Technology Risk Assurance - Audit Data Analytics Manager

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 leading them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

The Technology Risk Assurance (TRA) team sits right at the heart of the Audit practice. We leverage our deep technical expertise to evaluate the risks associated with the use of technology for businesses in a number of sectors - from Consumer Markets, Retail, Technology Media & Telecoms, Natural Resources, Energy & Shipping and Financial Services. We use data analytics procedures to look for trends, anomalies and also understand IT and business processes whilst identifying the risks. It’s exciting and interesting work that can include evaluating risks around emerging technologies such as Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics Process Automation (RPA) as well as cyber related risks.

As part of our TRA team, you'll receive all the support you need to reach your potential and build your technical skills.

We’ll help you succeed

The work we do is underpinned by quality. We deliver audits which are trusted and transparent which can be relied upon by companies and their stakeholders. You’ll be someone who is comfortable working pro-actively and, managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with Senior Managers, Directors, and BDO’s Partners. You’ll help deliver accurate and transparent reporting to all relevant stakeholders as you provide long term value. Responsibilities of the role include:

Managing the delivery of our data audit requirements for our portfolio of external audits, overseeing the delivery of high quality work and develop the team members working alongside them.

Scoping and planning our data-enabled audit approaches to address audit risk in the most effective way

Reviewing the work performed by the team so that high quality audit standards are maintained

Providing insightful reporting to our internal and external stakeholders

Coordinating and supporting our regional TRA team to support both the current and future pipeline of work. Embedding strong project and financial management across the team is essential.

Bringing ideas to enhance our delivery and act as a point of escalation throughout an engagement with respect to project delivery matters.

Identifying and raising matters with a Director/Senior Manager or Partner while exercising judgement within agreed parameters.

Contributing to the development of methodologies and guidance for internal use as well as solutions to improve efficiency.

You'll be someone with:

Extensive knowledge of financial audit testing concepts and principles.

Extensive knowledge of accounting processes and transaction cycles.

Extensive experience of delivering audit data analytics on large and complex engagements.

Good experience of managing a portfolio of clients, deliverables and stakeholder expectations.

Knowledge of Audit Data Analytics graphical presentation solutions such as PowerBI or Qlikview.

Knowledge of advanced Audit Data Analytics techniques such as MS SQL scripting, Azure Data Bricks, Python, R

Experience in Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques, such as Machine Learning (ML), Natural Language Processing (NLP), on AI platforms such as Microsoft Azure platform, IBM Watson

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to our business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their 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 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 you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve 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.
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