BDO invites suitably qualified South African graduates to apply for the Financial Services Advisory Internship Programme 2026 / 2027 in Johannesburg.
Internship Application Closing Date: Not specified
Internship Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Internship Duration: 17 months
About the BDO Financial Services Advisory Internship
The BDO Financial Services Advisory Internship is a 17-month programme designed to provide graduates with practical exposure across a broad range of advisory work.
Successful candidates will gain experience in areas including:
- Financial reporting
- Technology risk
- Governance
- Regulatory compliance
- Client consulting
- Risk advisory
- Business process improvement
- Data analysis
The programme is suited to motivated graduates who want to build practical business and advisory skills while contributing to client engagements.
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must have completed a Degree in one of the following fields:
- Business Management
- Engineering
- Accounting
- Information Systems
- Informatics
- Finance
- Internal Auditing
- Law / LLB
Work Experience Requirements
No previous full-time work experience is required.
The internship is an entry-level opportunity.
However, the following may be advantageous:
- Vacation work
- Clerkships
- Part-time consulting exposure
- Audit exposure
- Legal experience
- Financial services exposure
- Regulatory environment experience
- Academic projects involving financial analysis
- Case competitions
- Research involving compliance
- Governance-related academic work
- Technology-risk projects
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Successful interns may be responsible for:
- Conducting General Information Technology Controls testing.
- Performing application controls testing.
- Analysing information systems data.
- Assessing the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of transaction processing.
- Assisting with the identification of emerging technology risks.
- Assessing financial-reporting risks.
- Supporting engagement auditors where computer-assisted audit techniques are required.
- Assisting with client-facing reports.
- Preparing management presentations.
- Supporting advisory deliverables.
- Assisting with regulatory compliance assessments.
- Supporting risk advisory projects.
- Participating in business process improvement work.
- Supporting governance reviews.
- Assisting with due diligence exercises.
- Conducting data analysis using tools such as IDEA and Microsoft Excel.
- Researching IT risk management concepts.
- Researching IT governance frameworks.
Regulatory and Compliance Exposure
Interns may gain exposure to South African financial services legislation and regulatory frameworks including:
- FAIS
- FICA
- FSCA requirements
- National Credit Act
- POPIA
Applicants should be willing to learn compliance, governance and advisory concepts relevant to financial services clients.
Technology and Governance Frameworks
Exposure to the following frameworks will be advantageous:
- COBIT
- ITIL
- ISO 27001-2
Applicants should also have an interest in learning about IT risk management, technology governance and industry best-practice frameworks.
Technical Skills
Applicants should have:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word.
- Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Willingness to learn data analysis.
Exposure to data analytics tools will be advantageous.
Skills and Competencies
BDO is looking for candidates who demonstrate:
- Professionalism.
- Strong client orientation.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to prioritise tasks.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Strong delivery focus.
- Ability to work with people at different organisational levels.
- Teamwork.
- Ethical conduct.
- Professional integrity.
- Willingness to learn.
- Ability to accept feedback.
- Curiosity about regulatory and governance developments.
Interest in Emerging Technologies
Applicants with an interest in emerging technologies may be particularly suited to the programme.
Relevant areas include:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
- Internet of Things
- Robotics
- Data Analytics
Documents Required
Applicants must prepare:
- Updated CV.
- Academic transcript.
- Copy of South African ID.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online through the BDO recruitment platform.
Click here to apply for BDO Financial Services Advisory Internships 2026 / 2027
Applicants should ensure that all required documents are attached before submitting the application.
Closing Date
A closing date was not specified in the information provided.
Applicants are therefore encouraged to apply as soon as possible while the vacancy remains available.
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