Management Assistant

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

Job summary

A leading global professional services provider based in Manchester is seeking an Assistant for the Global BSO Team. The role involves providing administrative support, calendar management, and logistics for the Global Head of BSO and international teams. Candidates should have a high school diploma and at least 2 years of experience in management assistance within an international environment. Strong English communication skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office 365 are required. This opportunity aims to foster professional growth within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Experience in an administrative role in an international environment (minimum 2 years).
• Familiarity with cloud-based collaboration platforms.
• Ability to suggest process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Support calendar management and logistics for the Global Head of BSO.
• Manage global processes and collate agenda packs.
• Update online directory and manage distribution lists.

Skills

Organized

Attention to detail

Independently work

Positive attitude

Excellent English communication

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

SharePoint Online

Job description

About BDO

BDO is the leading mid‑tier professional services provider globally. In 2024, we recorded global revenues of over US$15 billion across our core service lines - Audit & Assurance, Tax, Advisory, and Business Services & Outsourcing. With a worldwide community of over 119k professionals operating in 166 countries and territories, we’re dedicated to helping our clients navigate complex financial and strategic challenges, aligned to our core purpose ‘ People helping people. ’

More information about BDO can be found on www.bdo.global .

Why join us?

A great place to work

Building a thriving global team is an essential pillar of our bold new vision Global solutions. Driven to be the best. - so it’s no surprise that our offices around the world are regularly recognised with awards and accolades. We’re a people‑powered business, with a diverse, dynamic and inclusive international team who are committed to excellence, innovation, and integrity .

Professional growth

Our collaborative, international environment fosters professional growth and development, to ensure that all our people thrive. We’re committed to transferring and sharing resources, knowledge, skills, and experience across our organisation, and our Global Mobility Programme provides the gateway to a whole world of opportunities.

Make a difference

We believe businesses have both an economic imperative and an ethical responsibility to contribute to a more sustainable and equitable world. In 2021, we committed to achieving net‑zero carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner. As part of our global sustainability efforts, we continue to integrate responsible practices into our operations and work with clients to support their own net‑zero journeys. In addition, we’re proud to support thousands of colleagues around the globe to ‘give back’ in the communities in which we operate.

Position: Assistant, Global BSO

We are seeking an Assistant to provide overall administrative and management support for the Global BSO Team and the Global Head of BSO and Tax.

Key accountabilities

• Providing administrative and management assistance for the Global BSO team, including calendar management and logistics support for Global Head of Tax and BSO and the Global BSO group as well as any assigned Global BSO meetings.
• Providing administrative support for global processes in collaboration with other members of the Global BSO team and various international teams. Responsibilities include amongst others collating agenda packs, monitoring action trackers, managing the meeting calendar and coordinating periodic reporting.
• Responsible for updating, reconciling and maintaining online directory, MS Outlook distribution lists, and MS Teams groups.
• Provide operational and logistics support for various strategic projects and events of Global BSO.

Qualifications and Experience

• Have a high school diploma, and experience in a management assistance and administrative role in an international working environment (minimum 2 years consecutively);
• Be able to work independently and in an international team, organised, attentive to detail and committed to delivering quality;
• Be eager to learn and understand different processes and not afraid to suggest how they can be improved;
• Have excellent command of English, both spoken and written – any international English language test (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC) result can be considered as an advantage; knowledge of other languages is an important asset;
• Be familiar with using Microsoft Office 365 suite or equivalent IT skills; training or skill certification is an advantage;
• Have experience with SharePoint Online, SharePoint lists and document libraries, or at least a clear understanding of other cloud‑based collaboration platforms;
• Positive ‘can do’ attitude, easy‑going, and good sense of humour.

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