Danny Olsen

Executive summary

Danny is a Partner in BDO’s Business Services team in Perth. He has over 20 years’ experience as a tax and business adviser, and a proven track record helping clients navigate the increasing complexities of tax and accounting.

Danny is committed to delivering exceptional outcomes for each client, and hiring and developing the best team available to exceed their expectations.

He embraces the need to adapt to current trends and ensure clients are equipped for change by keeping at the forefront of technological advancements impacting and shaping their needs. 

Danny joined BDO in 2010 and became Partner in 2019.

Expertise

• Guiding entrepreneurial clients through the multifaceted stages of business growth
• Developing and delivering BDO courses focused on increasing entrepreneurs’ business skills
• Xero establishment and optimisation
• Outsourced finance function, including CFO services
• Tax structure reviews
• Business reviews
• Small business concessions
• Tax advice and compliance
• Succession planning
• Growing small to medium enterprises

Experience

• Finance function - Conducting thorough reviews of finance functions and their effectiveness for clients in many industries. Reporting on updated finance ecosystems' redesign and implementation, and finance function reorganisation
• Business sale and capital raising - Advising clients on transaction readiness; conducting business and finance function reviews; and providing recommendations and implementing strategies for successful outcomes
• Tax advisory - Advising on complex transactions, including restructures, small business and other CGT concessions, structuring employee remuneration, and accessing other concessions.

Qualifications and affiliations

• Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Business/Management)
• Diploma of Chartered Accounting
• Chartered Tax Adviser, The Tax Institute
• Dale Carnegie Graduate
• Member, CA ANZ

Professional engagements and activities

• Business Mentor, WA Leaders.