Job Description

Ideas | People | Trust We\xe2\x80\x99re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today\xe2\x80\x99s changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain\xe2\x80\x99s economic engine \xe2\x80\x93 ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high\xe2\x80\x91growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We\xe2\x80\x99ll broaden your horizons To ensure our services and applications are fit for the modern market, our IT team collaborates with every department. They develop, they explore and they implement the new ideas helping us to change the future of accounting, tax and business consulting. But, just as importantly, they maintain the tech that keeps us advancing. By testing and adopting the future of financial technical solutions, they find new and exciting ways to drive us forward. And you could too. In an IT role at BDO, you\xe2\x80\x99ll become part of a team that act as the backbone for our business. No matter who you are or what your skillset is, we\xe2\x80\x99ll give you the training and support you need to achieve whatever you put your mind to. We\xe2\x80\x99ll 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\xe2\x80\x99ll 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\xe2\x80\x99s partners to help businesses effectively. You\xe2\x80\x99ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. This role forms part of the Programme Delivery Team within the IT department and reports into the IT Portfolio Manager. In this role you will manage a portfolio of IT projects utilising both Waterfall and iterative approaches, spanning the Application, Infrastructure and Cyber realm, as agreed with the Portfolio Manager. You will be working with suppliers, business stakeholders and team members to scope, plan and deliver change through projects. This includes managing issues, risks and providing the interface between IT and the business as necessary to ensure projects are successfully completed, delivering the agreed objectives, meeting the agreed success criteria and time/budget constraints set out for each project. You\xe2\x80\x99ll also:

• Promote and actively sponsor the project management methodology within the IT Department
• Initiate projects in a controlled manner clearly defining project scope, success criteria, dependencies, assumptions and constraints with stakeholders
• Monitor and communicate progress and status throughout the project delivery process
• Control and manage the impact of changes to scope, budget and timescales through the agreed process
• Identify and facilitate the resolution of issues recognising interdependencies and escalating where appropriate
• Identify and mitigate risks recognising interdependencies and escalating where appropriate
• Work with project teams to secure both internal and external project resources and escalates where project resourcing issues arise
• Ensure that business of the IT Projects can be demonstrated.

You\xe2\x80\x99ll be someone with:

• Proven project management experience within the professional services industry or similar with a good understanding of project management disciplines
• Experience in softer skills, including the political and cultural aspects of project management
• Experience in running a diverse portfolio of projects including application development, software configuration and implementation, infrastructure deployment, Cyber Security initiatives and business change
• A qualification in an industry recognised project management discipline or accreditation e.g. Prince 2, APMP, PMP, Agile, Lean, DevOps or similar or can demonstrate experience in delivering projects using a structured approach
• Experience in assisting in tender processes and resultant supplier management.
• Industry knowledge - understanding of a Professional Services Industry \xe2\x80\x93 desirable
• Experience working with external partners in delivering change

You\xe2\x80\x99ll be able to be yourself; we\xe2\x80\x99ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We\xe2\x80\x99re 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\xe2\x80\x99ll 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\xe2\x80\x99re in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO\xe2\x80\x99s core values and we\xe2\x80\x99re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we\xe2\x80\x99ll 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\xe2\x80\x99ll 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\xe2\x80\x99ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO\xe2\x80\x99s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we\xe2\x80\x99ll 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\xe2\x80\x99ll never stop learning at BDO. We\xe2\x80\x99re 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\xe2\x80\x99re 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\xe2\x80\x99ve got a clear purpose, and we\xe2\x80\x99re confident in our future, because we\xe2\x80\x99re 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. #LI-JB1