Growth Focused and Investing in people - Audit Senior BDO Employee Review

4.0
Apr 28, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Co-workers are professional, and friendly. Training is great - perfect for those gaining their qualifications and also CPD. Wide variety of clients and therefore exposure to a variety of interesting accounting and audit areas. Management and partners are all very open and easy to speak with.

Cons

Work-life balance can often falter with fast paced and tight budget jobs. IT systems and audit software could be improved to be more effective. Performance feedback could be more structured, though this was being addressed and improved as I left.

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5.0
Apr 16, 2026
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Pros

Learn good accounting concepts and people are nice.

Cons

Boring work unfortunately but it’s a job

3.0
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Not everyone will be your person, but the ones who are, you'll keep them for life. The intensity of the work forges real bonds. When you go through the grind together, those friendships/mentorship stick long after you've moved on. Same goes for upper management.

Cons

During busy season (approx Jan to April), 40 hours is a floor, not a ceiling, and that's pretty standard for firms of this type. On the consulting side, you're constantly juggling multiple clients with overlapping deadlines, so if time management isn't your strong suit, you'll feel it fast. Compensation is solidly middle-of-the-road; don't expect it to wow you.

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