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Approve of CEO
Martin Van Roekel
259 Ratings
Pros
"Good Working environment in the organisation" (in 132 reviews)
"Great people and environment to work with" (in 52 reviews)
Cons
"long working hours as in other audit firms" (in 96 reviews)
"Over hours often needed during busy season" (in 54 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
Pros
Promote an amazing culture and are very supportive of all staffs desires and needs
Cons
Currently under-resourced which is in the process of being fixed.
"Good learning platform"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at BDO full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great work-life balance and culture
Cons
poor remuneration and benefits package
"people-centric culture"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at BDO part-time
Pros
meaningful work and caring environment
Cons
No obvious downside to working at BDO
"Good career prospects and career foundation"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at BDO full-time
Pros
Supportive Partners and management. Great base to move into industry
Cons
Hard work - but this is where the advantage of chartered is based in. You learn a lot more in a shorter time period.
Pros
People are great and generally quite receptive and flexible to juniors
Cons
Nothing out of the ordinary
"Nice place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsApproves of CEOI have been working at BDO full-time for more than a year
Pros
Nice people, good vibe, good location
Cons
Changes happen slowly, company strategy can be confusing
Continue reading- Helpful (1)
"Not a great experience!"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at BDO full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
> Free fruit and breakfasts > Good training for grads > Good exposure to both audit and SMSF where at most companies you'd only work in one division (although this is also a con - see below) > International secondment programs > Fast career progression
Cons
> Managers/Seniors don't know how to manage and unfortunately - especially on SMSF side > Lots of favouritism shown by managers > 50% year SMSF and other 50% year audit means that you are continually in busy season and it's hard to take time off and you are constantly doing 60 hour weeks > Big lack of senior staff meaning 2nd year accountants are overworked/long hours > Not enough time allocated to jobs meaning you log back in every night from home > Big issue with cliques > No involvement with other divisions of the business > If you want to transfer to another division you have to go back to being a grad again > Salaries are low
Continue reading Pros
Good culture and supportive management
Cons
Too hierarchical and pressure of keeping up with budgets
Pros
Flexible working and good team of people
Cons
Very long hours and not enough staff
Pros
Good place to work long term
Cons
Slow progression and lack of promotions based on merit
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