Director, Valuations

BDO Administration Pty Ltd; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing benefits

Corporate health insurance

Gym memberships

Travel perks

Employee referral rewards

Study and professional development

BCaring community involvement

Job summary

BDO is seeking a Director to join our Melbourne Valuations team, delivering complex engagement leadership across ASX-listed and private clients. You will mentor colleagues, drive client relationships and contribute to strategic growth while managing multiple high-profile valuation assignments.

You will work closely with Partners and senior stakeholders to maintain technical excellence, foster business development, and lead a high-performing team in a dynamic professional services environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in business valuation, financial reporting valuations and transaction-related advisory services.
• Strong technical knowledge of valuation methodologies, accounting standards and valuation frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to manage senior client relationships and develop new business opportunities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly and commercially.
• Proven leadership experience, including coaching and developing high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution and review of complex valuation engagements, including business valuations, intangible asset valuations, purchase price allocations, impairment testing, financial instrument valuations and independent expert support.
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients, building and maintaining strong relationships with senior executives, boards, legal advisers, private equity investors and audit teams.
• Manage multiple engagements simultaneously, ensuring projects are delivered to a high technical standard, on time and within budget.
• Provide technical leadership and quality review of valuation reports, financial models and client deliverables.
• Contribute to business development activities, including proposal preparation, networking, presentations and identifying opportunities with existing and prospective clients.
• Support the development of the Valuations practice through market initiatives, thought leadership and strategic growth opportunities.
• Mentor, coach and develop managers, senior analysts and analysts, fostering a high-performing and collaborative team culture.
• Maintain a strong understanding of relevant valuation standards, accounting requirements and market developments.

Skills

Valuations leadership

Client relationships

Business development

Technical valuation knowledge

Communication skills

Team mentoring

Education

CA/CPA/CFA or equivalent

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

BDO's Valuations team is part of our Deal Advisory practice and provides specialist valuation advice across financial reporting, tax, litigation, transactions and strategic advisory matters. We are seeking a Director to join our Melbourne team and play a key leadership role in delivering complex valuation engagements across a diverse client base, including ASX-listed companies, private equity funds, private businesses and legal advisers. Working closely with Partners and senior stakeholders, you will combine technical expertise with commercial acumen to drive business development, manage key client relationships, mentor team members and contribute to the continued growth and success of the Valuations practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the execution and review of complex valuation engagements, including business valuations, intangible asset valuations, purchase price allocations, impairment testing, financial instrument valuations and independent expert support.
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients, building and maintaining strong relationships with senior executives, boards, legal advisers, private equity investors and audit teams.
• Manage multiple engagements simultaneously, ensuring projects are delivered to a high technical standard, on time and within budget.
• Provide technical leadership and quality review of valuation reports, financial models and client deliverables.
• Contribute to business development activities, including proposal preparation, networking, presentations and identifying opportunities with existing and prospective clients.
• Support the development of the Valuations practice through market initiatives, thought leadership and strategic growth opportunities.
• Mentor, coach and develop managers, senior analysts and analysts, fostering a high-performing and collaborative team culture.
• Maintain a strong understanding of relevant valuation standards, accounting requirements and market developments.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Extensive experience in business valuation, financial reporting valuations and transaction-related advisory services.
• Strong technical knowledge of valuation methodologies, accounting standards and valuation frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to manage senior client relationships and develop new business opportunities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly and commercially.
• Proven leadership experience, including coaching and developing high-performing teams.
• Professional qualifications such as CA, CPA, CFA or equivalent highly regarded.

Why BDO?

• 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).

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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.