Senior Consultant, CFO Advisory

BDO Administration Pty Ltd; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Gym memberships

Discounts and wellness perks

Flexible leaves and family support

Community initiatives

Job summary

BDO invites experienced professionals to join its CFO Advisory team in Perth, shaping a new local capability under a partner's guidance. You will help build the offering from the ground up and support clients across public and private sectors as they transform finance functions.

You will engage with CEOs, CFOs and boards to drive governance and robust financial reporting. The role offers hands-on client work, embedding with client finance teams when needed, and a culture focused on

Qualifications

• Proven experience in audit, business services, or commerce.
• CA or CPA qualification or near completion is preferred.
• Curiosity and collaborative mindset across teams are valued.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to optimise or establish finance functions for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Apply audit, business services, or commerce expertise to drive meaningful improvements beyond compliance.
• Engage with CEOs, CFOs, and Board members to develop governance structures tailored to client needs.
• Provide technical accounting guidance aligned with client commercial goals.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver practical, integrated solutions.
• Enhance decision-making with improved financial information and streamlined processes.
• Support clients through year-end Financial Reporting and Sustainability Reporting cycles.

Skills

Audit experience

Business Services

Commerce

Education

CA or CPA qualified (or close to completion)

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

Join us as we build a CFO Advisory capability under the guidance of a new partner in our Perth office. As part of this exciting local team, you’ll have the unique opportunity to help shape our local offering from the ground up while forming part of an existing national delivering.

You will be supporting clients across both the public and private sectors as they develop, enhance, and transform their finance functions. Our focus is on delivering timely and high-quality financial information that is closely aligned with each client’s business goals. This role is dynamic, with every week presenting new challenges and opportunities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Working collaboratively with clients to optimise or establish finance functions, aiming for greater efficiency and effectiveness.
• Applying your audit, business services, or commercial expertise to identify and address fundamental issues, driving change that goes beyond mere compliance.
• Engaging with senior leaders—such as CEOs, CFOs, and Board members—to develop governance structures that are robust and tailored to the organisation’s needs.
• Providing technical accounting guidance that aligns with the client’s commercial goals.
• Partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver practical, integrated solutions.
• Enhancing decision‑making capabilities through improved financial information and streamlined processes.
• Supporting clients throughout their year‑end Financial Reporting and Sustainability Reporting audit cycles.

This position offers the chance to become a trusted advisor for our clients. At times, you may be embedded within a client’s finance team, allowing you to gain valuable, hands‑on commercial experience. If you enjoy tackling complex challenges in a collaborative environment and are committed to delivering high-quality, practical outcomes for clients, this role could be the perfect fit for you.

About You

• Proven experience in audit, business services, or commerce.
• CA or CPA qualified, or close to completion.
• A curious mind and a desire to work collaboratively within the team and with other teams across BDO.
• Motivated to make a difference and deliver value to clients.
• A sound understanding of finance functions, including systems and processes.

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 inclusive 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 2026-2028 Employer Committed to Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

BDO is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment practices.

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.