BDO reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(10,353 total reviews)

Pat Kramer and Peter van Laer

73% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

BDO has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 10,353 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BDO employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Mar 25, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

*Fair Compensation and Benefits *Excellent work/life balance policies and time off around holidays *Great coworkers both locally and nationwide Overall BDO is generally a very fair employer and I would recommend them to anyone looking for a job in this industry and this city.

Cons

I want to preface this by saying my department was in a state of flux the entire time I was with BDO and I don't believe my experience is representative of the company as a whole, especially for the actual accounting and audit side of things. *Little to no useful training and ill-defined job parameters *Non-existant formal feedback from managers *Unclear path of advancement *Feel left out of the big picture--little sense of direction or goals as a lower-tier employee I came to BDO through a merger as part of the acquired company's marketing team. Upon acquisition the new leadership left our job roles largely undefined for several months and assigned us a manager who was soon promoted to a different position. While I believe the company is going through growing pains and figuring things out, ultimately the leadership in my department felt very disorganized.

2.0
Mar 16, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I work in a good team which supports me in my day to day job, and I do a variety of work.

Cons

BDO advertise as supporting trainees in exams and being positively different from the big 4. Exams have been moved to self taught even in the advanced stage. This was suddenly changed with no feedback asked from any students. Massively underpaid as a school leaver.

1.0
Feb 25, 2016

Staff Accountant

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fellow staff, executive admins and partners were pleasant to work with. Calgary office focuses its resources on streamlining practices and having best practices templates, which is one of the best that I have seen.

Cons

Boys club at the manager level and be aware of the office politics. Low employee morale. Significant employee turnover rate in the Calgary office - of the announced departures, 55 staff members left BDO in an 18 month period. Lack of appreciation for employees - mindset is what more can you give to the company?

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