BDO Australia
Senior Finance Business Partner
BDO is a trusted adviser to clients looking for audit, tax and advisory services. As one of the world’s leading audit and accounting organisations, we have clients of all types and sizes across an array of industry sectors.
Finance and accounting
Full-time
Office | Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Visa sponsorship · No
Senior · A role for someone with advanced knowledge and skills. May involve mentoring, leading others or specialisation. Typically at least 5 years of experience.
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Why BDO Australia
BDO is a trusted adviser to clients seeking audit, tax and advisory services. As one of the world’s leading audit and accounting organisations, we have clients of all types and sizes from large corporate organisations to private businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals across an array of industry sectors.
At BDO, we are guided by our values that are the foundation of what we deliver: IDEAS | PEOPLE | TRUST.
This is about delivering ideas and advice that create value; quality-driven people who are motivated by providing exceptional client service; and being trusted to get the job done.
About the role
About the Role We are seeking a proactive and commercially savvy Senior Finance Business Partner to join our internal commercial finance team. This role offers the opportunity to work in a large professional services organisation, driving financial performance, building relationships across the business, and enhancing our reporting capabilities.
Key responsibilities:
- Partner with key stakeholders across the organisation to understand business requirements and provide robust financial support and guidance
- Analyse management accounts, providing insights and recommendations to improve financial performance across cross centres
- Conduct data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for process improvements, supporting informed decision-making
- Play a key role in the budgeting and forecasting process, including preparation, monitoring, and variance analysis
- Develop and maintain financial models to support decision-making
- Identify opportunities for further education in line with the company’s strategic objectives and deliver training sessions where required
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders through proactiveness and confidence in presenting financial information
About You
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field
- CA or CPA equivalent qualification
- 5+ years of experience in Business Partnering, management accounting or financial analysis, including budgeting and forecasting
- Experience within professional services
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
What you'll be responsible for
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Development of Finance Strategy
Recommend improvements to optimize and improve financial performance and development of strategic long-term plans
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Operational and Financial Reporting
Analyze financial data to prepare timely reports to support business decisions
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Financial Modeling
Analyze data to create financial models that support planning and projections
Skills you'll need
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Collaboration
Works with others by being open, clear in communication and listening to achieve goals
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Numerical problem solving
Works with numerical information and performs mathematical calculations to solve problems
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Critical thinking
Identifies and synthesizes patterns and trends amongst various sources of information to reach a meaningful conclusion, perspective or insight
Meet the team
