Resourcing Assistant 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 highgrowth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them.

We'll broaden your horizons

Made up of over 450 specialists in financial services, our FS Audit team are essential, not just to BDO, but to the whole economy. By providing quality assurance to the businesses we work with, across the financial services industry, we help to ensure the continuing stability and authenticity of the financial markets. From small start-ups to large international organisations and FTSE 250 companies, it's our expertise that enables the companies we work with to succeed, no matter what their business goals may be. Driven and ambitious by nature, when you join this team, you'll make a real and tangible difference - and play a critical part in accelerating our growth journey. If you're searching for a unique challenge, in a fast-paced and collaborative environment, this is it. Discover a role that delivers all the training, coaching and development you need to succeed.

We'll help you succeed

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.

This role in crucial to the firm as it enables us to appropriately resource the projects required to deliver a quality audit project and exceptional support service. Your main duties will involve but not be limited to:

• Day to day resourcing operations of your business units
• Building effective relationships with the central resourcing team and the Project Managers to understand the needs in respect of resourcing for assignments
• Familiarisation with the trainees' professional qualification pathways so that these are considered when allocating resource
• Working with People Managers and Project Managers to support any performance issues, and notifying them if there are any issues or concerns related to staff and trainees. Working closely with Resource Manager to monitor metrics such as utilisation, capacity and demand.
• Ensure adoption of all resourcing policies in your area of remit and provide training of Operations and Resourcing assistants
• Closely engage and challenge the allocation of resources to ensure optimal use of staff against the agreed budgets. Understand the skills and experience of the staff to be able to make informed suggestions and / or decisions relating to resourcing.
• Be the point of escalation for any training issues flagged by the Operations and Resource assistants
• Work closely with the Operations Team to ensure that all operational movements are reflected in the resource model accurately reflecting leavers, joiners and any other transfers. Assisting the Operations and Resourcing assistants to identify solutions to manage resourcing conflicts/clashes effectively, liaising with the relevant managers in a timely manner
• Coordinate and be involved in our alternative resourcing model managing offshore requests and requirements.

You'll be someone with:

• Experience in resource planning and management processes with exposure to tools and systems
• Intermediate IT skills (MS Outlook, Word, PowerPoint & Excel)
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Proven ability to operate under pressure with conflicting priorities, tight deadlines and demanding stakeholder needs
• Ability to handle challenging conversations
• Ability to interpret and analyse MI and data to identify and solve problems
• Continued professional development of yourself and others, seeking challenges and opportunities

Desirable but not essential

• Experience in a professional services firm
• Previous experience of Dayshape

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.