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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 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 stakeholders to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.
You’ll be an Assistant Director in our Healthcare and Life Sciences team playing an important role in Project Delivery, Business Development, Thought Leadership and Practice Development for the Strategy & CDD practice. You will be expected to be able to interact and build relationships with clients, as well as review the Life Sciences market for potential targets and subsectors of interest. Other roles will include the learning and development of the junior team and other managerial tasks.
We are a fast-growing Healthcare & Life Sciences Strategy & CDD practice that has created a strong reputation and brand in the market for providing high quality work. We are looking for an individual that can become a leader in the team and help us fuel the next growth phase of our practice. We also often collaborate with our other deal advisory sector teams including M&A, TS and VCS on projects.
You’ll be someone:

Essential skills

• Demonstrable experience in running Commercial Due Diligence projects / streams in numerous deals, as well as growth strategy projects (preferably in a similar firm / environment)
• Sector experience and in particular deals and growth strategy experience within the sector.
• Experience in managing teams to deliver superior results, ability to find innovative solution to complex issues
• Ability to develop and inspire junior team, knowledge / credential development and contribute more widely to running the team and to BDO
• Experience in recruitment, learning and development and ability to effectively grow and mentor a team
• Risk and compliance: working knowledge of ethics and independence, regulation and how to work effectively within guidelines and to mitigate risk
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel

Behaviours

• Ability to lead multiple projects and team members simultaneously
• Ability to handle occasionally pressurised situations
• Articulate & comfortable speaking in team meetings, pitches & presentations
• Ability support junior staff members in their development
• Inclusive team player

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.

Please refer the Job description for details