Financial Model Assurance Director

BDO UK; Reading; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy and business advisory firm seeks a Director for their Financial Model Assurance Services team. This role involves managing financial model audits, leading teams, and driving business development. Candidates should have extensive project finance experience and strong leadership skills. The firm values flexibility and offers career development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience managing Financial Model Audits throughout the engagement lifecycle.
• Extensive project finance experience, including financial modeling mandates.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team, deputize for Partners, and monitor work quality.
• Business development and practice growth.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial Management

Client Relationship Management

Education

ACA/ACCA qualification or equivalent

Job description

View more categories | View less categories | Contract | Permanent | Hours: Full time | Sector: Finance & accounting

Ideas | People | Trust

We're BDO, an accountancy and business advisory firm providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organizations need to navigate today's changing world.

We work with Britain's economic engines—ambitious, entrepreneurial, high-growth businesses—and directly advise their owners and management teams.

We'll broaden your horizons

Our Advisory team offers a wide range of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes, with in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors, and markets. They understand the changing risks and opportunities and work across strategy, operations, and transactional projects. From technology to risk advisory, they follow through on top-level instructions and resolve detailed issues, all in a straightforward package. Joining them means working on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience alongside industry experts.

We'll help you succeed

Leading organizations trust us for our quality advice, which stems from a thorough understanding of their business built through close collaboration and long-term relationships.

You should be proactive, able to manage your own tasks, confident in collaborating and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and partners. You will be encouraged to identify opportunities to enhance our delivery and offer additional services.

This position is within BDO's Financial Model Assurance Services team, providing transactional model assurance and financial modeling services to global blue-chip sponsors, banks, financial institutions, and funds for major infrastructure, energy, and digital projects worldwide.

The projects include petrochemical plants, LNG trains, water desalination plants, IWPP projects in the Middle East; wind and rail projects across the UK and Europe; government transport projects in the Benelux; and digital infrastructure and energy from waste projects in the UK.

The Director role involves leading the team, deputizing for Partners, planning and monitoring work, quality control, business development, and practice growth.

You'll be someone with

• Experience managing Financial Model Audits throughout the engagement lifecycle, including commercial management
• Extensive project finance experience, including origination and delivery of financial modeling mandates
• Knowledge of PPP, project finance, infrastructure, and renewables is preferred; experience in quality and risk reviews
• ACA/ACCA qualification or equivalent
• Strong commercial management skills and a track record in business development and client relationship management
• Proven leadership in managing and developing teams

We value authenticity and support flexible working arrangements. We offer opportunities for career development and personal growth.

We're in it together

Mutual support and respect are core to BDO's culture. We provide mentoring, coaching, and a collaborative environment with state-of-the-art facilities to foster learning and sharing of expertise.

We're looking forward to the future

We help entrepreneurial businesses succeed, fueling the UK economy. Our success is driven by our people, and we continually invest in their growth. We adapt and evolve to strengthen our global reach, integrity, and expertise, shaping the future together with openness and clarity.

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