Graduate Program – Business Services (Jan 2027)

CSEA; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free breakfast daily

Health and wellbeing benefits

Professional development opportunities

Corporate discounts

Job summary

BDO Australia’s Graduate Accountant program in Business Services starts January 2027. You’ll work with a team on a range of client engagements, delivering accounting, tax and advisory support across sectors.

You’ll develop your skills in income tax, GST, FBT, payroll and financial reporting while engaging in structured learning and mentoring to build a clear career pathway. Join a culture focused on learning, collaboration, and real client impact, with buddy support, program-based development,

Qualifications

• Final year or recently completed Accounting/Finance/Commerce degree
• Eligible for CA/CPA or CFA postgraduate study
• Available to start January 2027

Responsibilities

• Perform financial accounting and compliance tasks for clients
• Prepare activity statements, tax returns and financial statements
• Assist with income tax, GST, FBT, stamp duty, payroll and indirect taxes

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

Postgraduate CA/CPA/CFA eligibility

Job description

About BDO

At BDO Australia, our why is ‘empowering people, realising possibilities’. One way we bring this to life is by hiring and developing exceptional talent, to deliver on our wide array of audit, tax and advisory services.

About the Role

Join our Graduate Program as a Graduate Accountant within our Business Services team, starting 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 free breakfast, 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 in January 2027.

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, free breakfast daily, 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 by the Diversity Council of Australia and an Employer of Choice by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

Find out more about our culture and hear from our people via our social channels and career pages.