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. 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 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 proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. As a Manager you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of projects and for the timely delivery of services. 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 and calculating expected credit losses (ECL). You will also be involved in other forms of quantitative/statistical advisory projects. 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. The position benefits from rigorous on-the-job training from senior team members with significant experience in investment banking and consulting. Opportunities for undertaking further financial (e.g., CFA, FRM) or quantitative (e.g., Provide effective project management of valuation engagements from inception to completion. Provide effective intellectual input and challenge to senior members of staff in the completion of projects with conceptual complications. Carry out relevant technical research relevant to a specific area of valuations or credit risk – disseminate key findings to the quantitative risk & valuation team. Prepare reports for advice to clients or solicitors or for use in legal or regulatory proceedings. Identify and recognise business and sales opportunities and inform the partner and client as appropriate. Ensure that the firms risk management and client take-on procedures have appropriately been complied with. Maintain a network of professional and business contacts. Support Partner, Directors on ad hoc assignments as needed. Strong professional interest in the fields of retail and corporate credit risk, scorecard methods, internal ratings-based models, model validation, as well as UK and European regulatory standards underpinning these areas. Significant credit risk experience gained ideally from a major financial institution, another professional services firm, or a credit ratings agency. 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 and statistics as applied to finance and credit risk. Hands on experience in credit risk modelling or the valuation of financial products. A master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or Computer Science from a reputable university. Desirable previous credit risk modelling experience or the building and / or validating credit risk models obtained from within a bank or a credit ratings agency. Some programming skills in a high-level language (e.g., Python, R, MATLAB, Excel VBA) and/or experience with econometric software packages (e.g., STATA, SAS). 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. 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. 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. At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions
