Data Consultant / Senior Data Consultant

About BDO

At BDO Australia, our why is ‘empowering people, realising possibilities’. One way we bring this to life is by hiring and developing exceptional talent, to deliver on our wide array of audit, tax and advisory services.

About the Role

As Data Consultant or Senior Data Consultant, you will work on client projects which solve complex business and social issues across a wide range of industries. You will be part of a highly skilled, award-winning team which has a focus on both the technical and business aspects of data, analytics, and AI. We believe that this will make you a very well rounded and valued data professional.

Your colleagues have experience in a range of technical disciplines including artificial intelligence, machine learning, the modern data stack, and cloud technologies. They will also help you develop your business acumen across finance, economics, project management, business strategy and transformation.

Key responsibilities Include:

• Designing and developing data driven solutions to real world challenges which provide tangible, measurable value to our clients.

• Design and deliver effective visualisations that convey complex data in an accessible manner.

• Designing and developing fit for purpose data models.

• Thinking through complex conceptual scenarios and developing multiple hypotheses.

• Establishing cloud infrastructure solutions.

• Integrating data from numerous data sources.

• Developing data pipelines for production environments.

• Creating enterprise ready data architectures.

• Attending client meetings and workshops with executives and senior management.

• Documenting system and project requirements.

• Assisting in continual improvement of our data practice.

About You

We are seeking people who are genuinely curious and enjoy working through complex business and data issues where there is ‘no one correct answer’. Ideally you have a strong work ethic and can work both within a team environment and by yourself.

You must have the technical ability to contribute to the development of an analytics solution. At the same time, you will make a concerted effort to understand why the solution is being developed and the value it creates for the organisation. You understand that sometimes a simple solution provides greater value than a more complex one.

Your skills and experience may include:

• Relevant tertiary qualification, or suitable work experience in lieu of qualifications.

• Experience in data analysis and engineering – versatility across roles is highly favoured (position and remuneration dependent on experience).

• Experience in Power BI, including Power Query (M) and developing complex measures in DAX.

• Deep understanding of relational database concepts and how these apply in practice.

• Strong data modelling capability, including conceptual, logical, and physical modelling.

• Strong Python, SQL, or R skills.

• Proven ability to take disparate data sources of varying quality and integrate them to deliver value as part of productionised data pipelines.

• An understanding of data and data platform security and governance principles.

• Desirable - experience with modern Lakehouse platforms (e.g. Microsoft Fabric, Databricks).

• Desirable - experience with modern data orchestration and transformation tools (e.g. Azure Data Factory, DBT, Airflow, etc.).

• Desirable - Experience working in a consulting environment.

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, free breakfast, 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 by the Diversity Council of Australia and an Employer of Choice by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).