Assistant Manager To Manager, Business Services (Outsourcing)

Bdo In Australia; Western Australia; Vor Ort; AUD 120.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

BDO in Australia is seeking a Manager to join our Outsourced Accounting team. This role is central to our growth, delivering outsourced finance function services, identifying process improvements, and designing updated systems to enhance client performance.

You will work closely with clients, manage senior stakeholder relationships, lead and mentor staff, and oversee risk, budgets and billings while fostering a culture of service excellence and strong collaboration across the BDO network.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience in a similar role, delivering outsourced finance functions.
• Relevant tertiary qualification.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to influence and engage both internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Familiarity with cloud-based accounting systems, including Xero and Dext, Approval Max, Fathom and Employment Hero.
• Ability to oversee a team and support their ongoing development.
• Resourcefulness, reliability, and conscientiousness with a willingness to work as part of team.

Aufgaben

• Deliver outsourced finance function services for our clients.
• Assist with one-off finance transformation projects and the assessment, re-design, and implementation of the updated systems (including applications), processes and controls for better overall performance of our client's finance function.
• Support ongoing advisory work, including budgeting and forecasting and attendance at quarterly performance review meetings with the clients.
• Be the direct client contact on the outsourced finance function engagements.
• Lead and mentor junior team members.
• Manage risk for our clients and for BDO.
• Manage team utilisation, budgets and billings.

Kenntnisse

Client relationships

Team leadership

Communication skills

Outsourced finance

Cloud accounting

Ausbildung

Tertiary qualification

Tools

Xero

Dext

Approval Max

Fathom

Employment Hero

Jobbeschreibung

We’re BDO, 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, and that’s where you come in.

About the Role

The Outsourced Accounting team provides advisory and finance function services to a diverse and exciting client base. These services include finance function reviews, finance transformation projects, management accounting services, bookkeeping, payroll, payroll reporting, Business Activity Statement preparation, digital application advisory, financial statement preparation, audit liaison and virtual CFO services, including budgeting and forecasting. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals seeking to contribute to a dynamic team and to drive the growth and development of our clients, and this service within BDO.

Current Opportunity

We are seeking a manager to join our Outsourced Accounting team. This role is integral to our continued growth and our commitment to exceptional client service to our existing and expanding client base. The successful candidate will be part of our BDO Business Services & Outsourcing team.

The ideal candidate will work closely with our clients, demonstrating a keen interest in understanding their business drivers. With strong client management skills and demonstrated experience in an outsourced finance function, the candidate should have a passion for service and using technology in the provision of exceptional outcomes.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Deliver outsourced finance function services for our clients
• Assist with one-off finance transformation projects and the assessment, re-design, and implementation of the updated systems (including applications), processes and controls for better overall performance of our client's finance function.
• Support ongoing advisory work, including budgeting and forecasting and attendance at quarterly performance review meetings with the clients.
• Be the direct client contact on the outsourced finance function engagements.
• Lead and mentor junior team members.
• Manage risk for our clients and for BDO.
• Manage team utilisation, budgets and billings.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Proven experience in a similar role, delivering outsourced finance functions.
• Relevant tertiary qualification.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to influence and engage both internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Familiarity with cloud-based accounting systems, including Xero (essential) and Dext, Approval Max, Fathom and Employment Hero (desirable).
• Ability to oversee a team and support their ongoing development.
• Resourcefulness, reliability, and conscientiousness with a willingness to work as part of team.

Why BDO?

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.

• We provide our people with various health and wellbeing, social, financial, and professional development benefits to help realise what’s possible.
• Participate in fitness challenges or take advantage of exclusive discounts to corporate health insurance, gym memberships and wellness facilities via our BWell program. Access benefits such as travel perks, retail discounts, employee referral rewards, study, and professional development support.
• Our leave options cater to the unique needs of our people; and include enhanced family support, cultural and religious leave, and options to purchase additional leave. You can also give back and get involved in community initiatives via our BCaring program.

With a strong focus on learning and growth, we provide on the job training and formal development programs to help you succeed in your role and develop your skills and experience.

Our inclusive culture is underpinned by our core values (One, Bold, Human, Heart and Strive).

We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer for 2025-2026 by Diversity Council of Australia and a 2026-2028 Employer Committed to 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 [e-mail]