2025 Industrial Placement Programme

2025 Industrial Placement Programme
Locations: Edinburgh, Gatwick, Glasgow & London.
Salary: £24,750 - £28,800
Applications close: 16th February 2025  
Programme starts: 22nd September 2025 

About our Industrial Placements  
Ready for a year of learning that goes way beyond the classroom? Kick-start a meaningful, impactful career in a yearlong BDO Industrial Placement – which could even lead to a graduate role offer.  

Work with responsibility and purpose. Across a variety of companies, clients, and projects. Surrounded by talented, passionate team members. You’ll discover where your talents and personality shine, as part of a team that can’t wait to help you succeed. Go beyond the ordinary – launch a flexible, meaningful, exciting career. 

Join us in one of the following teams and locations: 
•    Audit – Edinburgh, Gatwick & Glasgow
•    Tax – London
•    Shared Service Centres – Glasgow

About Audit, Tax, and Shared Service Centre Careers  
Join us in audit, where we ensure transparent financial information that enables trust-worthy business decisions – all to protect the public. It’s challenging, but it’s work to be proud of.  Or discover tax: a rewarding area for diverse personalities. Untangle complex technical details, work with technology, and relish connecting with brilliant people. Or look at joining BDO’s shared service centre (SSC) and working across every part of BDO. You’ll create real value, assist large-scale operations, provide in-depth expertise, and keep the firm moving forward.  Wherever you work with us, you’ll be driving a meaningful, successful career, alongside mentors and peers who are rooting for your success.

About you 
Wherever you work with us, you’ll need to be curious, resilient, and adaptable. You’ll need to be passionate, with a desire to do the right thing and be held accountable. We’re big on relationship-building across all our teams, so we’ll help you build excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Bring a data mindset, strong logical and analytical skills, and critical thinking – we’ll give you the tools and training to develop everything else you'll need.  

Programme-specific requirements: 
•    Second-year students of a four-year undergraduate degree, looking for a third-year work placement  
•    A predicted 2:2 degree in any discipline 
•    Three A-levels or equivalent at A*-C excluding General Studies and Extended Projects (obtained or predicted)  
•    9-4 in Maths and English at GCSE/Scottish Standards or equivalent 

About BDO  
Operating out of 18 locations across the UK, we’re one of the world’s largest accounting and business advisory firms – but we’re so much more than that. The ambitious, high-growth businesses we work with boost the economy, and our people’s careers. This is where you’ll provide meaningful advice and solutions. Build thriving businesses. Feel respected at all times. Learn. Grow. And go beyond the ordinary – because your development is our priority.  

Accountancy isn’t what you think it is. It’s dynamic, hands-on, and collaborative. The best part? The people. We’re a friendly, diverse bunch who work hard to achieve the best outcomes – and love to celebrate when we do. It’s one of the ways we prioritise wellbeing, along with agile, flexible working and extensive benefits that cover your lifestyle, money, and all aspects of your health. We’re all about supporting you to be your best, inside and outside of work. 

Discover life at BDO from all angles – the office, corporate sites, or occasionally, your home. We’ll need you to join us in the office so we can best support your development, so ensure you’re a commutable distance away.  

Your career deserves a beyond-the-ordinary start. Apply to join us today. 

Our firm is distinctive because we preserve and build on the strengths of our culture and the characteristics that make us successful and different. We look for people from all kinds of backgrounds who share these same qualities.