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CDD Junior Business Analyst
About Us
Ideas | People | Trust. We’re BDO. An £11.5bn global business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s rapidly changing world. We’ll broaden your horizons. Advisory at BDO encompasses a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. Our teams have an in-depth knowledge of global business, key industry sectors and high growth markets and understand the constantly evolving risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients’ businesses. The teams work across strategy, operations and performance improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they’re experts in providing expert and pragmatic advice while remaining rooted in the detail – all in one straight-forward package.
When you join them, you’ll work on some of the world's most exciting business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry. Our sector-aligned Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) teams provide the expert advice and focused support that enables organisations on both sides of a transaction to make the right decisions to maximise value and ensure successful outcomes. You’ll have the opportunity to work in some of the most exciting and dynamic industry sectors and with some of the fastest growing and innovative companies in the world, building your experience and expertise alongside some of the brightest and best minds in the industry.
We’ll help you succeed
Within our wider M&A division, our Strategy and Commercial Due Diligence (S&CDD) practice is looking for ambitious, driven individuals to join their rapidly growing team as Business Analysts on this accelerated two-year programme. Our S&CDD practice works with investors and companies to consider the commercial and strategic rationale for potential M&A transactions. We look at the market, the technology, the competition and the regulatory environment among other areas. Leveraging our expertise and networks, we talk to market experts and customers to understand the outlook for a business that is being considered for sale or acquisition and we quantify the outlook to give our clients more certainty on the long-term potential of the investment (or disposal) they are considering. We work at the leading edge of new technology and new business models with innovators and entrepreneurs who are driving disruption and progress in their markets.
From day one, you’ll get early client contact across a wide range of sectors including:
- Healthcare and Life Sciences (HCLS) We cover the spectrum of life sciences, health and social care. This includes pharmaceuticals, pharma services, provider / multi-clinics, medical devices, complex care, special education and animal health. We work with and analyse innovative and tech-driven businesses that are often driving significant positive impact on health and outcomes.
- Industrial products, Technology & Services – (IPTS) A broad-ranging sector covering a variety of segments and business models in diverse sub-sectors including automotive, aerospace and defence, clean technology/energy transition and packaging.
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You’ll have the opportunity to work with the wider M&A team to grow your strategy consulting and M&A skillset, and gain hands-on exposure to new business pitches and presentations. Through a combination of on-the-job and formal training and dedicated mentorship, you’ll quickly become a market expert in multiple areas with the opportunity to further specialise as you progress. In common with other strategy consulting programmes, there is no professional qualification included in this programme, although extensive classroom and on-the-job training is provided.
When you join us, we’ll make your growth our priority. We can help you to go far, if you can demonstrate the following skills:
- A minimum 2:2 degree in any discipline (obtained or predicted)
- Three A-levels or equivalent at A* to C excluding General Studies and Extended Projects
- A 9–4 in Maths and English at GCSE or equivalent (we will also consider equivalent qualifications from outside the UK)
- An entrepreneurial spirit and interest in solving complex business issues
- Intellectually curious and analytical mindset
- A great team working mentality together with the ability to ask for help when needed
Flexibility and Support
At BDO, we strive to ‘make work work for everyone’. That’s why we’ll give you the freedom to work at home, on-site with clients or at one of our brand new office hubs. We understand that everyone learns in different ways and the same environment isn’t always suited to every task. We’ll help you deliver the best quality output by giving you choice and flexibility around how, when and where you work. We’ll provide the environment, digital tools and training to enable you to perform at your best, whatever the task in hand, for yourself, your team, and your clients.
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.
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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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BDO UK provides tax, audit and assurance, advisory and business outsourcing services. 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. Our partners and staff are specialists in their fields and have a proactive, flexible approach to helping clients overcoming the challenges they face. We aim to be as innovative and entrepreneurial as our clients. Our approach and expertise are what help us deliver exceptional client service. 95% of our clients would recommend us. We operate from 17 locations across the UK, covering all major business centres. We employ 8,000 people who are encouraged to bring their best selves to work; taking responsibility for their work and their relationships with clients. All our people share core values that underpin both our culture and the value that we bring to our clients. Our values are also reflected in continued focus on ESG. Our firm is distinctive and we want to preserve and build on the strengths of our culture and the characteristics that make us both successful and different. We look for people from all kinds of backgrounds who share these same qualities.
BDO LLP is a key member of the BDO global network of public accounting, tax and advisory firms. The firms have representation in 166 countries, with 115,700 people working out of over 1,776 offices worldwide. That’s BDO and we are proud to be part of it. Being part of an integrated network of firms across the world provides us with myriad opportunities for success.
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