Team Assistant

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.

We have a great opportunity for an experienced administrator, interested and ready to take the next step into a Team Assistant role. The position will work closely with the Operations Manager as part of the Sydney Tax administrative team to support 5 Tax Partners and their relevant teams in the Sydney office.

This role would be suited to a motivated and energetic candidate who has either worked in an accounting firm (professional services equivalent) previously or looking to work in this environment.

Duties include but not limited to:

• Various client engagement related tasks

• Assist with organising internal and external meetings

• Diary and room booking management

• Timesheets entries for Partners

• Retrieve information when requested from Infotrack, ASIC and archived files

• Database management

• Answering phones

• Expense claim reconciliations

• Billing administration

• Typing and correspondence

• Client disbursements

• Maintenance of client lists

• Scanning/photocopying

• Mail distribution

• Banking, deliveries and organising couriers

• General filing

• Adhoc duties as required

• Creating matter projects in Workday PSA

• Travel coordination

• Support the wider team with general coordination and operational tasks

What you’ll need to succeed

• Ability to deal with people at all levels

• Responsible and mature attitude

• Achieves successful outcomes through clear and effective communications and the ability to relate to others

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Presents self in a professional manner

• Works collaboratively to achieve a positive team outcome

• Gathers the right information to propose a practical approach, progresses to align solutions to commercial results

• Excellent work ethic and time management skills

• Strong attention to detail and quality

• Acts with integrity and builds a positive profile to reach desired outcome

• Is driven, takes a proactive approach, willing to learn and take on responsibilities as appropriate

Qualifications and experience required

• Strong MS Office skills, including Word, Powerpoint and Excel

• Secretarial or business administration qualification advantageous.

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]