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The Sales and marketing team are looking to recruit an Account Manager to be deployed to the Financial Sponsor Coverage Key Account Programme. The key account provides the strategic, structural and operational backbone for BDO’s institutional approach to private equity. Operating at the centre of the FSC team, the role designs nuanced frameworks, embeds processes and ensures UK and global alignment across streams, sectors and regions. Although not directly client‑facing day‑to‑day, the role supports Lead Relationship Partners and the Financial Sponsor Coverage team, and manages selected priority accounts to model best practice and drive a consistent, insight‑led, institutional‑grade approach. The Account Manager is accountable for improving retention, expansion and client outcomes through disciplined account practices supporting account teams to deliver high-quality engagement and follow-through.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop and continuously refine the Financial Sponsor Key Account framework, tailored to private equity and adaptable across other Financial Sponsor segments, including infrastructure and real estate.
Define account segmentation criteria, priority tiers and strategic account classifications to ensure differentiated, insight-led management of sponsor relationships.
Establish and maintain strategic account planning methodologies, templates and best-practice playbooks.
Develop and run a consistent governance and review cadence across priority accounts, including account planning, pipeline reviews, internal alignment sessions and performance reviews .
Build standardised processes for account reviews, governance, escalation, risk management and issue resolution.
Align UK and global account management protocols to support a consistent One Firm approach across BDO member firms.
Lead the day-to-day operation and governance of the Financial Sponsor coverage programme, ensuring disciplined execution against agreed priorities.
Support and constructively challenge Lead Relationship Partners (LRPs) and account teams to…