Financial Reporting Assistant Manager

Financial Reporting Assistant Manager

Location:

BDO UK, Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Job type:
Full-time

Step into the role of Assistant Manager, where you'll manage a portfolio of clients and support senior team members in delivering services promptly. Your portfolio will include reviewing year‑end statutory accounts compliance and liaising with audit teams, both BDO and non‑BDO, alongside handling ad‑hoc advisory requests.

You’ll assess resource needs, monitor progress against budgets and timelines, review junior staff work, and resolve issues before Manager or Partner review. You’ll work independently, ensuring project delivery and acting as the first point of contact for clients and auditors.

With strong accounting skills and business acumen, you’ll analyse client data, make recommendations, and discuss issues credibly. You’ll also play a key role in team development, promoting BDO values and providing performance feedback.

• Manage a portfolio of clients and deliver statutory account services
• Review year‐end statutory accounts compliance and liaise with audit teams
• Handle ad‑hoc advisory requests and perform audit‑related tasks
• Assess resource needs, monitor progress against budgets and timelines
• Review junior staff work and resolve issues before Manager or Partner review
• Act as the first point of contact for clients and auditors
• Analyse client data, make recommendations, and discuss issues credibly
• Promote BDO values and provide performance feedback to junior staff

• A professional accountancy qualification such as ACA, ACCA or equivalent
• Excellent working knowledge of FRS
  102 and IFRS
• Experience as a trainee or senior role, including delivering statutory accounts preparation or accounting services to ambitious entrepreneurial businesses
• Proven ability to research technical accounting matters
• Demonstrated working knowledge of financial products, firm services, issues regarding advice and regulation and compliance, including anti‑money laundering

BDO offers agile working, competitive remuneration and career development programmes. You’ll have access to mentorship, coaching and a supportive network, and a culture that values diversity and inclusion.