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About the Role

This client-facing advisory role supports the delivery of IFRS & CFO Advisory engagements, providing practical finance, accounting, and reporting support. It requires strong technical research skills, clear written communication, and the ability to translate complex accounting and finance issues into practical advice for clients. The role also involves supporting finance teams in uplifting processes, systems, and reporting outcomes.

Responsibilities

Support the delivery of IFRS & CFO Advisory engagements across technical accounting, financial reporting, finance function support, and process improvement.
Assist with the delivery of ongoing lease accounting services for a portfolio of lease management clients, including lease processing and journals under AASB 16.
Apply IFRS knowledge, including undertaking technical research of standards as required, and assist with the preparation of accounting papers, technical memos, reports, presentations, and other client-facing deliverables.
Work with client finance teams to understand current-state processes, identify practical improvement opportunities, and support finance processes or systems uplift initiatives.
Gather, review, and analyse financial and non-financial information to support reporting, process improvement, and advisory outcomes.
Prepare clear and professional client correspondence across a range of formats, including emails, reports, memos, and PowerPoint presentations.
Build strong working relationships with clients and internal stakeholders, contributing to high-quality, practical, and commercially focused outcomes.
Contribute to internal capability building, including the development of tools, templates, methodologies, and training materials where required.

Requirements

CA qualified or near to completion, with relevant tertiary qualifications in accounting, commerce, finance, or a related discipline.
Strong knowledge of IFRS accounting standards.
Demonstrated experience gained in Audit, Business Services, or a similar professional services environment.
Interest and/or exposure to working with finance teams to improve processes, systems, reporting, and ways of working.
Interest and/or exposure to working with large data sets that need interpretation using Excel is preferred.
Strong written communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear client correspondence across emails, reports, memos, and PowerPoint presentations.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and research skills, with attention to detail and a practical client-service mindset.
Clear and effective communication skills with the ability to build strong working relationships with clients and internal teams.

Skills

IFRS accounting standards
AASB 16
Technical research
Written communication
Process improvement
Systems uplift
Reporting
Financial analysis
Excel
Client correspondence
Client relationship management
Stakeholder management

Location

Sydney

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Consultant

Education Level

CA qualified or near to completion
Relevant tertiary qualifications in accounting, commerce, finance, or a related discipline

Benefits

Health and wellbeing benefits
Social benefits
Financial benefits
Professional development benefits
Fitness challenges
Exclusive discounts to corporate health insurance, gym memberships, and wellness facilities via BWell program
Travel perks
Retail discounts
Employee referral rewards
Study and professional development support
Enhanced family support
Cultural and religious leave
Options to purchase additional leave
Community initiatives via BCaring program
On the job training
Formal development programs

About the Company

BDO is a global professional services firm connected to local markets.
Our people work together to provide specialist expertise, helping businesses achieve their goals.
We inspire others, to go further. We create together, to reach higher. We build trust, to lead purposefully.
Whether you're building your future or starting your career with us, you won’t do it alone.
From creating solutions for our clients to building careers for our people, we shape what matters.
The Sydney CFO Advisory team works with clients to solve practical finance, accounting, and reporting challenges.
Our services include: Technical accounting and IFRS support, including lease management; Uplifting finance systems and processes; Targeted finance function transformation; Transaction readiness support; and Supporting clients with their reporting needs, including climate reporting.
Working for BDO you will be part of a growing and market leading professional services firm.
Our national and global footprint provides our people with opportunities to work on interesting client engagements, across diverse industry sectors and services.
Our open and collaborative culture ensures access to Partners and professional mentors, to guide and accelerate your professional career, across a wide array of career pathways.
Our culture is underpinned by our core values (One, Bold, Human, Heart and Strive).
At BDO we are always looking ahead, thinking bigger, reaching further and always staying personal and human in everything we do.
We’re by your side, backing you to explore ideas and new ways of working to shape the future you want to see.

Equal Opportunity

Proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer for 2025-2026 by Diversity Council of Australia.
Proud to be recognised as a 2024-2025 Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).
BDO is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment practices. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview process, we encourage you to contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@bdo.com.au.