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BE YOU, BE YOUR BEST, BDO.
Join BDO in February 2026 and ignite your potential! Be your best, have fun and make a difference with our graduate opportunities.

BDO Wellington
We’re more than just a world-leading professional services firm. As a future graduate, you’ll be part of a team that prioritises your growth, well-being, and success.

Our BDO offices are locally owned, nationally connected, and internationally linked. This means our people get all the benefits of working for a leading edge global professional services firm, whilst experiencing a business model that’s locally focused.

Located in the heart of Wellington CBD and a stone throw away from the Wellington Waterfront, our office gives you access to some of the best spots Wellington has to offer.

Be supported
Your work environment matters! We create a fun, relaxed, and inclusive culture with loads of chances to socialise and collaborate. Join our sports teams, network at office gatherings, and dive into Social Club events. Get to know your team beyond the office and build a strong sense of community.

Buddies
When you sign with us, you’ll be paired with a buddy, your own go-to person throughout your graduate year. These handpicked buddies are here to help you feel supported. They’ll connect with you during your final months of your study, so by the time you start, you’ll know some familiar faces, helping your transition to full time work life.

Be Backed to Realise Your Goals and Grow – Right from the Start
As you kickstart your accounting career with BDO, your professional and personal development is our priority. Our tailored learning and development programme empowers you to thrive. You’ll build relationships with your team, connect with industry leaders and clients, and have the option to pursue professional qualifications like CAANZ and CPA.

The Role 
In the Audit team, our role mainly focuses on working within a team environment to give an audit opinion over the financial statements / Annual Reports of a variety of entities such as For-Profit Entities, Charities, Trusts, OAG Clients, Iwi’s, and Limited Partnerships.  
Key duties include: 

• Raise any material journal or presentational adjustments to ensure each client complies with Accounting Standards.
• At the end of the audit process, supply them with an Audit Completion Report which outlines any recommendations on ways to improve controls or processes.
• Attend Stocktakes and ensure the stock listing and stock take procedures can be relied upon
• Complete Agreed Upon Procedures 
• Complete Review Engagements
• Draft Audit Opinions 
• Draft Audit Completion Reports
• Complete Interim Audits to understand the system documentation, controls and risks surrounding an entity

BE YOURSELF
We want to get to know you beyond your qualifications and grades! What you value outside of your studies, the experiences you have had and what motivates you is just as important.
At BDO Wellington we encourage you to bring your whole self to work. What makes you, you is the key to your success, and in turn it is the key to our clients’ success.

BE FLEXIBLE
We understand that life happens outside of work and sometimes your schedule needs to shift. We offer flexible working arrangements to ensure you stay connected to your team and committed to your clients while also managing your personal responsibilities. Our Flexible working policy allows you to work your core hours between 10am – 3pm, and gives you the flexibility to make up the remainder of your hours when it suits. We also don’t believe in working more than a 37.5-hour week. However, if you are ever required to work more than these hours then BDO Wellington will accommodate you for this.

JOIN US
Join an awesome team and be supported to bring your best self to work with our BDO Graduate Opportunities in 2026! We’d love to learn more about you, so apply now by submitting your CV, Academic Transcript and a quick note about why you would love to start your career with BDO.
NB: As this is a graduate level position, we are looking for people who are studying towards a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and/or Finance.

**Applicants for this position must have a legal right to work and live in NZ **

If you experience any issues with the application form please email us at hr.wlg@bdo.co.nz
  

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