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 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. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

The Data Associate role is part of the Data Office function and reports into our Data Strategy Manager as part of the Data Strategy and Enablement team.

You will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary function alongside our Data and Analytics and Data Governance teams, working together and with the wider business to deliver on BDO’s data vision which is that everyone at BDO is empowered with data.

This is a growing team and there’s a fantastic opportunity for the right individual to shape the role into your own. The key areas of focus for the role will include supporting the planning and delivery of strategic data projects, building relationships and coordinating activity across business areas and ensuring our people have the right skills, knowledge and tools to get value from data.

You will;

Support strategic projects and lead existing workstreams across the Data Office with activities including project planning, stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation, deep diving into content areas, conducting requirements gathering and analysisTrack and manage plans and dependencies from a central perspective, identify and manage risks and issues across the Data OfficeProject manage new initiatives as they arise in the data space, such as supporting a business area to shape out their data strategy or helping them design a programme to improve their data literacyEngage with business stakeholders to understand data needs, provide actionable recommendations and identify opportunities to collaborate with the Data OfficeLead communications and business engagement initiatives for the Data OfficeSupport the Chief Data Officer and Data Strategy Manager in managing the strategic roadmap for the wider data teamContribute to cross-Data Office team collaboration and team building, building relationships and identifying opportunities to improve our team ways of workingKeep up to date with the latest data industry trends, developments and events to share with the Data Office team and wider Data Community of Practice

Skills and Requirements

Excellent communication (written and verbal) and facilitation skillsExcellent stakeholder management skills - proactive at building collaborative relationships within the team and across the wider businessAbility to prioritise effectively while working on multiple workstreams or projectsExcellent organisation, time management and workload prioritisation skills

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.

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