Senior Manager, Forensics

Bdo Australia; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Gym memberships

Professional development

Travel perks

Employee discounts

Job summary

BDO Australia Brisbane is seeking a Senior Manager to lead our Forensic Services engagements, delivering forensic accounting engagements, economic loss analyses, valuations, and expert advisory support. You will guide engagement teams, mentor junior staff, and contribute to business growth through client discussions and scoping.

This permanent role offers flexible work arrangements within a supportive advisory environment, with opportunities to shape the growth of our forensics practice while

Qualifications

• Experience in forensic accounting and expert reports.
• Experience leading engagements and teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Tertiary accounting qualifications; professional certifications valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead forensic accounting engagements and economic loss analyses.
• Prepare and review expert reports for litigation.
• Support regulators and external stakeholders with financial analyses.
• Provide technical oversight on methodologies.
• Mentor and uplift forensic capability within the team.
• Assist business development and client discussions.

Skills

Forensic accounting

Team leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Accounting degree

Professional certifications valued

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

The Forensic Services team at BDO Brisbane is part of our Advisory practice. The team delivers specialized forensic accounting and expert advisory solutions to clients across Government, Private, and Not-for-Profit sectors. We assist with a wide range of complex matters, including disputes, litigation, investigations, and regulatory challenges including:

• Forensic accounting and investigations
• Preparation and review of expert reports
• Economic loss analysis and valuation support
• Litigation support and consulting engagements
• Independent expert advisory services
• Assistance with dispute resolution, regulatory, and legal proceedings
• Team capability uplift and mentoring

Current Opportunity

We are looking for a Senior Manager to join the Forensic Services team in Brisbane. You will lead forensic accounting engagements, support litigation matters, and contribute to building team capability in a permanent role with flexible work arrangements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver forensic accounting engagements, including economic loss analysis, valuations, and expert advisory support
• Prepare, review, and contribute to expert reports for litigation and dispute resolution
• Support legal proceedings by preparing financial analyses for regulators and external stakeholders
• Provide technical oversight and guidance on forensic accounting methodologies
• Lead and support engagement teams, ensuring high-quality delivery within scope and timelines
• Coach, mentor, and share knowledge to uplift forensic capability within the team
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external parties, such as legal teams and clients
• Contribute to the growth of the Forensics practice through consulting engagements and advisory work
• Support senior leaders with business development, scoping, proposal development, and client discussions

About you

• Demonstrated expertise in forensic accounting, ideally gained through experience in consulting, advisory, or professional services roles
• Involvement in the preparation and/or review of expert reports
• Experience in economic loss analysis and valuation-related work
• Ability to prepare financial analyses for litigation or dispute matters
• Technical capability to provide guidance and uplift team skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially for expert reports and advisory deliverables
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in accounting or related field; professional certifications will be highly regarded

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).