4.0
Dec 30, 2015
Former employee, more than 5 years
New York, NY
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
In my experience, if you are going to be in public accounting, BDO is an excellent firm to join. In my experience, although the pay and prestige MAY fall a bit short of what the Big Four offer, the work-life balance potential, early-in-career exposure to interesting work/clients, and advancement opportunities even and possibly tip the scales in favor of BDO. BDO is becoming much more well-known ("People in the know..."), and the Big Four do recruit from BDO's ranks.
Cons
My understanding is that (a) employees and partners earn less--sometimes quite a bit less--than at the Big Four and (b) support services (e.g., tech and admin) are less available to rank and file of BDO than for counterparts at Big Four.