Undergraduate Program - Business Services (Rolling Intake)

About BDO

At BDO Australia, our why is ‘empowering people, realising possibilities’. One way we bring this to life is by hiring and developing exceptional talent, to deliver on our wide array of audit, tax and advisory services.

About the Role

As an Undergraduate Accountant in our Business Services team, you’ll build your technical accounting skills, whilst you complete your studies. 

Our Business Services team work closely with clients of all types and sizes, in every sector. By understanding each client’s unique business, family, and wealth needs, our team provide a range of personalised accounting, tax and compliance, and advisory services – business valuations, due diligence, family business and succession planning just to name a few! From helping a client grow their business, minimise their tax liability or plan for the future, our Business Services team are there to help clients achieve their goals! 

What you’ll do: 

As an Undergraduate Accountant at BDO, you can expect to. 

• Engage in meaningful client work while collaborating with your team to gain experience across a variety of client engagements
• Undertake a wide range of financial accounting and compliance tasks such as preparing activity statements, tax returns and financial statements, financial and management reporting, outsourced services and more!
• Expand your expertise in income tax, GST, FBT, IAS, stamp duty, and payroll.

 What you’ll get: 

• A permanent part-time or full-time role within your appointed service line/team
• Flexible work and study support including paid study/exam leave, textbook allowances, and reimbursement of your admin fees for each semester/trimester (subject to the number of days you work and location)
• Support and guidance from your buddy and manager
• Regular social activities across our offices
• Opportunities to learn and develop both technical and people skills
• The little things like free brekkie, healthy snacks, dress for your day

 Eligibility 

You will be studying towards Economics, Accounting, Commerce, Finance or relevant undergraduate or postgraduate degree. 

 How to Apply   

Click ‘APPLY’ create a Workday home account and fill out the online application, attaching your resume and transcript. 

Applications close 11:45pm Sunday, 23 March 2025. We start reviewing applications as soon as they come in, so don’t wait to submit yours!   

Our friendly student recruitment team are here to help you and want to ensure you are fully supported. If you have any questions, or need any adjustments to the recruitment process, we encourage you to reach out.

To learn more about our programs or recruitment process, visit our student careers page.   

Why BDO?

Working for BDO you will be part of a growing and market leading professional services firm. Our national and global footprint provides our people with opportunities to work on interesting client engagements, across diverse industry sectors and services.  

Our open and collaborative culture ensures access to Partners and professional mentors, to guide and accelerate your professional career, across a wide array of career pathways.

We provide our people with various health and wellbeing, social, financial, and professional development benefits to help realise what’s possible.

Participate in fitness challenges, join the BDO run club, or take advantage of exclusive discounts to corporate health insurance, gym, and wellness facilities via our BWell program.

Access financial benefits from travel perks, retail discounts, free breakfast daily, vehicle financing support, employee referral rewards, study, and professional development support.

Our leave options cater to the unique needs of our people; and include cultural and religious leave, paid leave for fertility and IVF treatments, blood donor leave, enhanced family support, plus options to purchase additional leave. You can also give back and get involved in community initiatives via our BCaring program.  

With a strong focus on learning and growth, we provide extensive technical training, dedicated leadership development programs, professional memberships, subscriptions and more.

Our culture is underpinned by our core values (One, Bold, Human, Heart and Strive). We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer by the Diversity Council of Australia and an Employer of Choice by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

Find out more about our culture and hear from our people via our social channels and career pages.

Apply now to join #teamBDO.