CA

Careers in Accounting

At BDO you have the flexibility to create an accounting career outside the box, and learn and grow into the areas most suited to you. Because people don't always make the right choices the first time round, we give you ongoing support long past the completion of your CA or CPA.

We provide you with the room you need to grow personally and professionally, but most of all, we make sure that you don't compromise the individual you are in order to have an awesome career.

Your success

We offer training and development to enhance your technical abilities and build your consulting, leadership and management skills. We support you through completing your CA or CPA with additional workshop programs, mock exams, coaching and guidance, study leave and financial support for course fees.

Our international network provides exceptional opportunities to travel, work, learn and play with secondments to one of our more than 1095 offices around the world.

Career progression

While you may begin your career with BDO in one of our core service offerings, our diverse range of clients and sectors in which we operate means that while you get a broad base of experience from which to begin your career, you also have the opportunity to become a specialist in a particular area.

The choice is yours. We give you flexibility to grow and develop into an adviser valued by us and your clients.

Lifestyle

We welcome your individuality, your ideas, your passion and your drive. We know you want to succeed but understand that balance is critical. To make sure you continue to enjoy what you love doing while creating your career outside the box, we offer you a number of initiatives ranging from flexible working options through to health programs – healthy body, healthy mind.

Who is BDO?

Here are key facts you might like to know about BDO.

International

  • BDO in Australia is part of BDO International
  • We are the fifth largest audit, tax and advisory network in the world
  • Globally we were founded in 1963
  • The acronym BDO comes from the three founding member firms’ original names Binder Hamlyn (UK), Dijker & Co (Holland) and Otte & Co (Germany)
  • We have over 47,000 people, in over 1082 offices in more than 110 countries

National

  • The Australian network began in 1984 and today is one of Australia’s largest associations of independently owned accounting practices
  • We have offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney
  • We employ over 1,300 people nationally (including 150 partners)
  • Clients range from large corporate organisations to private businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals across a wide range of industry sectors

Our point of difference

In a marketplace that typically provides two types of accounting firms - the large scale global provider, or the smaller relationship driven local firm, BDO provides a real and sensible alternative by providing the best of both worlds for those who want the breadth and depth of a global player but where relationships matter.

It’s the way we see, listen and think about our people and our clients that sets us apart from our competitors, clients’ and our peoples’ distinctively different needs drive our approach. It’s this dedication and commitment to their journey that helps us deliver distinctively different relationships and results.

Our strategy is designed to achieve strong and sustained growth but it does not aim to make BDO a Big Fifth. Far from it, we want to give our people and our clients an alternative that is unlike other options – an alternative that is distinctively different.

We are gaining market share from both our larger and smaller competitors. We are broadening our capabilities, developing our current people and attracting high calibre new people. We are able to do all of this because our clients and staff have recognised that we have something different to offer.