Director - CFO Advisory

BDO Administration Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Career development support

Employee assistance program

Job summary

BDO Australia is seeking a Senior Finance Professional to join the CFO Advisory team in Sydney. You will partner with CFOs to navigate change, address complex finance and reporting challenges, and ensure compliance with evolving regulatory requirements with practical, commercially focused solutions.

You will bring broad experience in IFRS, finance transformation, governance and finance function optimization to strengthen client finance functions and drive value.

Qualifications

• CA/CPA qualification and extensive experience in managing/leading finance functions, governance and transformation.
• Strong IFRS knowledge and corporate reporting exposure.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Track record in business development and revenue generation.
• Demonstrated people leadership and coaching capability.
• Experience leading large, multidisciplinary project teams.
• Understanding of how sustainability data informs financial planning and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead CFO Advisory engagements from scoping to execution and closure.
• Provide strategic advice on finance function effectiveness and transformation.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting and profitability within engagements.
• Develop proposals, tenders and client presentations.
• Mentor Managers, Senior Consultants and Consultants; foster high-performance culture.

Skills

Finance leadership

Stakeholder management

Client relationship management

Team coaching

Project leadership

Business development

Governance and controls

Sustainability reporting understanding

Education

CA, CPA or equivalent professional qualification

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

Our specialist financial management consultants help clients establish, improve, review or reposition their finance functions, creating appropriately scaled teams and operating models that support organisational success. BDO Australia also has one of the country’s largest technical accounting practices. Our specialists help businesses address complex financial reporting and accounting matters, drawing on expertise in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Finance Professional to join our CFO Advisory team in Sydney. In this role, you will partner with CFOs and finance leaders to navigate change, address complex finance and reporting challenges, and respond to evolving regulatory requirements with practical, commercially focused solutions. You will bring broad experience across financial reporting frameworks, AASB/IFRS concepts, finance transformation and governance to help clients strengthen their finance functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Client Service & Advisory Delivery: Lead the delivery of complex CFO Advisory engagements from scoping through to execution and closure. Provide strategic advice to CFOs and finance leaders on finance function effectiveness, governance, operating models and transformation initiatives. Lead finance transformation programs, including process improvement, organisational design and finance capability uplift. Deliver technical accounting, financial reporting and IFRS advisory services to clients.
• Business Development & Practice Growth: Develop and maintain strong client and referral networks. Identify new business opportunities and contribute to revenue growth across CFO Advisory and the broader Advisory practice. Lead the preparation of proposals, tenders and client presentations.
• Climate-related Financial Disclosures: Assist clients operationalise and embed climate reporting requirements, particularly around financial modelling, data collection and data integrity, forecasting, business performance analysis, finance governance, process design and integration into finance systems.
• Leadership & People Development: Lead, mentor and develop Managers, Assistant Managers, Senior Consultants and Consultants. Drive a high-performance and collaborative team culture. Provide coaching, technical guidance and performance feedback. Support recruitment, workforce planning and capability development initiatives.
• Practice Management: Oversee engagement economics, budgeting, resource planning and profitability. Monitor project risks and ensure compliance with BDO's quality and risk management framework. Contribute to strategic planning and operational management of the CFO Advisory service line.

About You

We are looking for a commercially minded individual who is passionate about building and leading high-performing teams, has a natural ability to identifyand capitalise on opportunities and can help shape and commercialise new CFO Advisory offerings.

Combined with:

• CA, CPA or equivalent professional qualification
• Extensive experience managing and delivering finance functions, financial reporting, governance, controls, process improvement and finance transformation
• Sound knowledge of IFRS and corporate reporting requirements, with an appreciation of climate-related reporting and its interaction with finance processes
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders
• Proven track record in business development, client relationship management and revenue generation
• Proven people leadership capability, with experience coaching and developing teams
• Experience leading large, multidisciplinary project teams
• An understanding of how sustainability-related information informs financial planning, budgeting and forecasting, performance management, and corporate reporting (IFRS) will be highly valued.

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.