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At BDO, your graduate journey is shaped by your interests, your strengths, and your goals — with real experience and meaningful support from day one. We designed our Grad Programme 2026 to help you find the right foundation for your future. A place where you can grow with confidence, explore your potential, and start a career that reflects YOU – who you are now, and who you’re becoming.

This programme is for you — the graduate standing at a crossroads. 

What to Expect

Start with support. Start Strong

From day one, you’ll be part of a team that supports you to learn quickly, ask questions, and make real contributions. With early exposure to client work, tailored support, and a culture that values individuality, you’ll begin your career in a place that helps you grow into the professional you want to become.  

Discover where your strengths meet real-world experience. 

With dedicated exam support, paid study leave, on-site revision sessions, and access to mentors who’ve been exactly where you are, you're set up to build strong foundations. Alongside your chosen qualification, you’ll develop the mindset, skills, and confidence to take ownership of your future. 

Build progress through trust, challenge, and mentorship.

As a grad in BDO Ireland, you’ll contribute to a variety of projects, present to clients, work directly with experienced directors and partners, and learn how to think like a professional in your field. You’ll grow early and strong, trusted to take initiative, given real responsibility, and backed to handle more.

Training that prepares you for a successful career, wherever your path takes you.

Every graduate’s journey is different. Some go on to become partners. Others move across departments, into industry, or shape their own direction entirely. Whatever success looks like for you, you’ll have the foundations to move forward with clarity, confidence, and experience that lasts.

…you’re curious about where your strengths can take you, eager to gain real experience from day one, and looking for a place that values your growth as much as your goals. Whether you’ve got a clear path in mind or you’re still exploring, there’s room for you here.

At BDO Ireland, we have many graduate opportunities open across key departments, with some differences depending on location. If you're considering our Dublin office, you’ll find a wide range of roles across multiple service lines. Those applying to Limerick can explore similarly diverse opportunities, with the same level of exposure and support. Use the relevant link above to explore the roles available in your preferred location.

We’re looking for graduates ready to bring their whole selves to work - individuals eager to learn, grow, and make a real impact. If you’re passionate about your future career and ready to take on new challenges, BDO Ireland is the place for you. These are the areas we are currently recruiting for:

Audit 

• Preparation of statutory financial accounts and financial statements.
• Assisting in maintaining and developing key professional relationships with clients.
• Provision of general financial management information to clients.
• Providing support drafting statutory financial statements.

  Tax 

• Assisting with Corporate and Income Tax compliance requirements of clients.
• Interpreting legislation for preparation of tax returns.
• Researching and identifying tax planning issues and opportunities for clients.
• Preparation and filing of tax returns in relation to corporation tax and income tax.

Corporate Finance

• Advising and assisting clients on executing transactions, including M&A and fundraising assignments.
• Analysing financial performance, present trend analysis and identify opportunities or risks of a company being bought or sold.
• Preparing financial models, research industry sectors, conduct business valuations.
• Preparing reports on a business’s financial performance and growth strategy.

  Corporate Secretarial 

• Preparing and filing Annual Returns.
• Drafting Minutes for Board and Shareholder Meetings.
• Incorporating new companies & striking-off dormant companies.
• Preparing and filing statutory forms with the Companies Registration Office in Dublin, Companies House in the UK and the Isle of Man Company Registry.

  Risk & Advisory Services 

• Working on operational and financial internal audit assignments.
• Evaluating processes, systems, and controls, detailing any remedial action required.
• Carrying out financial control reviews.
• Assessing clients’ compliance with relevant legislation, regulation, and guidance.

At BDO, your journey starts with real-world impact — backed by a training that delivers results. Our trainees regularly achieve top rankings, from first place in Ireland to top-10 worldwide in professional exams. We’re committed to extending that level of support beyond your studies, with a wide range of benefits designed to support you both in and out of work, thoughtfully tailored across our different office locations. 

Here are just some of the benefits you can look forward to:

Your Development

• Up to 20 days of paid study leave each year
• Paid annual professional subscription
• Exam prizes for passing on your first attempt, with amounts dependent on the exam passed
• Mentoring, on-site revision sessions, and exam support throughout your qualification

Your Workplace

• State-of-the-art high-tech office
• Central Dublin/Limerick location

Your Wellbeing

• DigiDoc: 24/7 access to free digital GP consultations
• On-site gym, secure bike park, and showers
• Complimentary on-site barista
• “Take a Me Day”: one extra day of paid leave per year
• “Life Leave”: up to six months leave with €1,000 monthly allowance after completing your training contract and accepting a full-time position with BDO, to go on that trip of a lifetime

Your Rewards

• Starting Work Allowance
• 20 days of annual leave
• Pension scheme contribution from BDO Ireland

Ready to start your trainee journey? Apply now to our Graduate Programme and take the first step towards a fulfilling and impactful career. We're here to help you succeed, every step of the way. 
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BDO Ireland is one of the country’s leading professional services firms, with over 500 people across Audit, Tax, Advisory and Consulting. We’re part of a global network spanning 167 countries and 1,600+ offices — giving you access to international insights while building your career here at home.

What sets us apart is our culture: one where graduates are seen, supported, and encouraged to grow — starting with your qualification and continuing throughout your career. We’re proud to be named one of Ireland’s Top 150 Best Employers for 2024, and we’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone can succeed — and where every achievement is celebrated.