Senior PA

BDO UK LLP; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Job description

Ideas | People | Trust

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 the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy – and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Playing an important support role at BDO, our Secretarial and Administration team contributes to our success by taking responsibility for planning and organisation. Their proactive approach to what we do ensures our projects operate seamlessly and co-operation remains strong across our firm. Whatever the challenge, they provide the foundations on which we can excel. Joining this team, you’ll enjoy a friendly and supportive environment – and plenty of variety to keep you on your toes. Want to play your part in our international operation?

We’ll help you succeed

Leading organisations 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 them and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

Working for two senior partners in Actuarial and Financial Crime within FS Advisory, as well as a number of directors. There is ample opportunity to get involved in various operational projects and internal and external events.

This will be a challenging and rewarding role where you will provide a full range of high level support to partners / directors. Service levels underpin the firm’s commitment to the delivery of exceptional audited entity service.

You will provide high level administrative, business and personal assistance within the department and become an integral member of the Business Support team. You will act as a role model, respecting confidentiality at all times. This busy role will also have supervisory responsibilities for other business support staff. You will be responsible for the following:

Responsibilities

1. Diary Management: Seeks to understand priorities, reschedules meetings with minimal guidance, ensures punctuality, and assists in preparing for meetings.
2. Email Management: Monitors partner’s email account in their absence and provides agreed assistance at other times.
3. WIP and Debt / Workday: Manages billing processes, liaises with credit control, and maintains project codes.
4. CMS and Pipeline: Manages partner's CMS contacts and sales pipeline, ensuring relevant information is collected and maintained.
5. Documentation: Produces high-quality work under pressure, ensures compliance with branding, and drafts routine correspondence.
6. Staff Supervision: Leads by example, coaches junior team members, and identifies ways to improve the audited entity experience.

You’ll be someone with:

• Extensive experience of diary management
• Advanced level in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Previous experience working at PA / Secretary level
• Exceptional spelling, punctuation and grammar
• GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent)
• Typing speed minimum 50 – 60wpm
• Ability to understand the Group’s and Firm’s environment
• Ability in exercising initiative, discretion and organisation
• Reliable, punctual, and flexible in approach
• Proactive and self-motivated
• Forward-thinking and anticipates requirements
• Adept at coping with changing priorities
• Highly self-aware and exercises good judgement
• Confident written and verbal communicator
• Discourages dwelling on problems and escalates issues appropriately
• Takes responsibility for maintaining relevant skills

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to our business. We’re committed to agile working, and we 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, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

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.

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 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 you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve 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.