Tax Assurance and Risk Management Associate Director

BDO UK; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy firm in London is seeking a candidate for a Tax Risk position, requiring CTA/ACA qualifications. The role demands strong presentation skills and the ability to manage client interactions. Responsibilities include enhancing service delivery and leading projects. The firm offers a range of benefits, including health programs and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Health and Wellness Programmes

Pension Plan

Private Medical

Income Protection Plan

Holidays

Bike to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in Tax Risk work (including strategy, governance, and risk management).
• Ability to host workshops and engage with clients effectively.
• Strong project leadership skills and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Manage tasks and collaborate with senior stakeholders.
• Identify and enhance service delivery opportunities.
• Produce high-quality reports and manage group interactions.

Skills

Tax Risk work

Strong presentation style

Excellent communication skills

Project management

Confident in hosting workshops

Education

CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent

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 that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Our Tax Assurance & Risk Management (‘TA&RM’) team is the fastest growing team of its kind with three dedicated tax partners and over 20 individuals supporting over 300 clients from fast growth entrepreneurial businesses to FTSE20 clients. Our work has helped clients improve their tax performance, provide assurance to tax authorities over their tax operations as well as win tax transparency awards on the global stage.

Our team at all levels are recognised specialists in the area of tax risk, tax governance, economic crime and the development of tax control frameworks. The team have presented nationally and internationally at client tax conferences and webinars. Technology is also very important to us and BDO provides the intellectual freedom at all levels to encourage initiative in the development of tools and training and some of these can be seen on our BDO Store.

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.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working pro-actively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior stakeholders to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

You’ll be someone with:

• CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent: Experience of Tax Risk work an advantage (including tax process, strategy, SAO and CCO) – definitely a keen interest in governance and risk management.
• Strong presentation style, and confidence in hosting workshops, training sessions and webinars, often to Board level
• Excellent communication skills to participate in the management of the group, contact with clients and to recognise business development opportunities.
• Able to lead on projects and produce high quality reports.
• Personal responsibility for own decisions and actions of others.

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.

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 for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, 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 you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions

Rewards & Benefits

We offer a wide range of core and voluntary benefits, with a few examples below.

Health and Wellness Programmes

We promote a positive working environment where our people can thrive.

Pension Plan

A Group Personal Pension Plan, with matched employer contributions.

Private Medical

Access to private medical treatment for you and your family.

Income Protection Plan

Provides a proportion of your basic salary if you suffer a loss of earnings because of illness or injury.

Holidays

Our holiday benefit enables you to purchase up to 10 days of additional leave.

Bike to work scheme

A convenient, environmentally friendly and tax-effective way to acquire a bike for travelling to and from work.