Avoid if you can - Audit Semi-senior BDO Employee Review

1.0
5 Apr 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Overtime either TOIL or get paid Nice colleagues

Cons

Managers with unrealistic budgeting Unrealistic deadlines Asking semi seniors to do the work of seniors, and seniors to do the work of assistant managers Doing 3 professional level exams in one go.

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5.0
2 June 2026
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Pros

Strong team culture and they offered great flexibility throughout the internship.

Cons

High workload during busy season (although that is expected)

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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