Putting people first, every day BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients.
Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust.
In turn, we offer an award-winning environment that fosters a with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.
Your Opportunity Ready tosharpen your critical thinking,level up your analytical toolkit, andenhance your Excel-based financial modeling skills? Join BDOs Forensic Disputes & Investigation (FDI) team in Calgary or Vancouver and apply your classroom learning to complex, real-world business and legal challenges.
This is a net new role and as a Co-op Student or Intern, you will: Develop aforensic mindset, learning how to detect patterns, identify red flags, and connect financial, operational, and legal evidence.
Strengthen yourfinancial modeling skills in Excel, working on loss quantification, economic analyses, and scenario-based models.
Gain hands-on exposure tofraud investigations, commercial insurance claims, and litigation supportfiles.
Grow yourcommunication, client service, and teamwork skillsby collaborating with experienced professionals and clients across Western Canada and nationally.
This is a unique prospect to explore the world ofinvestigative and forensic accountingwhile being mentored by a high-performing national team of specialists.
What youll be doing You will be an integral part of our dedicated team providing investigative, litigation support, and insurance advisory services.
In this role, you will: Support relationships with BDOs current and prospective clients.
Actively participate in discussions and meetings with engagement teams to plan work, perform tasks, and deliver excellent client service.
Work with the engagement team on FDI matters such as: Forensic investigations: Fraud, corruption, money laundering, and misappropriation of assets.
Commercial insurance claims: Economic analysis of business interruption, product loss, and cyber claims.
Litigation support: Accounting analysis related to shareholder disputes, breach of contracts, commercial and intellectual property matters, construction disruption and delay claims, and accounting/financial reporting disputes.
Examine financial records and documentation, analyze financial data, build financial models, and summarize key observations.
Conducteconomic and industry researchto support engagements.
Contribute to the preparation offinancial and loss quantification modelsused by the team in forensic analyses.
Assist in draftingclear, concise reports and presentationsfor clients.
Develop relationships with peers within BDO and externally with clients and prospective clients.
Supportbusiness development activitiesand internal practice initiatives.
How we define success in this role Success in this role is about both your contribution and your growth:
You live BDOs core values in all aspects of your work: Integrity, Respect & Collaboration.
You bring a positive, professional mindset and consistently deliverhigh-quality work.
You focus oneffective, timely service deliveryon assigned tasks and look for ways to improve processes and outcomes.
You contribute to aninclusive, engaging work environment.
You actively adoptdigital tools, data analytics, and innovative approachesto enhance how we work.
You invest in your own development throughongoing learning and professional growth.
Your experience and education Youll be most successful in this role if you: Are enrolled in a post-secondary program specializing in
Accounting, Finance, Business or related fields, with the intention of pursuing theCPA designation.
Have a strong interest in building a career in
Investigative and Forensic Accounting.
Have a genuine desire to provideoutstanding client serviceand a willingness to help wherever needed.
Can workindependently, while also contributing effectively in ateam environment.
Bring stronganalytical and problem-solving skills, with curiosity and attention to detail.
Haveexcellent communication skills, and can articulate ideas clearly in both written and verbal formats.
Canprioritize competing deliverablesand manage varying deadlines.
Are proficient in
Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power
Point, and eager to deepen your technical skills.
Have experience or a strong interest in usingdata analytics tools.
Any exposure to advanced data analysis, including tools such as
Power BIand
Tableau, will be considered an asset.
📌 Co-op/Intern – Forensic Disputes & Investigation (FDI) Calgary or Vancouver | January – April 2027
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