About BDO

BDO is one of the world's leading accountancy and advisory organisations with over 88,120 people working out of 1,617 offices in 167 countries. We provide a flexible working environment that encourages open communication and collaboration. There are continuous opportunities to learn, build strong relationships with diverse client groups and expand networks nationally and globally at all stages of your career.

We are proud to be named an Inclusive Employer for 2019-2020 by Diversity Council Australia (DCA) and to be ranked in the 2020 Top Graduate Employer lists by AAGE and GradAustralia. Our graduates are extremely important to us, as we recognise their potential to become our firm's future leaders.

Our Vacation Program

Our Vacation Program is designed to give you the best BDO experience possible by integrating you into the team on day 1! You will be assigned a "buddy" that will make sure your placement is jam-packed with exciting work and activities.

Our Vacation Program is our preferred talent pipeline to our Graduate positions, therefore those looking for a Graduate role within BDO WA are strongly encouraged to apply for Vacation work prior to completion of studies.

To find out more about each service line, please visit: https://www.bdo.com.au/en-au/studentrecruitment/service-lines

Applications for our Vacation Program are welcome from students in their penultimate year of a Commerce, Business or Law degree, with an Accounting/Finance/Economics/IT or Law major.

What we look for in our applicants:

• Solid academic achievement within Commerce, Law, Finance, Economics or Tax with a WAM of 70 or above;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Previous customer focused work experience, accounting or non-accounting related;
• Involvement in extracurricular activities such as University clubs, volunteer work etc.;
• Teamwork skills, commercial awareness and problem solving abilities.
• Applications are invited from Australian or New Zealand Citizens and Permanent Residents only.

Get your application in quick!

Applications close on the 18 March 2020 at 5 pm sharp. 

What happens after you apply?

• You will receive an email confirming receipt of your application;
• Each application is reviewed individually by the People & Culture team;
• Shortlisted applicants will be invited to speed interviews in May/June 2020.
• All applicants will hear from us throughout the process regarding the outcome of their application.

To find out more information about our Vacation opportunities and what it's like to work at BDO please visit our student recruitment website.

Should you have any further enquiries about starting your career with BDO please email us at: hr.perth@bdo.com.au .