Jobs at BDO in Australia

Manages audit engagements across private, public, and international clients, including PCAOB and US-listed audits. Responsibilities include leading audit teams, assessing engagement risks, designing audit approaches, reviewing working papers and reports, addressing technical accounting matters, developing staff, managing service-line contributions, and maintaining client relationships. The role requires external audit experience, CA/CPA qualification, listed-entity audit knowledge, PCAOB exposure, and unrestricted Australian work rights.

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.

Manage end-to-end HCM implementation and optimization projects across cloud platforms such as Oracle HCM Cloud, Dayforce, SuccessFactors, and Workday. Responsibilities include project planning, governance, budgeting, vendor and stakeholder management, reporting, workshops, HCM solution discussions, change management, and cross-functional team leadership. The role requires strong HCM process knowledge, experience with enterprise implementations, data migration, integrations, testing, and Agile or hybrid delivery methods.

Provides face-to-face IT support across BDO’s North Queensland offices, troubleshooting devices, Microsoft 365, Teams, networking, meeting room technology, and end-user systems. Coordinates onboarding, offboarding, user administration, asset management, documentation, and governance. Supports SharePoint and collaboration platforms, assists with technology projects, promotes adoption of AI and digital productivity tools, and partners with stakeholders, vendors, and national IT teams to improve the workplace technology experience.

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.

Provides accounting, tax compliance, financial reporting, tax planning, and business advisory services to diverse clients. Responsibilities include preparing management reports, financial statements, tax returns, work papers, and regulatory advice; reviewing junior staff work; supervising staff; liaising with tax authorities; and supporting client relationships and business administration.

Provide transfer pricing advisory and compliance services, including policy implementation, intercompany transaction documentation, tax reporting, dispute resolution analysis, and Country-by-Country reporting. The role involves collaborating across tax practices, serving clients across industries, developing client relationships, and supporting business development within BDO’s international transfer pricing network.

Join BDO’s 12-month Sydney Graduate Program in Risk Advisory or Research & Development Tax. Graduates receive structured learning, mentoring, service-line training, career development, and networking opportunities. Applicants must be in their final year or have recently completed a relevant undergraduate or postgraduate degree, be eligible for CA, CPA, or CFA study, and be available to start in January 2027.

Partner with business and IT stakeholders to manage and govern critical data assets: maintain metadata, glossaries, lineage and catalogs, resolve data quality issues, promote data governance adoption, and support data management initiatives and tools (e.g., Microsoft Purview).

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.

Provide administrative support to Business Services (~50 people): manage client files, prepare correspondence, handle ATO/ASIC lodgements and corporate secretarial tasks, liaise with legal firms, assist invoicing and credit card reconciliation, and perform general office duties and team relief.

Provide indirect tax advice on GST, stamp duty, payroll tax, land tax, and related matters. Support mergers, acquisitions, restructures, due diligence, property transactions, and cross-border arrangements. Assist with Business Activity Statements, duty submissions, audits, and reviews while building client relationships and collaborating with senior tax professionals. The role develops specialist expertise through client engagements, mentoring, professional training, and support for qualifications such as CA and CTA.

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.

Manage international business services engagements for multinational businesses and institutional investment clients. Responsibilities include client relationship management, financial reporting, tax and regulatory compliance oversight, governance support, finance transformation, process improvement, and team leadership. The role involves coordinating with overseas stakeholders, advising senior decision-makers, improving reporting through technology and automation, and mentoring team members.

Manage outsourced finance function services for clients, including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, finance transformation, systems implementation, and process improvement. Serve as the primary client contact, provide advisory support, manage risks, budgets, billings, and team utilisation, and mentor junior staff. Build strong client relationships and deliver technology-enabled finance solutions using cloud accounting platforms.

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.

Provides accounting and tax services to public-practice clients. Responsibilities include preparing financial statements, workpapers, tax returns, Business Activity Statements, and compliance reviews; performing tax planning; advising clients on business and regulatory matters; supervising junior staff; and supporting general administration.

Lead complex strategy and transformation consulting engagements for government and private-sector clients. Responsibilities include developing strategies, business cases, operating models, transformation roadmaps, and performance improvements; advising senior stakeholders; leading workshops and multidisciplinary teams; managing proposals and business development; and coaching team members while supporting practice growth.