SSC Associate – Talent Acquisition

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.

Our greatest asset is our people, so our HR team focus on ensuring we are all reaching our potential. They use their specialist expertise to help us attract great talent, enable our employees to succeed and inspire a unified culture of development across our firm. By playing a role in the recruitment and management of our people, they help change lives and influence the future of BDO.

Join a driven and passionate team where you can be yourself, while also helping your colleagues to achieve their ambitions.

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.

As a Talent Acquisition Associate you will support the Talent Acquisition Specialist (TAS) on all recruitment related administration. During periods of absence (of the TAS), you will act as a trusted point of contact for hiring managers, triaging their issues and referring to relevant parties for support.

In this busy and rewarding role you’ll also:

• Build relationships with key business stakeholders to maintain a good working knowledge of your business area and ensure the recruitment process runs smoothly.
• Support the Talent Acquisition Specialist with the gathering and collation of information on market trends and changes.
• Ensure Workday is fully utilised and kept up to date at all times.
• Review invoices for accuracy and code accordingly to ensure timely payment of our suppliers.
• Identify blockages to the recruitment process and flag to the resourcing advisor for resolution.
• Act as the first point of contact for all recruitment queries for designated services lines, ensuring timely responses both verbally and through the experienced hire inbox.
• Ensure that vacancies are published both internally and externally as appropriate.
• Organise vacancy briefings with suppliers, taking minutes and ensure that outputs are circulated.
• Arrange and confirm interviews with candidates/agencies and recruiting managers; book rooms, refreshments and ensure all supporting documentation is provided.
• Ensure that hiring managers and recruiters receive proactive regular and timely updates on the status of requested actions.
• Review ISQM1 reporting and chase missing interview notes from hiring managers, ensuring they are uploaded into Workday.
• Provide feedback to recruitment agencies and candidates where applicable.
• Chase candidate updates from recruitment agencies where applicable.
• Manage priorities appropriately to ensure agreed time frames are met.
• To support the TAS in completing telephone screening on direct candidates (as agreed) and ensure relevant documentation is uploaded into Workday.
• Provide coaching and support to hiring managers on recruitment actions such as vacancy creation, utilisation of the Workday and the recruitment process.

• Significant recruitment administration experience gained from either agency, or a combination of agency and in‑house.
• Experience of working in a large, complex organisation - professional services or finance preferred.
• Experience in dealing with and influencing a variety of stakeholders.
• An independent problem solver who can set priorities.
• Previous experience of working…