1. WELCOME TO THE BDO PRESENTATION

2. Who are we? Alex Lowden – Audit Trainee Adam Cook – Tax Trainee

3. ALEX LOWDEN AUDIT Wigmore High School2005 Hereford Sixth Form College2010 - A level Business Studies - A level Geography - A level Spanish - AS level Economics Joined BDO 2012

4. ADAM COOK TAX John Leggott College, Scunthorpe 2005 - A level Maths - A level Physics - A level Business Studies Loughborough University2007 Civil Engineering, Beng Finance and Management, Msc2011 Joined BDO 2012

5. ABOUT BDO The UK Firm of BDO International, the world’s 5 th largest accountancy network Operates across 13 offices within the UK with over 200 partners With more than 1000 offices in 123 countries * 55,000 partners and staff worldwide, with over 2,700 in the UK Global revenues in excess of $6bn * Including exclusive alliances of BDO Member Firms.

6. UK LOCATIONS Belfast Birmingham Bristol Cambridge Chelmsford Gatwick Glasgow Leeds London (Head office) Manchester Reading Southampton Channel Islands Guernsey

7. WHAT SERVICES DO WE OFFER? Corporate, Private Client, Employment, International & VAT AUDIT TAXADVISORY Business Assurance Corporate Finance Business Restructuring Risk Advisory, Forensic Accounting, Global Outsourcing

8. A SELECTION OF OUR CLIENTS

9. Located in Kings Road, Reading (town centre) 170 staff & 12 partners What do we actually do? - A full range of business services including: Business Assurance (Audits) Taxation (Personal, Corporate, Private, Indirect (VAT) Corporate Finance (Deals, mergers, acquisitions etc) Business Restructuring (Insolvency, etc) Global Outsourcing (Financial and management accounting) Reading Office

10. What will the job involve? AUDIT Depending on the business location you apply to - a lot of time can be travelling to different locations working at the clients premises Working with different types of client - meeting new people and seeing new businesses Developing relationships with client and colleagues - getting to know people and building networks and friendships Study - studying towards professional qualifications, attending courses and revision Every day is different!

11. What will the job involve? Tax Providing tax solutions and compliance to a wide range of clients. Liaising with other departments and building strong relationships with colleagues and clients. Time off from work to attend college, study and pass exams on route to professional qualification. Chance to work in other areas of the department.

12. New School Leaver Programme 5 year programme First 2 years – CFAB Qualification Next 3 years – ACA Qualification ACA Qualified accountant within 5 years Graduate Scheme 3 year programme ACA Qualified accountant within three years Recruitment Programmes

13. Summer Internship Programme 6 weeks in the Summer Penultimate year degree students Offers made for the following years Graduate Programme Summer School Work Experience Programme 2 weeks in the Summer (29 th July to 9 th August) Year 12 students Offers made for the following years School Leaver Programme Summer Programmes

14. School Leaver Programme – More Details..... First 2 years: CFAB ‘Certificate in Finance Accounting and Business’ CFAB is offered by ICAEW, and represents the 6 Knowledge Papers of the ACA Next 3 years: Complete the remaining papers of the ACA Become a fully qualified ‘Chartered Accountant’ Highly respected qualifications, internationally recognised After qualification, many options available for you to take (secondments)

15. GCSE Maths & English – Grade B or above 280 UCAS points from 3 A-Levels (excluding General Studies) B, B, C 2:1 Degree in any discipline ( Graduate scheme ) Entry Requirements

16. Recruitment process Online application Form Psychometric Test (Numerical and Verbal) Manager Interview Assessment Day (Group Exercise, Presentation, In-Tray Exercise & Partner Interview) Offer

17. Full financial support for your professional qualifications Paid study leave Counselling Manager Buddy Student Qualification Team BPP Client Liaison Tutors Course Tutors Support throughout your training

18. Where can I find more information? Schools careers service Professional bodies: - ICAEW - ICAS - CTA BDO Website - www.bdo.co.uk/schoolwww.bdo.co.uk/school Friends/family

19. Questions? One Firm Core values Joined up working Clients of the firm If you have any further questions please contact student.recruitment@bdo.co.uk Why not follow us on Twitter and Facebook