BDO South Africa Incorporated

BDO South Africa Incorporated is the South African member firm of BDO, one of the world’s largest accounting, audit and advisory networks. BDO South Africa provides audit, tax and advisory services from offices in major South African cities, and BDO South Africa says quality forms a fundamental part of its strategy and culture.

Registered name

BDO South Africa Incorporated

Type

Professional services firm (audit, tax and advisory)

Fields funded

Accounting towards chartered accountancy

Website

bdo.co.za

What BDO South Africa publishes

BDO South Africa produces research that shows the range of its advisory work. Recent BDO publications include a telecommunications risk factor survey for 2025/26, research on South Africa’s renewable energy sector, a report on the financial, operational and technological pressures reshaping higher education in South Africa, and a guide to successful business funding. BDO South Africa also marked Women’s Month 2026 with a publication under the theme #GiveToGain.

An employer that emphasises relationships

BDO South Africa’s careers page says relationships set BDO apart as an employer, both with clients and among colleagues. Employees share stories on the careers site about how working at BDO has shaped them, and BDO South Africa says the wellbeing of employees and their families is always top of mind, with compulsory benefits included in its employee package.

A bursary with no fixed deadline

BDO South Africa does not publish a fixed closing date for its bursary and assesses applications as they arrive. That makes early applications important: a student who applies soon after preparing documents is assessed while places remain, while a late applicant may find the firm has already filled its intake.

Researching BDO before you apply

Email BDO South Africa’s bursary office to confirm whether the bursary is taking applications for the coming year, which universities and year levels it accepts, and whether bursars must complete their training contract at BDO. Because assessment is ongoing, ask how long BDO usually takes to respond.

Read one or two of BDO South Africa’s research reports before an interview. Discussing the pressures on higher education, or the risks facing telecommunications companies, shows that you understand BDO’s advisory work and not only its audit function.

Students comparing training offices should look at the size of BDO’s offices in their preferred city, the industries its clients come from, and the support BDO offers for SAICA’s board examinations.

Compare BDO with other firms on our chartered accountant bursaries page.