Senior Manager, Risk Advisory Services

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Whether youre building your future or starting your career with us you wont do it alone. From creating solutions for our clients to building careers for our people we shape what matters and thats where you come in.

Join Melbournes fast-growing Risk Advisory Services team as a Senior Manager.

Youll work closely with Partners and senior leaders to help clients navigate risk governance and assurance challenges in a dynamic environment. This role offers exposure to a broad range of engagements and industries with strong opportunities for learning development and career progression.

About The Team

BDOs Risk Advisory team delivers contemporary risk solutions that help clients respond to change and complexity with confidence. Our services include internal audit IT and tech assurance regulatory compliance cyber governance program transformation enterprise risk management board governance including AI risk

Our Melbourne team is one of the fastest growing in the market and is focused on building something that feels differentfor our clients and our people.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver risk advisory engagements under the guidance of Directors and Partners.

• Lead and deliver large complex projects including fieldwork analysis and reporting.

• Manage a varied portfolio of clients across a range of industry sectors with a focus on risk controls and assurance.

• Build effective working relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.

• Prepare high-quality client-ready reports and deliverables.

• Work to agreed budgets and timelines.

• Coach and support junior team members as part of a collaborative team culture.

• Play a key role in service line management and actively contribute to the overall strategy and direction of the team.

• Drive growth initiatives and business development of the practice while working with Partners/ Directors and other service lines across the broader BDO team.

About You

• Experience in a risk advisory assurance or related role (practice or industry).

• Relevant tertiary qualification; professional certifications are highly regarded (CA CPA CIA CISA CISSP CISA CISM CCSP)

• Experience in internal audit tech assurance SOX IT/ cyber or risk and compliance

• Experience of leading teams with a strong sense of purpose and a track record of coaching and developing other team members.

• Strong analytical detailed-orientated communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

• A people-centric mindset with a passion for high-quality client outcomes.

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 whats 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).

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