Client-Facing Management Accountant – Insight & Impact

BDO Administration Pty Ltd; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing programs

Travel perks and discounts

Study and professional development 지원

Enhanced leave options and family/Relg

Job summary

BDO Australia is seeking an experienced accounting professional to join a collaborative team providing meaningful financial insights, reporting and advice to a diverse client base. You’ll review bookkeeping and BAS, manage client portfolios, prepare management reports, and coach junior staff in a dynamic, growth-focused firm.

The role emphasizes strong technical accounting, budgeting, and forecasting capabilities, with opportunities to work with cloud-based platforms and leading reporting tools.

Qualifications

• Qualified candidate with at least 4 years' accounting experience in public practice and tax compliance exposure.
• Experience managing a portfolio of small to medium-sized clients or stakeholders.
• Strong management accounting, budgeting and forecasting capability.
• Experience preparing and presenting management reports and business insights.
• Strong client relationship and stakeholder management skills.
• CA or CPA qualification (or working towards) will be advantageous.
• Experience with cloud-based accounting platforms (Xero, MYOB, Hubdoc, Dext).
• Experience with reporting/forecasting tools (Fathom, Castaway, Spotlight) is highly regarded.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills; comfortable adopting new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Review bookkeeping, payroll and transactional processing done by junior team members.
• Review BAS and IAS preparation.
• Manage a portfolio of clients and respond to day-to-day queries.
• Prepare management reports and financial analysis for clients.
• Prepare budgets, forecasts and cashflow models.
• Conduct regular client meetings to discuss performance and trends.
• Analyze financial results and provide commercial insights for decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls and reporting.

Skills

Accounting experience

Portfolio management

Management accounting

Budgeting & forecasting

Client relationship

CA/CPA qualification (or in progress)

Cloud-based accounting platforms

Reporting & forecasting tools

Analytical skills

Tech adaptability

Review & mentoring juniors

Education

Degree in Accounting/Finance or related

Tools

Xero

MYOB

Hubdoc

Dext

Fathom

Castaway Forecasting

Spotlight Reporting

Job description

BDO Australia is seeking an experienced accounting professional to join a collaborative team providing meaningful financial insights, reporting and advice to a diverse client base. You’ll review bookkeeping and BAS, manage client portfolios, prepare management reports, and coach junior staff in a dynamic, growth-focused firm.

The role emphasizes strong technical accounting, budgeting, and forecasting capabilities, with opportunities to work with cloud-based platforms and leading reporting tools.