Senior Business Partner

2 weeks ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada BDO Full time

About the Role:

We are seeking a Senior Business Partner to join our team at BDO. As a key member of our Advisory team, you will play a vital role in supporting our Managing Partner and partners in their daily activities.

Key Responsibilities:

Act as a representative and ambassador for the accountable partners and leaders, facilitating communication and working independently with the firm's leadership team as required.

Be a proactive, value-added business partner for the Managing Partner in anticipating/proactively managing and helping execute certain activities on behalf of the Managing Partner.

Support and manage certain operational initiatives or business processes across Advisory and promote the culture of the team.

Proactively organize, manage and assist with the execution of key practice sales and business development campaigns, including coordinating marketing initiatives, setting up client sales/proposal meetings for the team with identified targets and monitoring and tracking progress.

Organize and attend team meetings as well as taking meeting minutes and proactively actioning on these items to accomplish business objectives.

Prepare reports for leadership on project status and keeping leadership informed of project direction, including achievement against project milestones, resourcing, budget, expenditures, revenue etc.

Undertake administrative tasks for assigned Partners and Senior Managers, including scheduling & organizing meetings, travel arrangements, proactively managing calendars and in select cases reviewing partner email inbox and helping triage/answer emails on behalf of the partner.

Assist with the preparation of client proposals and presentations using PowerPoint.

Research & draft talking points on an array of topics as required, and ensure that the partner/leader is prepared and in possession of information and materials required for meetings and other scheduled events.

Conduct in-depth online research related to competitors, industry trends and other market information.

Plan sub-service line, team and/or client meetings and events.

Assist with processing timesheets and expense reports.

Manage weekly practice operational reports and their distribution.

Proactively anticipate the needs of the partners and other leaders and ensure accuracy, coordination and prioritization/optimization of the leader's time.

Proactively ensure leaders are working on the most important items for the practice, keep the leaders accountable for commitments while helping keep reports accountable for results.

Help complete priority items for the leadership team with a high level of quality.

Perform other strategic tasks as assigned.

What You'll Bring:

5+ years of relevant experience and the support of senior-level Executives.

Experience working with another consulting/professional services firm would be an asset.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written).

Excellent time management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize, multi-task and adhere to deadlines.

Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Teams.

Able to work in a fast-paced, rapidly growing & changing environment.

Able to prioritize workload and the flexibility to manage multiple tasks.

Able to work quickly and take on more responsibilities over time, while shifting for multiple competing priorities.

A team player mentality.

Able to react quickly while remaining calm under pressure.

Experience in virtual leadership and cultivating cross-functional collaboration.

Able to work in an agile environment.

A high level of cultural awareness to build relationships.



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