Vacation Program - Risk Advisory

BDO; Canberra; On-site; AUD 54,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Buddy support

Networking activities

Innovation Challenge

Professional development

Job summary

BDO Australia invites you to join our Vacation Program in Risk Advisory in January 2027. This four-week, full-time paid program offers buddy and manager support, networking, and an Innovation Challenge with your cohort, plus opportunities to develop technical and essential skills.

To be eligible, you must be studying a relevant degree, in your penultimate or final year, and available to start in January 2027.

Qualifications

• Studying a degree in any relevant field.
• In your penultimate or final year of undergraduate or postgraduate studies
• Available to start in January 2027.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a 4-week, full-time Vacation Program in Risk Advisory.
• Work with your buddy and manager; collaborate on an Innovation Challenge; develop technical and essential skills.

Job description

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 BDO as Vacationer in our Risk Advisory team in January 2027!

Our Risk Advisory Services team helps organisations identify and manage business risks to enhance decision-making and operational performance. Our services include internal audit, risk management, third-party contract assurance and compliance management. Join us to gain hands-on experience in safeguarding businesses against potential threats and ensuring robust governance and compliance.

About the Vacation Program

This is more than just work experience. Our 4-week, full-time paid program offers:

• Support from your buddy and manager
• Networking and social activities
• The chance to work with your Vacationer cohort on an Innovation Challenge
• Opportunities to develop your technical and essential skills
• Benefits including free breakfast, healthy snacks and dress for your day
• Insights into the career paths at BDO, and the possibility of a graduate offer at the end of the program.

To be eligible for our Vacation Program, you must be:

• Studying a degree in any relevant degree.
• In your penultimate or final year of your undergraduate or postgraduate studies
• 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 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 at ***************@bdo.com.au.