Financial Services Advisory Manager

Financial Services Advisory Manager

• Posted: 09/03/26
• Recruiter: BDO UK
• Reference:
• Type:
  Permanent
• Salary:
  Competitive
• Location:
  
  Chester, Cheshire

Description:
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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 that lead them.

We'll broaden your horizons

Our Advisory team provides 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 works across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they are 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.

As a Manager in our regional Financial Services Advisory team, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of advisory and independent assurance projects for financial services firms across all FS sectors. You will play an important role in developing and maintaining deep client relationships as well as continuing to develop your commercial management and business development skills. You will have the opportunity to further develop specialist technical and regulatory knowledge and will also have opportunities to work with and support the wider Financial Services Advisory team.

• Lead advisory and assurance projects for financial services clients.
• Maintain and nurture client relationships.
• Drive commercial management and business development activities.
• Support and collaborate with the wider advisory team.

• Recognised accountancy or internal audit professional qualifications and/or memberships (e.g., ICAEW, CIMA, CIIA, ACCA) preferred but not essential.
• Significant experience in regulatory assurance or internal audit within a professional services or financial services firm.
• A robust understanding of the regulatory environment and good practice in financial services, with knowledge of at least three of: FCA conduct rules and regulations, enterprise risk management frameworks and operating models, corporate governance/board effectiveness, credit risk, SMCR, operational resilience, consumer duty requirements, culture.
• Strong written and communication skills; ability to influence, lead, engage, and manage stakeholders.
• Experience in leading teams.

You'll be able to be yourself; we recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, offering every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your 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 are 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 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 collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and a satisfying experience for our colleagues, 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…