BDO is now recruiting for their Financial Services Advisory (FSA) Graduate Programme 2025.
Location: Illovo, Johannesburg
Reference Number: FST2025JHB03May202
This is a great opportunity if you want exciting career growth prospects with remuneration to match the prospects of collaborating with professionals who are leaders in their field.
Careers at BDO South Africa
BDO is a leading global provider of audit and assurance, financial advisory, risk advisory, technology advisory, and tax and related services. A part of a global network of member firms, BDO ranks number six internationally and number five in South Africa.
BDO operates from nine offices in the country and in 163 other countries around the globe. A career at BDO South Africa means you’ll be working with experienced teams that serve more than 49 JSE-listed domestic clients and more than 150 international clients.
As the South African member firm of the global BDO organisation, BDO South Africa is one of the fastest growing professional services networks globally and would be a great choice for you to kickstart your career.
About the FSA Graduate Programme
Financial Services Advisory is an established advisor within the financial services industry. Its vision is to be the leading provider of advisory services to the financial services industry in South Africa.
The FSA graduate program is designed for graduates seeking to operate (and disrupt) as technologists within the Financial Services industry.
The program entails extensive exposure to blue-chip clients and their management (both locally and globally) emerging trends in the technology space along with their governance and management, and a wealth of industry-leading insights and knowledge.
What’s your Benefits?
- Unrivalled learning opportunity. We perform advisory services, which means every project is different, providing you with fresh challenges and the opportunity to expand your professional network.
- Exciting career growth prospects with remuneration to match the prospects of collaborating with professionals who are leaders in their field. The opportunity to explore less traditional actuarial fields and be more involved in leading edge projects.
- Extensive exposure to a broad range of risk work, providing the opportunity to build and strengthen a broad range od risk management skills.
- A large team of professionals to support business and professional growth and provide project resources
- Be a permanent member of our team from day one!
- The global BDO network provides opportunities to travel and access international best practices.
- Competitive policies for further studies and study leave.
Qualifications
University graduate or in their final year of study in: (BCom / BSc / BBSc) or post-graduate degree, specialising in any of the following relevant fields:
- Information Systems/ Informatics;
- Information Technology;
- Actuarial Science;
- Computer/Data Science/Analytics;
- Mathematical Sciences/Statistics;
- (Applied/Financial) Mathematics;
- Quantitative Risk Management;
- (Applied) Statistics; or
The intention to pursue a professional qualification (CFA / FRM / PRM / FIA / FASSA) is advantageous.
Additional Skills
Additional skills that would be advantageous:
- Computer Literacy: Office 360 tools.
- Experience in C#, Python, R, or SAS.
- Internal audit.
How to Apply
You apply online for this exciting graduate opportunity. Here is How to go about it:
- Visit the BDO careers portal. Here, various open positions are listed.
- Navigate to the FSA Graduate vacancy. Read through and ensure you’ve understood all specs and demands of the job.
- Do you meet the indicated minimum requirements? Do you tick all the boxes as far as required skills are concerned?
- If yes, proceed and apply online. Thereafter, wait for a BDO Recruiter who should get back to you if the find your application interesting.
Otherwise, we wish you all the best!
