Pros
There are a lot of problems at BDO. If you came from the Big 4, management might listen to you since they are interested in copying the big 4. Lots of problems, means lots of opportunities for you to help fix problems that need fixing if you are ok with working extra and extremely slow progress. Patience will be a virtue for you here.
Cons
Management doesn’t listen. If you are ok with punching in early and punching out late, you will fit in here. If you desire to think critically about how you’re auditing, you may not fit in here, because all they really want you to do is fill out the template as quickly as possible and maintain the status quo. The templates and software they have developed does not help you do your job and most of the time feels over complicated. Most critical thinking has been outsourced to National so you won’t do much of that if you’re in the practice. I would not recommend this place to a student looking to start their career here. This may be a good spot to land for someone who came from the big 4. The culture feels fake to most people. You get a bunch of slogans, innovation, and core value talk from management, but there isn’t much that lines up with reality.
