Corporate Hospitality Assistant

BDO Administration Pty Ltd; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO in Adelaide is seeking a full-time Corporate Hospitality Assistant to run the in-house hospitality and the day-to-day administration for the hospitality function. The role is Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, supporting clients and internal teams with a professional service.

Key duties include preparing meeting rooms, coordinating catering, managing AV gear, operating the breakfast hub, restocking coffee, handling catering invoices, and covering ad-hoc reception duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in hospitality or customer services roles.
• Strong organisation skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Attention to detail and willingness to learn new systems and processes.
• Excellent customer services and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meeting rooms for events and meetings, coordinating with external catering and post-event cleanup.
• Ensure proper shutdown and storage of AV equipment, maintaining presentation quality for subsequent meetings.
• Manage in-house catering: ordering, inventory, and processing catering invoices.
• Set up the firm's daily breakfast hub.
• Maintain coffee machines and replenish coffee supplies throughout the day.
• Ensure dishwashers on all levels are emptied and restocked throughout the day.
• Ordering and stock control of catering supplies.
• Coordinate with Confidential Waste Management contractor for collection of documents.
• Undertake general administration and archiving duties; cover ad-hoc Reception duties during breaks.
• Assist with Cafe duties as required.
• Maintain the Reheat Kitchen.

Job description

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Corporate Hospitality Assistant. In this role, you would be responsible for the BDO’s in-house hospitality, and the day-to-day administration duties related to the hospitality function. Working Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, you will play a key role in ensuring seamless catering services for our clients and internal teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare meeting rooms for events and meetings, including coordinating with external catering companies, pre-event organisation, and post-event cleanup
• Ensure proper shutdown and storage of AV equipment and maintain professional presentation of meeting rooms for subsequent meetings
• Manage all aspects of in-house catering, including ordering, inventory management, and processing catering invoices
• Set-up the firms daily breakfast hub
• Maintain and clean coffee machines, replenishing coffee supplies throughout the day
• Ensure dishwashers on all levels are emptied and restacked throughout the day
• Ordering and stock control of catering supplies
• Coordinate with Confidential Waste Management contractor for collection of documents
• Undertake general administration and archiving duties as needed, including covering ad-hoc Reception duties during breaks
• Assist with Cafe duties as required
• Maintain the Reheat Kitchen

About You

• Previous experience in hospitality or customer services roles
• Strong organisation skills with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities
• Attention to detail and willingness to learn and pick up new systems and processes
• Excellent customer services and communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• A positive approach and attitude

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 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 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 [e-mail]

We shape what matters. 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.