Consultant / Senior Consultant, Risk Advisory Services in Canberra

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.

About the Role

BDO's Canberra Risk Advisory Services team is growing, and we're looking for Consultants and Senior Consultants to join our Project & Program Assurance and Internal Audit practice areas. In this role, you'll work with Federal Government clients to assess and improve governance, risk management, project delivery, and control environments across complex transformation and business change initiatives. You'll contribute to assurance and advisory engagements through stakeholder engagement, research, analysis, risk assessments, and reporting, delivering practical insights that help clients achieve better outcomes.

Working alongside experienced leaders, you'll gain exposure to high-profile projects while developing your consulting, assurance, and stakeholder management skills within a collaborative and high-performing team.

About You:

We're seeking motivated and analytical professionals who are passionate about helping organisations manage risk and improve performance. You will bring:

• Experience or exposure to project and program assurance, internal audit, risk management, governance, project management, or a related field.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• The ability to gather and assess evidence, identify risks, and develop practical recommendations.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and a collaborative approach to working with teams and clients.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in business, commerce, project management, risk, IT, or a related discipline.
• Professional certifications (or progress towards them) such as IIA, ISACA, PMP, PRINCE2, MSP, or similar will be highly regarded.
• Australian Citizenship and the ability to obtain a Government security clearance.

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.