Manager, Forensics - Resilience & Disaster Recovery

Join us at BDO, where you will find more than a career, you’ll find a place where your work is impactful, and you are valued for your individuality. We offer flexibility and opportunities for advancement. Our culture is centered around making meaningful connections, approaching interactions with curiosity, and being true to yourself, all while making a positive difference in the world. 

At BDO, our purpose of helping people thrive every day is at the heart of everything we do. Together, we are focused on delivering exceptional and sustainable outcomes and value for our people, our clients, and our communities. BDO is proud to be an ESOP company, reflecting a culture that puts people first, by sharing financially in our growth in value with our U.S. team.  BDO professionals provide assurance, tax and advisory services for a diverse range of clients across the U.S. and in over 160 countries through our global organization.

BDO is the first large accounting and advisory organization to implement an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). A qualified retirement plan, the ESOP offers participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. The ESOP stands as a compelling addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings. The annual allocation to the ESOP is fully funded by BDO through investments in company stock and grants employees the chance to grow their wealth over time as their shares vest and grow in value with the firm’s success, with no employee contributions. 

We are committed to delivering exceptional experiences to middle market leaders by sharing insight-driven perspectives, helping companies take business as usual to better than usual. With industry knowledge and experience, a breadth and depth of resources, and unwavering commitment to quality, we pride ourselves on:

• Welcoming diverse perspectives and understanding the experience of our professionals and clients
• Empowering team members to explore their full potential
• Our talented team who brings varying skills, knowledge and experience to proactively help our clients navigate an expanding array of complex challenges and opportunities
• Celebrating ingenuity and innovation to transform our business and help our clients transform theirs
• Focus on resilience and sustainability to positively impact our people, clients, and communities
• BDO Total Rewards that encompass so much more than traditional “benefits.”  Click here to find out more!

*Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets

BDO’s Risk and Resilience practice offers a portfolio of risk and resilience advisory services to help companies survive and thrive in today’s uncertain risk landscape. We design and implement solutions that help organizations respond to and recover from crises and disruptive events. Through our Enterprise Risk Management, Crisis Management, Business Continuity, and Disaster Recovery solutions, we help leaders minimize losses, optimize insurance, integrate risk programs, and gain a competitive edge. We accomplish this by embracing an entrepreneurial approach that integrates industry leading practices with innovative techniques and methodologies to collaboratively build and mature programs for our clients.  

A successful Manager brings strong leadership, communication, and problem solving skills. The issues we help our clients with are complex and require sophisticated solutions to problems that threaten their competitive position and jeopardize their resources, strategy, brand, reputation, and/or financial standing.  You will lead or serve as a Subject Matter Advisor on Crisis Management, Business Continuity, and risk related engagements. In this role, the Manager will leverage their experience in these disciplines, to deliver on engagements by leading and teaching a team of junior staff while managing and reporting to senior leaders. Managers also are expected to assist on internal practice initiatives as required.

The Manager is accountable for ensuring projects are executed on time, within budget and delivering innovative and quality products which bring unparalleled value to our clients.  

The Manager is also responsible for mentoring, coaching and the professional development of junior staff and is able to adjust and connect with team members with varying levels of experience. 

• Develops client policies and strategies to assess and mitigate risk associated with business interruption, disaster recovery, cyber-attacks, black swan events and other strategic crises
• Recommends enhancements to client operations to strengthen business resiliency and recovery capabilities
• Leads the development of operational resilience, business continuity, crisis management and disaster recovery plans, training and exercises in support of clients
• Crafts all aspects of risk and resilience programs (e.g., strategy, governance, operating model, and support training and development needs of senior executives)
• Designs and facilitates business continuity and crisis management exercises to assess potential business impacts, define critical, time-sensitive processes
• Develops and facilitates workshops/presentations to clients and executive stakeholders
• Provides clients with strategic guidance (written and verbal) in the disciplines of business continuity, crisis management and enterprise risk management
• Contributes to the development of methodologies and intellectual capital
• Manages consulting engagements, content development, content delivery and client relationships
• Manages engagement financial and operational health, such as utilization, realization, margin, and sales pipeline
• Consistently develops and delivers accurate and thorough project status reports to client stakeholders and management
• Proactively identifies project risks and issues to maintain a “no-surprises rule”, and resolves them in a timely manner
• Cultivates and maintains strong, trust-based strategic relationships with key client decision makers
• Identifies revenue growth opportunities, and coordinates business development efforts including drafting and issuance of statements of work
• Applies mastery of consulting methodology, materials, tools, and continuity software
• Participates in client pitches, and manages new relationships through CRM
• Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership, technical guidance, coaching and support to Senior Associates and Associates
• Ensures Senior Associates and Associates are trained on all relevant tools, techniques, and methodologies
• Evaluates the performance of Senior Associates and Associates, and assists in the development of goals and objectives to enhance professional development

Education:

• Bachelor's degree, required; focus in Business Administration, Crisis Management or Risk Management, preferred 

Experience:

• Five (5) or more years of consulting experience in crisis management, business continuity, risk, or similar experience as a practitioner, required
• Information Technology (IT) disaster recovery experience, preferred

Licenses/Certifications:

• CBCP, MBCI or similar accreditation, preferred

Software:

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, required
• Basic proficiency with resiliency, business continuity and mass notification tools (e.g., Fusion Framework, Everbridge, etc.), preferred
• Basic proficiency with technology project management methodology, preferred

Language:

• N/A

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to consistently maintain a professional demeanor and work collaboratively in a dynamic team environment.
• Self-directed, organized, and able to multi-task with a results-oriented work ethic
• Inquisitive and curious nature with a desire to learn as much as possible, contribute to a dynamic and interactive team environment, and proactively seek out knowledge in relevant subject areas.
• Analytical skills and ability to assess a myriad of operational risks and exposures and develop risk mitigation strategies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Solid organizational skills, especially the ability to meet project deadlines
• Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently or within a group environment
• Ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm 
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally, as needed
   

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

National Range:  $125,000 - $145,000
Maryland Range:  $125,000 - $145,000
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range:  $125,000 - $145,000