Senior Consultant - Risk Advisory FS Focussed

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We have an opportunity for a Consultant / Senior Consultant to support the delivery of risk, regulatory, compliance, and internal audit engagements for financial services clients, with a focus on control reviews, governance frameworks, and regulatory assurance.

About the Team

BDO has experienced teams across Australia offering a range of risk advisory services to businesses and organisations in both the private and public sectors. Our risk advisory services include: 

• Internal Audit – Our services include risk-based audit planning, financial and compliance audits, operational and performance audits, investigations, technology and project assurance
• Risk Assurance & Advisory – Our teams provide a full range of risk solutions to help organisations navigate a diverse range of challenges, changes, and opportunities. The risk assurance and advisory solutions we provide include risk management, risk mitigation, risk strategies and crisis management.
• Cybersecurity – With cyber-attacks continuing to increase in complexity, sophistication and frequency, building cyber resilience across organisations to minimising the impact of a cyber incident on your business.
• Technology & Project Assurance – We provide valuable and effectively assessing project and information technology governance, controls and implementation to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Control & Third-party Assurance – Our contract and third-party assurance solutions include auditing and managing financial and commercial contract performance and risk.

About the Opportunity

Working as part of a collaborative team, this role delivers Internal Audit engagements and contribute to other assurance engagements alongside financial statement audit teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess the design and operating effectiveness of controls as part of internal audit and regulatory assurance engagements.
• Support internal audit reviews, regulatory audits, and compliance assessments.
• Perform control testing, compliance monitoring, and issue or breach assessments.
• Assist with the development and review of policies, procedures, and governance frameworks.
• Prepare clear workpapers, reports, and client deliverables.
• Engage with client stakeholders and contribute to practical risk and control insights.
• Support and guide junior team members as required.

About You

Our ideal candidate has around three years’ experience in internal audit, risk, regulatory, or compliance roles, preferably within financial services.

Combined with:

• Demonstrated experience delivering internal audit engagements, including risk assessment and control testing.
• Strong knowledge of APRA and ASIC regulatory frameworks
• Strong analytical, communication, and organisational skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
• Professional qualifications (CA/CPA) desirable.

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).

BDO is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment practices. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview process, we encourage you to contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]