Mixed-feelings - Audit Experienced Senior BDO Employee Review

3.0
22 Oct 2025
Recommend
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Pros

I found the culture to be a bit friendlier than what I was used to during my time at another big four.

Cons

Training is not as good as at a big four and clients are not as good and sometime don't have a good accounting system. Engagements are understaffed and you can find yourself splitting your time between two engagements as a staff during peak season. Busy season can be pretty harsh if you fall on a bad client.

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5.0
8 June 2026
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Pros

It was a good place to work

Cons

Can be busy at times

1.0
22 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation is OK. There are some really nice people in the organization to work with, but you have to find them.

Cons

If you are not part of the SWC "club" (company name prior to them joining BDO), good luck. Poor leadership!!! Practice lead talks to everyone like they are talking to a CEO, not relatable in most cases. No clear employee development plans. You are held accountable for things completely outside of your individual control. They stress incorporating AI into work strategy, but have no plan on what that looks like or how to do it and want everyone to formulate it because leadership has no roadmap. One has no control over where you want to take your career, yet you are expected to know everything, about everything. As a result, you become an expert of nothing! Work assigned rarely leverages skills, almost as if they throw darts to see who works on what.

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