Assistant Manager - Risk Advisory Services

Bdo; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading business advisory firm in Manchester seeks an experienced professional for their Risk Advisory Services team. The role involves leading audits, managing a portfolio of engagements, and providing high-quality advisory services to Public Sector clients. Candidates should have relevant professional experience, a recognized qualification in internal audit, and strong communication skills. Join us to contribute to the success of pivotal organizations while fostering your own career development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Career development programs

Agile working environment

Collaborative culture

Qualifications

• Strong focus on internal audit or equivalent risk and assurance work.
• Ability to plan and deliver audits with sound judgment.
• Proficient in MS Office and data analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead audits and manage a portfolio of engagements.
• Provide high-quality internal audit services for Public Sector clients.
• Build strong client relationships to contribute to team success.

Skills

Internal audit

Risk management

Data analytics

Communication skills

Project management

Education

CIA or equivalent qualification

Tools

MS Office

Flowcharting tools

Job description

Overview

Our Risk Advisory Services (RAS) team helps organisations understand, manage and respond to risk in an increasingly complex and fast-moving environment. We work with a diverse portfolio of clients across the commercial and not-for-profit sectors, providing assurance and advisory support that strengthens governance, enhances controls and drives better decision making. As part of the team, you'll work on a wide range of internal audit, risk and advisory engagements in the Public Sector. You will be responsible for managing a limited portfolio of engagements, leading audits and specialist assignments, and supporting the development of junior team members. The role combines engagement and portfolio management with hands-on delivery. Typically, you will spend around 50% of your time on management activities (such as engagement planning, portfolio oversight and project management) and 50% leading audits and undertaking specialist assignments, with the balance flexing based on experience and development.

Responsibilities

• Lead audits and specialist assignments and manage a limited portfolio of engagements.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the firm and maintain regular, confident communication with BDO Senior Managers, Directors and Partners.
• Apply innovative approaches, data analytics, and professional judgement to deliver insights that add value for clients.
• Drive high-quality internal audit and advisory services for Public Sector clients.
• Engage in engagement planning, portfolio oversight, and project management; balance delivery with management activities.
• Build strong, trusted client relationships and contribute to the overall success of the team and service line.

Qualifications

• Relevant professional experience with a strong focus on internal audit or equivalent risk and assurance work, preferably in the Public Sector.
• A recognised professional qualification (e.g., CIA with QIAL, CMIIA/MIIA, CCAB or equivalent).
• Experience in planning and delivering audits, with the ability to exercise sound judgement and challenge constructively.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage effectively with clients and stakeholders.
• Proficiency in MS Office and flowcharting tools; experience with internal audit systems and data analytics tools is advantageous, with training provided where required.

About Us

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world. Our clients are Britain’s economic engine—ambitious, entrepreneurial, high-growth businesses that fuel the economy—and the owners and management teams that lead them. We’re committed to agile working and offer the opportunity to work in ways that suit individuals, teams, and the task at hand.

Our Advisory team provides a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients’ 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’re experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details—all in one straightforward 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.

What We Offer

We’ll help you succeed. Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice, which grows from a thorough understanding of their business. You’ll be encouraged to identify opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions with programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We’re in it together—mutual support and respect is a core value. 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. You’ll have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work, and we’ll encourage collaboration, networking, and ongoing learning through events and dedicated resources.

We’re looking forward to the future. At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed and fuel the UK economy. Across the UK, thousands of unique minds come together to help our clients reach their ambitions. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.