Senior Consultant, Project & Infrastructure Advisory

BDO in Australia; Perth; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing

Career progression

Mentorship

Flexible benefits

Job summary

BDO Australia is seeking a Senior Consultant to join the Financial & Commercial Advisory team in Perth. You will own defined workstreams, build and review financial models, and translate complex financial issues into clear client advice.

The role focuses on infrastructure projects, scenario analysis, due diligence and market assessments, with opportunities to work alongside experienced advisers and contribute to major investment decisions across public and private sectors in Western Australia.

Qualifications

• Approximately 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in financial and commercial advisory, infrastructure advisory, corporate finance, transaction services, consulting, project finance or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience building and reviewing financial models, with advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency.
• Experience applying financial and commercial analysis to infrastructure, major projects, business cases, transactions, procurement processes or other significant investment decisions.

Responsibilities

• Build, review and maintain complex financial models in Excel to support business cases, feasibility studies, project finance and transaction advisory engagements.
• Undertake financial, commercial and quantitative analysis, including scenario and sensitivity testing, to support major investment decisions.
• Prepare financial and commercial analysis for infrastructure business cases, including affordability, funding and value-for-money assessments.
• Assess and compare infrastructure delivery models, procurement approaches and commercial structures for public and private sector projects.
• Conduct financial model reviews and integrity assessments, identifying risks, errors and opportunities for improvement.
• Support transaction advisory engagements, including due diligence, bid evaluation, commercial analysis and financial close activities.

Skills

Financial modelling

Excel proficiency

Client engagement

Project finance

Analytical thinking

Education

Finance/Economics degree

CA/CPA/CFA underway

Tools

Microsoft Excel

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 Project & Infrastructure Advisory team provides strategic, financial, commercial and transaction advice to public and private sector clients on significant infrastructure projects and commercial decisions. Our work includes financial modelling, business cases, affordability and value-for-money assessments, delivery model analysis, market sounding, transactions, financial capacity assessments and public-private partnership analysis.

We are seeking a Senior Consultant to join our Financial & Commercial Advisory team in Perth. Advanced financial modelling and Microsoft Excel capability are central to this role. You will take ownership of defined workstreams, develop robust analysis, engage directly with clients and translate complex financial and commercial issues into clear, practical advice.

• Build, review and maintain complex financial models in Excel to support business cases, feasibility studies, project finance and transaction advisory engagements.

• Undertake financial, commercial and quantitative analysis, including scenario and sensitivity testing, to support major investment decisions.

• Prepare financial and commercial analysis for infrastructure business cases, including affordability, funding and value-for-money assessments.

• Assess and compare infrastructure delivery models, procurement approaches and commercial structures for public and private sector projects.

• Conduct financial model reviews and integrity assessments, identifying risks, errors and opportunities for improvement.

• Support transaction advisory engagements, including due diligence, bid evaluation, commercial analysis and financial close activities.

• Undertake market assessments, benchmarking and industry research to inform investment and infrastructure decisions.

• Analyse financial statements and perform financial capacity assessments for project participants, investors and counterparties.

• Contribute to the financial analysis of PPP and other major infrastructure transactions, including lifecycle, refinancing and contractual assessments.

• Prepare clear and concise reports, presentations and decision-support materials for government and private sector clients.

• Engage with clients, project stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams to gather information, develop solutions and deliver project outcomes.

• Support the preparation of proposals, EOIs, RFQs and other business development activities, including scope development and fee estimation.

• Provide guidance and review support to junior team members while contributing to a collaborative, high-performing team environment.

About you

You are commercially minded, highly numerate and comfortable working with detail. You can take ownership of assigned workstreams while collaborating closely with senior team members and clients.

Skills and experience

• Approximately 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in financial and commercial advisory, infrastructure advisory, corporate finance, transaction services, consulting, project finance or a related field.

• Demonstrated experience building and reviewing financial models, with advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency. This should include strong formula construction, model structuring, scenario and sensitivity analysis, error checking, data manipulation and clear presentation of outputs.

• Experience applying financial and commercial analysis to infrastructure, major projects, business cases, transactions, procurement processes or other significant investment decisions.

• Ability to take ownership of defined workstreams, manage competing priorities and deliver accurate work within agreed timeframes and budgets.

• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to identify key financial, project, market and contractual drivers, risks and dependencies.

• Experience preparing clear, well-structured reports, presentations and client materials for senior and professional audiences.

• Confidence engaging with clients and stakeholders, gathering and challenging inputs, explaining analysis and contributing constructively to meetings and workshops.

• Ability to review junior team outputs, provide practical guidance and contribute to a supportive, high-performing team environment.

• Strong attention to detail, professional scepticism and commitment to maintaining a clear audit trail and high-quality deliverables.

Qualifications

• A relevant tertiary qualification in finance, accounting, economics, commerce, engineering, property or a related discipline.

• Postgraduate or professional studies such as CA, CPA or CFA, completed or underway, will be well regarded.

What you can expect

• Exposure to significant public and private sector infrastructure projects, commercial transactions and investment decisions in Western Australia and nationally.

• A role where advanced Excel and financial modelling skills are central to project delivery and professional development.

• Opportunities to work directly with experienced advisers and clients across financial, commercial, procurement and transaction workstreams.

• A collaborative national practice with structured feedback, on-the-job learning and opportunities for career progression.

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.