Financial Reporting Advisory Director

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

The Business Services and Outsourcing team are essential to meeting our clients' evolving requirements. As well as delivering long-term, sustainable value to businesses by providing a range of solutions such as accounting, payroll and compliance services, they also play a key role in tying together many of our services across BDO both domestically and internationally. By building deep and meaningful relationships with a range of clients from ambitious entrepreneurial SMEs to large multi-national groups, our BS&O team don’t just advise on their specific business challenges, they open doors for other teams to provide our firm’s wider service offering. To succeed in this agile environment, you’ll need to demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills and initiative. In return, you’ll have the opportunity for progression, and the chance to develop in one of the industry’s most exciting and varied roles.

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

Step into the role of Financial Reporting Advisory Director in Reading and lead the charge as the FR Advisory Regional Leader. You'll share ownership and collaborate with the local regional Partner to boost the region's share of national FR Advisory revenues.

As the technical lead, you'll spearhead local and national advisory projects, manage client relationships, and contribute to the growth of a leading National FR Advisory practice. Support fellow Directors and regional Partners with practice management, ensuring seamless operations.

Success in this role hinges on your market-relevant knowledge and ability to develop innovative solutions. Collaborate with stakeholders to drive adoption and make a real impact.

Join our national Financial Reporting team, dedicated to empowering CFOs and finance teams to excel in their roles. We alleviate the pressures of meeting accounting and financial reporting requirements, fostering trust and confidence in the reporting that underpins critical business decisions.

As FR Advisory Director, you'll play a pivotal role in growing the region's share of FR Advisory revenues, working towards targets set within the National FR Advisory plan. This is your opportunity to lead with vision and drive success in financial reporting.

You’ll be someone with:

• ACA or ACCA qualified or equivalent overseas qualification.
• Extensive working knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRSs, including IFRS 9, 15 and 16.
• Significant previous experience in a senior role, including delivering financial reporting advisory solutions, statutory accounts preparation or audit services to complex businesses.
• Proven experience in managing a wide portfolio of concurrent projects and project teams in a project management framework.
• Proven ability in managing and developing staff i.e. coordinating staff projects, mentoring, counselling, appraising, and recruiting.
  
  

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

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.