Advisory Graduate Programme

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. Whether it’s buying a new business, expanding internationally or struggling with financial difficulties, our team provide support and solutions that help businesses overcome challenges. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, you’ll be exposed to some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry.

We’ll help you succeed

The three-year Advisory Graduate Programme is your opportunity to learn our sector inside out, get real experience on real projects and achieve a recognised professional qualification. We’ll cover your exam fees and give you the study leave and extra training you’ll need to pass them while you balance your own workload. That training isn’t just about passing the exams, you’ll learn a range of personal, management and client-related skills that will help you become a full rounded BDO advisor and achieve your full potential. As part of that, you’ll:

• Study towards your professional qualification [Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) or Association of Chartered Accountants (ACA) and Level 7 Apprenticeship, depending on your specialism]
• Be assigned an Apprenticeship Coach from your training provider and a BDO Buddy to personally mentor you
• Have access to specialist support for your professional exams
• Be given real professional responsibility that will help you grow.

When you join us, we’ll make your growth our priority. If you’re right for us, you’ll thrive in an environment built to help you succeed.

We’re looking for someone with:

• A 2:2 degree in any STEM discipline (obtained or predicted)
• Three A-levels or equivalent at A*-C excluding General Studies and Extended Projects (obtained or predicted)
• 9-4 in Maths and English at GCSE/Scottish Standards or equivalent (non-UK qualifications also considered)
• Ability and commitment to balance study and professional work
• Strong desire to understand our business and achieve your full potential.

We’re in it together

At BDO, we believe that when our people feel valued and rewarded, their potential is unlimited. We offer highly competitive starting salaries and review remuneration packages regularly to ensure that our pay always positively reflects performance. As well as offering support with tuition and professional qualifications, we also provide the following benefits, as standard:

• 25 days’ holiday;
• Access to a personal pension scheme, with matched employer contributions;
• Life assurance cover;
• And income protection insurance.

That’s not all. We understand that everyone is different, so we offer a range of voluntary benefits to suit every lifestyle. Our flexible benefits platform, Flexcel, means our people can choose from a range of tax efficient options to design a benefit package that best suits them. Through Flexcel, they can:

• Buy up to ten days’ extra holiday;
• Add on private medical, personal accident, dental insurance or travel insurance;
• Enrol in our Bike to Work scheme;
• Enjoy discounts off cinemas, dining, and gyms;
• Receive an interest free season ticket loan or interest free graduate loan;
• Access childcare vouchers;
• Take an online health assessment and utilise our employee assistance programme.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we’re big enough to make the difference and collaborative enough to never lose sight of where we’re going. We know that it’s our people that make our success possible. Across our 17 UK locations, more than 5,000 of them work together to provide tax, audit, assurance and a range of advisory services that help our clients achieve their ambitious goals. Together, they’re fuelling Britain’s economic engine. Behind every complex client challenge and every untapped innovation, they’re there: ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. That’s why we’re always looking for ways to invest in our people. That means providing them with an environment where they can grow, learn, laugh and feel respected, at all times.

Are you ready to join us?

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