Jobs at BDO in Australia

Paid, full-time entry-level accounting program for recent Australian high school graduates. Participants gain practical experience in audit, business services, or CFO advisory while completing CA ANZ’s CA Fundamentals and later CA Foundations pathway. BDO provides paid study leave, course funding, mentoring, coaching, and on-the-job training. Applicants must be 18 or older, have completed Year 12 Mathematics, demonstrate interest in accounting or business, and have full Australian work rights.

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 for diverse business clients. Responsibilities include preparing financial statements, work papers, tax returns, management accounts, tax planning, regulatory advice, and business administration. The role also supervises junior staff, manages workflows, and builds client relationships. Candidates need CA or CPA qualification or partial completion, at least two years of business services or tax experience, strong communication and analytical skills, attention to detail, and proficiency with Microsoft Office; Xero experience is preferred.

Support, administer, troubleshoot, configure, test, and enhance BDO’s Workday Finance platform across accounting, expenses, suppliers, payables, receivables, projects, and billing. Partner with Finance and Technology stakeholders to resolve issues, assess releases, document processes, validate requirements, and implement governed system changes and continuous improvements.

Coordinates day-to-day operations for the Audit division, including compliance datasets, regulatory reporting, learning sessions, onboarding and offboarding, workforce metrics, resource planning, stakeholder relationships, operational administration, and continuous improvement projects. The role also provides reporting, administrative support, and coordination across Audit and shared services teams.

Support delivery of IFRS and CFO advisory engagements, provide technical accounting (including AASB 16) and reporting support, assist lease accounting, conduct technical research, prepare client deliverables, uplift finance processes and systems, analyse financial data, and build client relationships while contributing to internal capability development.

Provides Australian and international corporate tax advisory and compliance services to medium-sized businesses and multinational clients. The role involves tax research, analysis, writing, client engagement, and collaboration with Partners and senior managers. Candidates need around two or more years of Australian tax experience, a Commerce, Accounting, or Tax Law qualification, and strong communication and analytical skills.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Lead complex indirect tax advisory engagements involving GST, stamp duty, land tax, transactions, restructures, due diligence, IPOs, property matters, and cross-border arrangements. Advise clients on tax obligations and governance, liaise with revenue authorities, prepare submissions and returns, manage client relationships, and mentor team members while contributing to practice growth.

Advise local and global clients on GST, stamp duty, payroll tax, land tax, and other indirect tax matters. Support mergers and acquisitions, restructures, due diligence, property transactions, and cross-border arrangements. Prepare business activity statements and duty submissions, assist with tax reviews and audits, build client relationships, and contribute to a collaborative professional services team.

Delivers client data and AI consulting engagements across data strategy, governance, architecture, platform development, analytics, and AI solution development. Responsibilities include assessing data and AI readiness, building pipelines and prototypes, designing governance frameworks, evaluating AI solutions, and advising clients on technical feasibility, risk, and adoption roadmaps. The role also leads workstreams, supervises junior staff, and collaborates with client teams and system integrators.

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.