Finance Manager - Business Partnering

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 The Finance team provides comprehensive financial support and guidance across the entire business. We service both client-facing teams and other shared services teams, ensuring that all financial aspects are managed efficiently and effectively with the appropriate level of controls. Our team is committed to driving financial performance, enhancing reporting capabilities, and building strong relationships across the organisation. We leverage our expertise in management accounting, financial analysis, and business partnering to support informed decision-making and process improvements. Our goal is to deliver timely and accurate financial information to stakeholders, enabling them to achieve their strategic objectives and inform decisions. About the Opportunity We are looking for a Manager to join our National Finance Business Partnering team to provide high‑level financial leadership, strategic insight, and commercially‑focused analytical support. A core purpose of the role is to manage senior finance partners and uplift the capability of the Finance Business Partnering team—embedding best practice, strengthening commercial thinking, and moving the function further towards proactive, insight‑led partnership. Key Duties and Responsibilities: Manage members of the team to coach and mentor to raise capability, consistency and confidence in business partnering Prepare and analyse management accounts, providing insights and recommendations to improve financial performance across cross centres. Partner with key stakeholders across the organisation to understand business requirements and provide financial support and guidance. Prepare Board and other leadership reports and commentary Evaluate and challenge investment proposals and business cases, applying commercial rigour and ROI analysis. Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities across the organisation, ensuring alignment with strategic goals. Lead financial strategy, budgeting and forecasting for Shared Services, partnering with functional leaders to set targets and drive accountability. Support the budgeting process with the team for client facing areas Development of financial forecasts and projections to support strategic planning and continued growth. Collect, analyse, and interpret financial data to provide actionable insights and support decision-making processes. Work closely with cross-functional teams to provide financial insights and support for various projects and initiatives. Build strong relationships through effective partnering and proactive nature. About You The successful candidate will have a strong and lengthy background in management accounting, financial analysis, business partnering, and reporting. Combined with: Leadership and coaching capability to uplift team performance and embed best‑practice partnering. A degree in accounting, Finance, or related field CA or CPA equivalent qualification. Workday Adaptive Planning system experience is an advantage. Demonstrable experience with leading national teams through business planning Strong proficiency in financial modelling and data analysis tools (e.g. Excel, Power Query). Eagerness to stay adaptable and embrace new methodologies and technologies as we expand our reporting and analytics capabilities. 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 recruitment@bdo.com.au We shape what matters. At BDO we are always looking ahead, thinking bigger, reaching further and always staying personal and human in everything we do. We're by your side, backing you to explore ideas and new ways of working to shape the future you want to see.