Digital Third Party Assurance Senior Manager

BDO UK; Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 110 000 - 150 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

BDO UK is seeking a Senior Manager to lead and expand our Third Party Assurance practice in the UK. You will manage complex assurance engagements, build client relationships, and drive growth across technology risk, IT assurance, and regulatory compliance.

You’ll lead multi-disciplinary teams, shape proposals, and work with senior stakeholders to deliver high-quality services while developing staff capability within a collaborative, agile environment.

Qualificações

• Substantial experience in technology risk, IT assurance, IT internal audit, risk and controls.
• Experience delivering assurance, audit, compliance or risk engagements relating to technology, cybersecurity or privacy.
• Strong understanding of assurance frameworks and standards (SOC 1/ISAE 3402, SOC 2/ISAE 3000, GDPR, ISO, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to win and expand client work via market relationships.
• Strong commercial judgment in shaping proposals, negotiating scope and fees.
• Experience leading complex, multi-workstream engagements and communicating with executives.
• Professional qualifications (ACA, CISA, CISM, ACCA, CIA, CRISC, CISSP) or equivalent senior-level experience.

Responsabilidades

• Lead growth and delivery of our assurance and certification services across the UK.
• Originate opportunities through client relationships and collaboration across the firm.
• Provide client leadership and ensure high-quality delivery and risk management.
• Help shape the growth plan and develop the team for sustainable expansion.

Conhecimentos

Technology risk

IT assurance

Risk & controls

Audit & compliance

Frameworks & standards

Business development

Team leadership

Formação académica

ACA / CISA / CISM / ACCA / CIA / CRISC / CISSP

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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.

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 that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Our Advisory team provide 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 our clients’ affairs. The team work 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 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.

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 pro-actively 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 Senior Manager in BDO Digital’s Third Party Assurance team, you’ll play a leading role in growing and delivering our assurance and certification business across the UK. Based in London, you will support organisations in building trust and confidence with their customers, regulators and business partners. You will work across a broad portfolio of assurance, certification and regulatory compliance engagements, helping clients demonstrate the effectiveness of their controls, meet regulatory obligations and enhance their digital trust capabilities.
It’s a senior, market-facing role combining business development, client leadership, high-quality delivery and team stewardship. You’ll originate opportunities through your own relationships and work jointly with colleagues across the firm taking integrated propositions to market. In addition, you’ll help shape the growth plan, lead and develop our people, and contribute to the continued development of the Third Party Assurance practise.

You’ll be someone with:

• Substantial experience in technology risk, IT assurance, IT internal audit, risk and controls or a closely related discipline
• Experience delivering assurance, audit, compliance or risk engagements relating to technology, cybersecurity, privacy or operational controls. Strong ITGC testing understanding.
• Strong understanding of assurance frameworks and standards, including one or more of: SOC 1 / ISAE 3402, SOC 2 / ISAE 3000, Digital regulations such as DSA, DMA, DORA, GDPR, UKGC RTS, CMMC, TSA-21, ISO, HITRUST. Other recognised assurance or certification frameworks.
• A demonstrable record of winning and expanding client work, supported by credible market relationships and the ability to originate opportunities both independently and through collaboration
• Strong commercial judgement, including experience shaping proposals, negotiating scope and fees, managing engagement economics and maintaining appropriate quality and risk standards.
• Experience leading complex, multi-workstream engagements and communicating confidently with executive, audit committee, risk and technology stakeholders.
• A proven ability to lead, motivate and develop teams, provide clear direction and constructive challenge, and build capability for sustainable growth.
• Relevant qualifications such as ACA, CISA, CISM, ACCA, CIA, CRISC, CISSP or cloud certifications are advantageous; equivalent senior-level experience and market credibility will also be considered.

You’ll also be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the 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 in 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 for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences 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 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.