Third Party Assurance Manager - Risk Advisory Services

BDO UK LLP; Leeds; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development programs

Collaborative work environment

Flexible working framework

Job summary

BDO UK LLP in Leeds is seeking a Third Party Assurance Manager to lead the delivery of assurance engagements and manage client relationships. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in assurance and a relevant professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA).

Responsibilities include overseeing engagement delivery to high standards, supporting junior team members, and contributing to business development activities. You'll work closely with Directors and Partners, ensuring strong relationships with senior clients.

Qualifications

• Experience with complex clients, including regulated organizations.
• Clear understanding of controls design and assurance reporting.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and budgets effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of third-party assurance engagements.
• Manage client relationships and oversee engagement delivery.
• Support development of junior team members.

Skills

Proven experience delivering Third Party Assurance

Technical knowledge of ISAE 3000 and ISAE 3402

Strong communication skills

Experience leading engagements at Manager level

Experience managing and developing others

Education

Professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA)

Tools

AI testing tools

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 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 Third Party Assurance Manager in our Risk Advisory Services (RAS) team, you will be responsible for leading the delivery of third‑party assurance engagements and managing a portfolio of client relationships. You will oversee day‑to‑day engagement delivery, ensure work is completed to a high standard, and support the development of junior team members across multiple assignments.

You will work closely with Directors and Partners to deliver assurance engagements in line with recognised standards, build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, and contribute to business development activity and the continued growth of the Third Party Assurance service.

You’ll be someone with:

• Proven experience delivering Third Party Assurance or controls‑based assurance engagements, with strong technical knowledge of recognised assurance standards such as ISAE 3000 and ISAE 3402.
• A clear understanding of controls design, operating effectiveness and assurance reporting, applied pragmatically across different client environments.
• Experience working with complex clients, ideally including listed, regulated or not‑for‑profit organisations.
• A relevant professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA or equivalent).
• Experience leading engagements at Manager level, including planning, delivery, review and senior stakeholder interaction; experience with AI testing tools would be desirable.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present assurance findings clearly and credibly to client management and governance forums.
• Experience managing and developing others, with a collaborative leadership style, and the ability to manage multiple engagements, priorities and budgets effectively.

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.