Digital, Cyber Governance Assistant 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 Consulting 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  Digital team within Consulting helps our clients create competitive advantage and uncover new avenues of growth and profitability through digital strategies. Strategies need to be bold, but they also need to deliver near-term results. That’s why we take a practical approach that marries long-term vision with quick wins and measurable ROI milestones. Our vision is to be a fully integrated, business-led, end-to-end technology advisor and integrator helping clients to enable business change through leveraging technology.

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.

We are looking for an Assistant Manager within our growing Digital, Cyber Governance team. You’ll play key role in delivering high-quality client engagements, developing and mentoring team members, and support in the continued growth of our practice. You’ll combine strong technical expertise with excellent stakeholder management skills, helping organisations navigate evolving technology risks while driving operational and control improvements. You’ll have a particular focus of this role will be supporting the delivery of PCI DSS and SWIFT Cyber Security Programme (CSP) advisory and assurance engagements across financial services, payments, fintech and broader regulated sectors.

This role offers significant opportunity to develop specialist expertise in payment security, regulatory compliance and cyber governance

You’ll be someone with:

Practical experience supporting compliance, advisory or assurance engagements against industry standards and regulatory requirements. Conducting control assessments, compliance reviews or audits against security and risk management frameworks.

Practical experience within Cyber Security, Information Security, Technology Risk, IT Audit, or Operational Risk.

Knowledge of cyber security frameworks including: ISO 27001/27002/NIST Cybersecurity Framework/COBIT/ CIS Controls

Experience supporting clients through compliance assessments, control testing, remediation planning and governance reporting activities.

Experience managing small teams and working collaboratively with strong project management and organisational skills to manage multiple engagements

A strong understanding of payment security principles and PCI DSS requirements would be an advantage

A current PCI DSS Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) certification. Additional certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CRISC, COBIT, ACA, ACCA or CIA are advantageous.

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 thin