Graduate Program - Business Services About BDO
We're BDO, a global professional services firm connected to local markets. Our people work together to provide specialist expertise, helping businesses achieve their goals.
We inspire others, to go further. We create together, to reach higher. We build trust, to lead purposefully.
Whether you're building your future or starting your career with us, you won't do it alone. From creating solutions for our clients to building careers for our people, we shape what matters, and that's where you come in.
About the Role
Join our Graduate Program as a Graduate Accountant within our Business Services team, starting immediately, July 2026 or January 2027!
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 is there to help clients achieve their goals!
As a Graduate Accountant, you will have the opportunity to work with your team and clients, to undertake a wide range of financial accounting and compliance tasks, growing your skills and knowledge in all areas of income tax, GST, FBT, stamp duty, payroll, and indirect taxes.
What you'll do
As a Business Services Accounting Graduate 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
* 12-month learning and development program
* Support and guidance from your buddy and manager
* Service line specific learning and development, aligned to clear career pathways
* Social activities with your early careers' cohort, and the wider firm
* Benefits including healthy snacks and dress for your day
* A culture of opportunity, connection, community, and impact
* Global possibilities, we're in 166 countries.
Eligibility
To be eligible for our Graduate Program, you must be:
* In your final year or have recently completed an Accounting, Corporate Finance, Commerce, Finance or other relevant undergraduate or postgraduate degree
* Eligible for postgraduate study (CA/CPA, CFA)
* Available to start immediately, July 2026 or January 2027.
How to Apply
Click on the student program and location you want to apply for. Click 'Apply' to create your Workday home account, fill out the online application form, select your first and second team preferences, and attach your resume and transcript.
Applications close 11:30pm Sunday, 22 March 2026 AEST. We start reviewing applications as soon as they come in, so don't wait to submit yours!
Our friendly student recruitment team is here to help you and wants 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 .
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, 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 for 2025-2026 by Diversity Council of Australia and a 2024-2025 Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).
BDO is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment practices. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview process, we encourage you to contact our Talent Acquisition team .
Apply now to join #teamBDO.
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