People Advisory (Expatriate and Employment Tax) Graduate Program

• Partner with clients, across many industries, to navigate complex expatriate and employment tax issues.
• Make a meaningful impact by supporting clients to navigate challenging and complex situations.
• Work within a vibrant and diverse team, who focus on your development with fortnightly training. 

BDO is one of the world’s leading audit, accounting, advisory and consulting firms. We provide a range of services to clients of all sizes and industries across Australia.

We’re looking for the next BDO Advisors of the future to join our People Advisory Graduate Program in February 2024!  

Your Career in People Advisory

You might have seen news reports about companies getting in trouble for underpaying staff. Often this is due to a lack of education around their legal obligations. This is just one area in which our People Advisory team help to educate our clients.

So, what else do they do? Our People Advisory team are experts in people related issues, including salary packaging & FBT, superannuation, pay compliance & remediation, expatriate & global mobility, and employee share schemes. 

You will get the opportunity to:

• Attend tax briefings for expatriate employees and client meetings
• Conduct research into various projects
• Support the team by drafting advice for clients
• Review and be involved in the lodgement of FBT returns during our compliance period (May and June), including ad hoc FBT compliance throughout the year
• Be a part of pay compliance projects, including the review of various industrial instruments (Awards, Enterprise Agreement) and analysis of payroll data
• Liaise with various regulators (ATO, state revenue authorities) 

Your BDO Experience

Our Graduate program has been designed to help you get the most out of your experience with BDO and set you up for success. 

As a Graduate at BDO, you can expect to:

• Gain hands-on, real-life experience, trusted to work on a variety of exciting client projects within your service line. 
• Access a range of learning and development opportunities and career pathways that align with your professional and personal interests. 
• Be supported by your dedicated buddy, mentor and senior leaders.
• Attend social and networking activities with your fellow graduates, make connections and friends along the way. 
• Access a range of benefits! See our student careers page for more details.  
• See and feel your impact, and the real difference you make in businesses and communities!

Eligibility 

• You will be in your final year, or have recently completed a degree in accounting, business, commerce, or law, or similar.
• You can commence full-time in February 2024. 

How to Apply

Click ‘APPLY’ and fill out the online application, attaching your resume and transcript (unofficial or official).

Applications close 11.45pm (AWST) Sunday, 20 August 2023. We start reviewing applications as soon as they come in, so don’t wait to submit yours!

Starting your career is a big step, but we are here to support you at every stage. Contact our friendly student recruitment team on [email protected] if you have any questions or require any adjustments through the recruitment process or on the job.

To learn more about our programs or recruitment process, visit our student careers page!

Please note, responsibilities, salary, start dates and benefits may vary dependant on location.