Senior Risk Consultant - Public Sector Team
Advisory | Sydney, NSW; | Permanent - Full Time
About BDO
At BDO Australia, our why is ‘empowering people, realising possibilities’ . One way we bring this to life is by hiring and developing exceptional talent, to deliver on our wide variety of advisory, audit, and accounting services.
About the team
BDO's Risk Advisory 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
- Third Party Assurance
Our Risk Advisory Team has two key sector focuses: Public Sector and Financial Services. This opportunity is to join our Public Sector Team who work across both our Sydney Office (CBD) and our Greater Western Sydney Office (Parramatta).
As a Senior Consultant in our Risk Advisory Service line, you will work closely with Partners and Senior Management to deliver a range of internal audits, management reviews and provide advice to clients.
Your client portfolio will consist primarily of NSW State Government Organisations, across a range of Government Clusters. You will also have opportunities to work with Local and Federal Government Organisations, Not-For-Profits and private sector clients.
This role offers a great variety of work, autonomy, client contact and direct Partner interaction and coaching.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Delivering a variety of internal audits, business risk assurance and business process improvement projects in accordance with BDO’s methodologies and procedures. This will include report writing and communicating directly with clients.
- 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.
- Contributing to the development of junior staff in a mentoring capacity.
- Maintaining relationships with clients and working with internal stakeholders to create future business opportunities.
What you’ll need to succeed
The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in Internal Audit or Risk Consulting. Your analytical, investigative skills as well as your logical approach to risk assessment and management will set you apart.
Furthermore, the following experience/skills will be highly regarded:
- Ideally an accounting or business related degree and any other relevant certifications or qualifications (or currently obtaining) such as CAANZ or IIA Membership.
- A working knowledge and understanding of basic internal audit and risk management practices and standards (IIA and ISO31000).
- Knowledge and experience in undertaking internal audits, risk assessments, risk management framework reviews etc.
- Experience working with public sector clients.
- Experience in internal auditing of basic financial processes and controls as well as internal auditing of operational processes.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
- Exposure to Enterprise Resource Management systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle, TechOne etc.).
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, join the BDO run club, or take advantage of exclusive discounts to corporate health insurance, gym, and wellness facilities via our BWell program.
Access financial benefits from travel perks, retail discounts, free breakfast daily, vehicle financing support, employee referral rewards, study, and professional development support.
Our leave options cater to the unique needs of our people; and include cultural and religious leave, paid leave for fertility and IVF treatments, blood donor leave, enhanced family support, plus 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 extensive technical training, dedicated leadership development programs, professional memberships, subscriptions and more.
Our culture is underpinned by our core values (ONE, BOLD, HUMAN, STRIVE, and HEART). Find out more about our inclusive culture and hear from our people via our social channels and career pages.
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