2022/2023 Cairns: Vacationer Program (Rolling Intake)

• Team up with the brightest mentors and leaders to further develop your skills and help your career take flight
• Join a community that welcomes your individuality, ideas, passion and drive
• If you love our culture and the work you do while being a Vacationer, we provide opportunities for you to work flexibly while you complete your degree!

BDO’s Vacationer Program enables your career to take flight. You will be involved in meaningful client work, receiving support from your partners and team every step of the way.

As a vacationer, you experience on-the-job training, are allocated a buddy for the duration of your placement, and have the opportunity to work with professionals on real client work from day one. It’s a great opportunity to experience the BDO culture first-hand while working as part of the team and to start building professional relationships.

Vacationers are the future leaders of our firm. We understand choosing your career pathway while at university can be exciting, which is why we offer an inclusive and supportive community from day one.

Vacation programs are offered in June/July or January/February and are 4 - 8 weeks in duration. These programs give you the opportunity to gain real-life work experience in a service line of interest to you before considering what your graduate career path will look like.

Hear from some of our Vacationers about their own career journeys and what it’s really like to work at BDO by viewing our employee stories.

Your Career Opportunity

As our business continues to grow, we have a range of positions available across our offices.

In Cairns we currently have vacationer opportunities in the teams outlined below, noting some teams may have degree requirements.

As part of your application process, we encourage you to select two teams so if your first preference is unavailable, we will consider your second preference. You will also be asked to select your preferred vacation program date/s.

Learn more about each team and your future career path by clicking through the links below.

• Audit:
  • Eligible degrees: Business or Commerce degree (or similar), majoring in Accounting. All successful candidates must be CA eligible.
• Business service:
  • Eligible degrees: Business/Commerce or Business/Law degree

Apply Now: All applications close at 11:59 pm (AEST) Monday, 18 April 2022

What you need to succeed

• You are a student in your pre-penultimate or penultimate year of university and completing an eligible university degree for the teams you are applying for
• We want you to be involved with our clients and real work from day one! You’ll bring confidence in your communication and interpersonal skills for BDO to continue delivering excellence in client service
• Aptitude towards adaptability alongside being naturally inquisitive to position BDO strongly for the future

Why BDO?

As a firm, we embrace an inclusive culture and value the difference and unique perspective of every individual. We are proud to be named an Inclusive Employer for 2021-2022 by Diversity Council Australia (DCA). Our future leaders are important to us. We've been recognised by @GradConnection as a Top 10 finalist of two awards categories: Most Popular Accounting, Professional Services, and Consulting Employer, and Most Popular Internship Employer, as well as, being recognised by AAGE as a Top 100 Graduate Employer for 2022.

We are committed to providing and supporting a culture where you have the ability to thrive. At BDO, we prioritise your health and wellbeing to enable you to achieve a balanced lifestyle while progressing your career.

To support each individual’s BDO experience, some of the benefits available include:

• Community Care Programs provide volunteering opportunities for you to give back to the community and to pursue your interests
• Additional leave such as cultural/religious leave, study leave, graduation leave and parental leave
• Financial support for eligible post-graduate qualifications, including course fees, textbooks and more
• Focus sessions and exam preparation when studying your Chartered Accountancy course
• Global and interstate secondment opportunities
• A suite of training and development to improve your skills and excel your career
• Corporate discounts for technology, travel, gym memberships, insurances and more
• Recognition and monetary reward programs
• Dress for your day and flexible working options
• Social club, events and networking opportunities.

What happens after you apply?  

• You will receive an email confirming receipt of your application
• Shortlisted applicants will be invited to complete an online video interview
• Successful applicants will be invited to attend a one on one interview with business leaders
• Offers will be made shortly after you complete your one on one interviews

Do you want to be part of our growth journey and build your career with BDO? Click here to submit your application today.

Have further questions? Reach out to us at recruitment.australia@bdo.com.au.

We look forward to reviewing your application.