Outsourced Accounting Manager | Finance Transformation & Advisory

BDO in Australia; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

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.

Qualifications

• 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.

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.

Skills

Client relationships

Team leadership

Communication skills

Outsourced finance

Cloud accounting

Education

Tertiary qualification

Tools

Xero

Dext

Approval Max

Fathom

Employment Hero

Job description

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.