Financial Services Regulatory Assistant Manager / Manager

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.

Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients’ affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they’re experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details – all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you’ll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry.

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

As a Financial Services Regulatory Assistant Manager / Manager, you will join the Prudential & Authorisations Team (“P&A Team”), where you will focus on a broad range of regulatory matters. This will include prudential risk management activities such as capital and liquidity assessments, recovery planning and solvent wind‑down planning, alongside providing authorisation‑related support to clients. You will also contribute to governance and risk management activities across a diverse client base, including banks, building societies, insurers, and a wide range of FCA solo‑regulated firms.

You will play a key role in supporting the continued growth of our regulatory advisory offering and will be part of a team with a strong and expanding footprint in the market. As a Financial Services Regulatory Assistant Manager / Manager, you will work closely with colleagues across the team and the wider BDO business to deliver high‑quality advisory support to clients. You will act as a subject matter expert on Internal Audit engagements and contribute to the delivery of Skilled Person (Section 166) reviews, with clear opportunities for longer‑term career progression within this rapidly developing area of BDO’s service offering.

You’ll be someone with:

• An understanding of the UK Financial Services sector
• An understanding of the UK regulatory framework
• Previous exposure to the Prudential Regulation Authority’s Rulebook and the Financial Conduct Authority’s Handbook
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in at least one of the relevant focus areas (desirable)
• A demonstrable track record of supporting and delivering project-based work
• A curious and agile approach, with a commitment to developing deep technical expertise over time

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.

We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’re working side by side. 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 our clients 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 net