Great Place to Learn, but not to Stay - Senior Accountant BDO Employee Review

2.0
20 Oct 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunities to travel to Ontario for courses meeting colleges from all over Canada. They paid for CA School of Business and Densmore Courses in order to help pass the UFE although on a promissory note over two years.

Cons

Long hours, with lots of scrutiny on meeting budgets on files, lack of engagement across all levels outside of Partnership. Inconsistent raises and promotions that left staff confused. Lots of office gossip and distractions from the work which you have to fight to stay away from.

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5.0
2 Jun 2026
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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
Recommend
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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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