Quantitative Solutions Senior Manager

BDO UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO UK is seeking a Manager to lead a portfolio of valuation and advisory engagements across financial instruments and risk modelling. You will support Directors and Partners, contribute to business development, and help deliver high-quality client outcomes.

The role requires a Master’s degree in a relevant field, strong quantitative skills, and experience in valuation or credit risk modelling within leading financial institutions or professional services firms.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or Computer Science from a reputable university.
• Strong interest in finance, financial instrument valuation, hedging and structuring.
• Intellectual curiosity and an analytical mind-set.
• Knowledge of mathematics as applied to finance and valuation of financial products or credit risk modelling.
• Desirable experience in valuation or credit risk modelling from a leading investment house or buy-side firm.

Responsibilities

• As a Manager you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of projects and for the timely delivery of services.
• You will work closely with Directors and Partners on engagements and contribute to marketing and business development initiatives.
• You will be involved in valuation engagements related to financial products across asset classes, including risk-related matters.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Data science mindset

Mathematics applied to finance

Interest in finance and valuation

Credit risk modelling

Client engagement

Education

Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

Ideas | People | Trust

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, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and 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

Our clients 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 clients and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you’ll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO’s Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients.

Overview

As a Manager you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of projects and for the timely delivery of services. You will work closely and support Directors and Partners with engagements. You will be expected to contribute toward marketing and business development initiatives.

You will be involved in a range of valuation and advisory engagements relating to financial products (derivatives and cash based) across all asset classes that will include both contentious and non-contentious matters. Such engagements will also include risk related matters such as the modelling of default risk.

You will also assist with the development of valuation models and modelling techniques for financial assets ranging from complex derivatives and structured products to other hard to value instruments that are complex due to illiquidity or a lack of observable market data inputs.

You’ll be someone with:

• Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or Computer Science from a reputable university.
• Strong professional interest in the fields of finance and financial instrument valuation, hedging and structuring.
• Significant valuation or credit risk experience gained ideally from a major financial institution or another professional services firm.
• Intellectual curiosity and an analytical mind-set.
• An interest in applying tools from finance, mathematics, and data science to provide pragmatic and robust solutions to real-world problems.
• Strong knowledge of mathematics as applied to finance and hands on experience of the valuation of financial products or credit risk modelling.
• Desirable previous valuation or credit risk modelling experience or the building and / or validating model libraries obtained from within a leading investment house or buy-side firm.

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.

We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’re working side by side. 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 our clients 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.

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 them. Across the UK thousands of unique minds coming together to help our clients reach 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.