Broad exposure, uncapped advancement potential - Tax Associate BDO Employee Review

5.0
22 Aug 2014
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Pros

Ability to work on broad range of engagements and client types. Extensive day-to-day interaction with all levels of team, from intern to managing partner. Company provides excellent training and technology. Compensation is right about where it should be, and related to performance.

Cons

Sometimes increased flexibility can lead to a deviation from rigid processes. Standardization of workflow is an ever-improving and evolving exercise. Recent acquisitings and mergers, while providing unique opportunities for advancement, also cause some "adjustment pains".

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5.0
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Pros

Strong team culture and they offered great flexibility throughout the internship.

Cons

High workload during busy season (although that is expected)

1.0
22 Jun 2026
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Pros

Compensation is OK. There are some really nice people in the organization to work with, but you have to find them.

Cons

If you are not part of the SWC "club" (company name prior to them joining BDO), good luck. Poor leadership!!! Practice lead talks to everyone like they are talking to a CEO, not relatable in most cases. No clear employee development plans. You are held accountable for things completely outside of your individual control. They stress incorporating AI into work strategy, but have no plan on what that looks like or how to do it and want everyone to formulate it because leadership has no roadmap. One has no control over where you want to take your career, yet you are expected to know everything, about everything. As a result, you become an expert of nothing! Work assigned rarely leverages skills, almost as if they throw darts to see who works on what.

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