Financial Services Finance Administrator

BDO; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An accountancy and advisory firm in Greater London is seeking a Finance Administrator to assist the Finance Manager. Responsibilities include supporting financial performance management, working capital, and financial analysis. The ideal candidate will have strong Excel skills, analytical capabilities, and a proactive approach to improvements. This role offers opportunities for career development within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills and experience with Power BI preferred.
• Experience in a partnership environment is desirable.
• Analytical mindset with a proactive approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the Finance Manager and SBU.
• Champion Workday usage across the financial services department.
• Manage working capital effectively and efficiently.
• Assist with financial analysis and reporting for informed decision making.
• Support quarterly forecasting and liaise with central Finance team.
• Suggest improvements for processes and approaches.

Skills

Commercially minded

Analytical

Strong Microsoft skills, especially in Excel

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Partnership experience

Education

Part-Qualified or training in accountancy

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Job description

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.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Playing an important support role at BDO, our Secretarial and Administration team contributes to our success by taking responsibility for planning and organisation. Their proactive approach to what we do ensures our projects operate seamlessly and co‑operation remains strong across our firm. Whatever the challenge, they provide the foundations on which we can excel. Joining this team, you’ll enjoy a friendly and supportive environment – and plenty of variety to keep you on your toes. Want to play your part in our international operation?

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.

The firm is looking to recruit a Finance Administrator to assist and support the Financial Services SBU Finance Manager. Helping to manage the financial performance of the SBU on a day-to-day basis as well as providing relevant support to the overall team within the business unit on financial matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the Finance Manager and SBU to Champion Workday, ensuring the system is being used consistently and efficiently across the financial services department.
• Provide support with Working Capital management for the group – ensuring that bills, provisions, recoveries and cash collections are managed effectively and efficiently.
• Support with financial analysis and reporting to the FS heads to enable informed planning and decision making. Including utilisation, recovery rates, budget, rolling forecast, key performance indicators and analysis of variances.
• Supporting the quarterly forecasting process for the overall stream, assisting with the coordination with local Sub‑Sectors/Disciplines liaising with relevant personnel and the central Finance team as appropriate and supporting the input of the data into the Firm’s budget model.
• Regular liaison with the central Finance function, supporting the month end and year end processes.
• Supporting Finance Manager, Financial services department and SBU heads to ensure there remains a continued consistency of approach around the partner group and making suggestions for how processes and procedures can be improved.
• Other ad‑hoc matters as required in support of the Finance Manager, FS strategy and FS Operations team.
• A proactive approach in supporting our focus on continued improvements to financial management and reporting.

Role Requirements

• Commercially minded
• Analytical
• Strong Microsoft skills, particularly in Excel and experience of Power BI preferred
• Strong communication, people and presentation skills
• Partnership experience desirable
• Part-Qualified or looking to train in accountancy or relevant financial experience

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 and satisfying experiences at work, 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.

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’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.