Risk Advisory Services Director

BDO UK; Reading; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO UK’s Reading office is seeking a Director for Risk Advisory Services to lead client engagements in governance, internal controls, and risk advisory across technology, life sciences and media sectors. You’ll develop insights using data analytics and AI to strengthen client governance and drive value.

You’ll work with Partners and Directors, grow a regional client base in Thames Valley, and shape the firm’s market presence while developing teams and propositions for sustained growth.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of driving growth and building client relationships.
• Ambassador for the firm with ability to lead market-facing events.
• Strong collaboration with Partners and Directors to unlock opportunities.
• Extensive senior stakeholder network in Thames Valley.
• Deep sector experience in Technology, Media & Telecommunications and Life Sciences/Pharma.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance, risk, and internal controls engagements for clients.
• Develop and deliver data analytics and AI-enabled insights to strengthen governance.

Skills

Growth leadership

Governance & controls

Stakeholder network

Risk management

Client relationships

Tools

ISAE 3000

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.

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.

Join BDO’s Risk Advisory Services team as a Director and play a leading role in shaping our growth across Reading and the Thames Valley. Based in our Reading office, you’ll work with a diverse range of clients on internal audit, controls, risk and advisory engagements, bringing fresh thinking and innovative approaches—including technology, AI and data analytics—to deliver insights that make a real difference. You’ll also help develop our proposition, build strong market relationships and create new opportunities for our clients, and develop our people.

You’ll be someone with:

• A proven track record of driving growth, with the ambition, energy, and strong professional network to operate at pace, build trusted relationships, and generate new opportunities for the team and the firm.
• The ability to act as a strong ambassador for the firm, creating opportunities and leading market-facing events to build regional eminence across the Thames Valley, while leveraging the firm’s full-service offering to develop innovative client solutions.
• Strong capability in building collaborative relationships with Partners and Directors across the firm to unlock opportunities, deliver integrated solutions, and support the growth of RAS.
• An established network of senior stakeholders across the Thames Valley, with a proven track record of developing long-term, high-value client relationships.
• Deep sector experience across Technology, Media and Telecommunications and/or Life Sciences and Pharma, including exposure to both high-growth/emerging businesses and larger established organisations, as well as experience working with mid-cap (FTSE 250 / AIM) and private businesses.
• Significant experience in building and operating governance and controls functions, including second line risk, internal audit, and third-party assurance (e.g. ISAE 3000).
• The ability to lead and support clients in strengthening governance and control environments, including responding to Provision 29 requirements and adopting AI-enabled and technology-driven approaches to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

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.