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About
  • About us

    BG Private is an AFR Top 100 accounting, audit, and advisory firm.

  • Our history

    We have a proud 45-year history. Learn more about our journey here.

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Services
Services for businesses
  • Accounting & Business Advisory

    Discover how our accounting and advisory services can help your business grow and reach its goals.

  • Audit & Assurance

    Find out how we can assist you with your audit, assurance, and statutory reporting requirements.

  • Tax Advisory

    Learn how we can answer your complex tax questions with our specialist insights and advice.

  • Corporate Advisory

    Find out how our strategic and operational involvement can help your business maximise its value.

  • Private Equity

    Learn how we generate healthy returns for investors by backing ambitious SME founders.

  • Property Advisory

    Discover how we can help maximise your property portfolio with insights, strategy, and transaction support.

  • Bookkeeping

    See how our bookkeeping services can help your business run smoothly so you can focus on growth and profitability.

Services for individuals
  • Accounting Services

    Discover all the ways we can help you navigate and optimise your tax matters.

  • Tax Advisory

    Learn how we can answer your complex tax questions with our specialist insights and advice.

  • SMSF Management

    Discover how we can help with the administration of your Self-Managed Super Fund.

  • Financial Planning

    Find out how we can help you reach your financial goals.

Specialisations
Industries
Business types
  • SMEs

    Learn how we partner you along your journey to help you create a thriving business.

  • Not-for-profits

    Learn how we can help with your accounting and audit needs so you can focus on helping others.

  • Family businesses

    Discover how we can help you every step of the way as you build a legacy-leaving family business.

  • Australian businesses overseas

    We can help you navigate the exciting process of expanding overseas.

  • Foreign companies in Australia

    We can help you set up and run your operations Down Under.

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Careers
  • Why choose us

    Find out how we can help grow your career, and learn about our rewards and benefits.

  • Current opportunities

    We are always looking for talented people! Browse our vacancies and apply today!

  • Recruitment process

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  • Experienced professionals

    Find out why BG Private is a great place for seasoned professionals.

  • Graduates

    Apply what you’ve been learning to real-world cases – launch your career with us!

  • Interns

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Ivan Rizio

Ivan Rizio

  • Partner | Accounting & Business Advisory
  • Melbourne
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Ivan Rizio is a Partner with more than 42 years’ experience in providing taxation, accounting and business advice to SMEs and individuals.

Before joining BG Private in the year 2000, Ivan worked at KPMG and a series of smaller firms where he was able to work on high-profile clients.

His experience with complex matters ensures he has a vast array of practical knowledge to apply to many types of business types across numerous industries. Advising on the right business structure from the outset has resulted in substantial taxation savings and business efficiencies for many of his clients.

Committed to building close client relationships, Ivan understands the value of trust and personal attention. He remains in regular contact with clients and prioritises responding quickly to their questions to ensure they have the answers they need in a timely fashion.

Ivan Rizio works to understand each client’s concerns, and their personal and business goals before drilling down into their financial position to give insightful and clever advice based on decades of experience.

He is dedicated to providing practical, workable and efficient solutions to assist his clients in developing profitable and growing businesses.

On top, Ivan has been instrumental in mentoring BG Private’s accounting teams. Many of our up-and-coming advisors reflect on him as being instrumental in giving them the technical skills and service ethos they needed to consolidate their careers.

Ivan is extremely personable and down to earth, making him a sought-after resource both for clients and colleagues.

Contact Ivan Rizio on +61 3 9810 0700 or

Qualifications

  • Degree in Business (Accounting)

Memberships

  • Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)

Highly regarded in

  • Tax planning
  • Business structuring and restructuring
  • Capital gains tax concessions
  • Asset protection
  • Succession planning involving the transition of a family business to the next generation

Specialisations

  • High-net worth individuals
  • Family businesses
  • Construction
  • Wholesale