Jobs at BDO in Australia

Conduct user research, analyze feedback and behavioral data, and translate insights into user journeys, wireframes, prototypes, and content improvements. Enhance information architecture, navigation, onboarding, accessibility, usability, and support experiences for BDO’s secure client collaboration platform. Partner with product, technology, and business stakeholders to deliver user-centred digital experiences and contribute Australian insights to global platform initiatives.

Lead AML/CTF compliance activities, including customer due diligence reviews, control-gap analysis, remediation, process improvement, operational guidance, training resources, quality monitoring, and complex escalations. Provide technical AML guidance to administrators, support workflow and workforce planning, and engage stakeholders across the firm to strengthen regulatory compliance across approximately 30,000 client engagements.

Leads the end-to-end accounts receivable function, including collections, cash application, debtor management, reconciliations, reporting, and internal controls. Manages onshore and offshore teams, resolves billing disputes, partners with stakeholders, supports month-end close, oversees vendor onboarding documentation, and drives process improvements through automation and technology.

Supports PCAOB audit quality activities, including methodology development, regulatory monitoring, technical consultations, inspection readiness, remediation, compliance reviews, and learning initiatives. The role helps engagement teams consistently apply PCAOB standards, BDO methodology, and regulatory requirements while identifying quality improvements and emerging risks. It also contributes to guidance, tools, workshops, knowledge sharing, and capability development across PCAOB engagement teams.

Coordinates national learning programs by managing enrolments, communications, scheduling, virtual classrooms, venues, facilitators, vendors, learning materials, records, compliance tracking, and LMS reporting. Advises learners and stakeholders, supports evaluation and feedback, resolves delivery issues, and contributes to continuous improvement. The role partners with learning teams and external providers to deliver consistent, high-quality learning experiences.

Leads financial accounting operations, monthly and annual close processes, reporting, reconciliations, audits, cash flow management, financial governance, and process improvement. Manages and mentors accountants while partnering with the Financial Controller, CFO, and stakeholders on financial outcomes, strategic initiatives, and business projects.

Director leading tax consulting, compliance, family governance, estate planning, and business advisory services for private businesses, family groups, and family offices. Responsibilities include managing major client relationships, complex engagements, business development, practice growth, team leadership, client profitability, tax deliverables, and strategic advisory across succession planning, restructuring, trusts, capital gains, and property matters.

Lead and deliver technology risk and assurance engagements (ITGC, application controls, automated processes). Plan, execute and report audits, manage engagement budgets/resources, mentor staff, identify and escalate risks, provide practical recommendations, and support business development and practice improvement.

Manage a diverse client portfolio while delivering business advisory, accounting, and taxation services. Responsibilities include reviewing complex financial statements and tax returns, providing technical tax advice, managing compliance obligations, overseeing engagement workflow, coaching local and offshore team members, supporting budgeting and resource planning, and developing trusted client relationships.

Supports the development, implementation, and enhancement of audit methodology, quality frameworks, policies, guidance, and tools. Monitors professional and regulatory changes, contributes to methodology projects, supports technical consultations, develops audit resources, identifies capability gaps and quality risks, and collaborates with engagement teams and stakeholders to improve audit consistency, compliance, and quality.

Manage audit engagements from planning through reporting, including risk assessment, controls evaluation, substantive testing, documentation, compliance, and governance reporting. Lead complex client portfolios, monitor budgets and timelines, ensure independence and quality controls, and prepare technical accounting documents. Build client relationships, identify business development opportunities, promote the firm, and coach and develop audit staff.

Leads complex consulting and digital transformation engagements from scoping through implementation, manages senior client relationships, facilitates workshops and governance forums, oversees deliverables, coaches teams, develops offerings, and drives business development and market growth for the Melbourne Advisory practice.

Lead BDO’s privacy function, roadmap, team, and privacy culture. Advise on Australian and international privacy obligations, embed privacy-by-design across systems and business processes, oversee impact assessments, third-party and cross-border risks, and manage incidents, breaches, data subject requests, compliance registers, assurance, reporting, and training.

Lead and support external audits for listed, private, and not-for-profit organizations across varied industries. Identify audit risks, evaluate internal controls, document findings, draft client-facing reports, liaise with clients, oversee junior team members, and provide coaching. Contribute to audit planning, problem-solving, timely engagement completion, and the culture of the Melbourne audit team.

The Senior Manager - Payroll Advisory oversees payroll compliance projects, develops junior staff, and advises clients on payroll transformation initiatives while managing client relationships and ensuring project delivery.

Manage a portfolio of SME and high-net-worth clients, deliver strategic business advisory and tax planning, review complex financial and consolidated statements, conduct tax due diligence, mentor junior staff, manage team operations and job budgets, and provide tax technical advice across a range of issues.

Perform external audit procedures for listed, private and NFP clients; identify audit risks; document client processes, controls and findings; assist with audit reports and client communications; support engagement managers and contribute to team culture.

As a Senior Accountant, you will prepare financial statements, tax returns, and advisory services while managing and mentoring junior staff.

The Senior Accountant will prepare financial statements, income tax returns, provide advisory services, and mentor junior team members while ensuring client satisfaction.

Prepare financial statements and income tax returns for companies, trusts and family groups; manage BAS, GST, FBT, payroll tax and year-end tax planning; support tax planning and technical matters; deliver business and tax advisory, forecasting, management reporting and vCFO-style engagements; build client relationships and work with multi-entity group structures under guidance from experienced professionals.