconfident in our future, becausewe’readapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach,integrityandexpertise. We shape the future together with openness andclarity, becausewe believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.