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 Risk Advisory Services (RAS) team provides a full range of risk solutions to help our clients navigate a diverse range of challenges, changes, and opportunities. The services we provide include:

Internal Audit

Outsourced Risk Management tasks;

Processes Mapping and Control Remediation

Risk Workshops

Risk Consulting

Third Party Assurance

About the Opportunity RAS consults to organisations across various industries to ensure that appropriate controls and processes are in place to secure clients’ strategic and operational objectives. This role has a strong focus on financial services clients (for example banks, insurers, superannuation funds and wealth managers), while still offering opportunities to work across other sectors and clients within the broader team.

You will work closely with Partners and Senior Management to deliver a range of internal audits, management reviews and provide advice to clients. This role offers a great variety of work, autonomy, client contact and direct Partner interaction and coaching.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Delivering internal audits,



business risk assurance and business process improvement projects in accordance with BDO’s methodologies and procedures.

Working with clients to recommend policy, procedural, process, system and control improvements through the internal audit process.

Actively participating in business development activities such as networking events, drafting proposal responses and pitching to prospective clients.

Preparing scoping documents in response to client requests, preparing reports for projects undertaken and assisting with the development of new methodologies and service offerings.

Collaborating with Partners and Senior Managers to assist with scheduling of work across the practice

Maintaining relationships with clients and working with internal stakeholders to create future business opportunities.

Assist in building and mentoring a team of highly skilled internal audit and risk staff.

Supervise and undertake fieldwork and prepare written reports or deliverables of a high quality and standard, adhering to budgets and timelines.

Drive the continuous improvement of current practice processes, tools and methodologies.

About You The successful candidate comes from a Risk Consulting background ideally gained within a professional services firm. Your experience should include delivering various types of internal audits covering operational, financial and performance internal audits together with health checks, and ‘deep dives’.





Accounting or business related tertiary qualification

Certifications or qualifications relevant to the role (CIA, CA, CPA, CISA, PRINCE2 etc.)

Experience with IIA Standards and Practices

Experience with Enterprise Resource Management systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle, TechOne etc.)

Experience in developing strategic and annual internal audit plans, enterprise-wide risk assessments and framework reviews

Strong working knowledge of key business risks and an understanding of IT related risks

Experience with developing and reviewing internal audit scopes and statements of work

Extensive experience in process mapping, risk and control identification

Significant experience in presenting to Senior Management, Boards and ARCs

Exposure to latest better practices/methodologies/frameworks in regard to risk management, project management, records management, procurement/contract management, governance, legislative compliance etc.

Australian driver’s licence and vehicle access (as travel outside of Sydney Metro may be required)

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 advantages to help realise what’

📌 Assistant Manager (Sydney)
🏢 BDO in Australia
📍 Sydney