Career Advancement

BKD’s audit, tax and consulting staff have a career track that leads from an entry-level position to partner in approximately 12 years. To help you along the way, BKD’s coaching program promotes and encourages your career growth. We want you to succeed just as much as you do.

Choose a track:

• Audit & Tax Track
• Consulting Track

Audit & Tax Track

Staff - You work with clients in a variety of industries and engagements. On the audit side, you may assist with cash, accounts payable, inventories and costing methods, accounts receivable, payrolls and fixed assets, report preparation, etc. and manage small review and compilation engagements. In tax, you may prepare individual returns and assist with corporate, partnership, trust and estate returns. In both audit and tax, you may have the opportunity to contribute to larger consulting engagements.

Senior - You supervise staff accountants and assume more in-charge responsibilities. In the audit and consulting areas, you direct the day-to-day execution of engagements. In tax, you research tax issues and begin to review returns.

Supervisor - As an experienced audit in-charge, you can plan and manage an audit or consulting engagement. Tax supervisors oversee research, handle reviews and assist in tax planning engagements. In both audit and tax, you discuss issues with client management, conduct research, actively participate in practice development activities, supervise staff and begin to develop client contacts of your own.

Manager - While managing and completing concurrent projects accurately and timely, you also develop referral sources and new clients. You evaluate the research of others and propose solutions to problems; identify risks and see that engagements are completed with defendable documentation; and objectively evaluate the skills and traits of supervisors, seniors and staff.

Senior manager - You are experienced in the management and administration of engagements and often are the client’s primary contact. You have demonstrated your ability to make sound decisions, solve problems, efficiently manage simultaneous engagements, coordinate multiple services for the same client, supervise staff and develop new business.

Partner/Principal - You are an owner of BKD and have the ultimate responsibility for providing the best possible service to clients. You are responsible for the general administration of engagements and for developing solutions to problems affecting the firm, profession and clients. You are responsible for the retention of existing clients and the development of new ones.

Consulting Track

Staff consultant - You develop the necessary technical skills in your field of expertise and demonstrate accuracy, timeliness and thoroughness in completing work assignments.

Senior consultant - You demonstrate an understanding of client issues, prepare work plans and budgets,follow through on assignments, proactively identify client problems and solutions and effectively supervise staff.

Supervising consultant - You manage multiple and concurrent engagements, have developed in-depth technical expertise and actively participate in practice development.

Managing consultant - You do final reviews of consulting engagements; consistently manage the budget, billing and collection;apply firm resources in an efficient and effective manner to engagements; develop referral sources; and coordinate employee performance reviews.

Senior managing consultant - You demonstrate technical competence, are considered a team leader and consistently develop new business.

Partner/Principal - You are an owner of BKD and have the ultimate responsibility for providing the best possible service to clients. You are responsible for the general administration of engagements and for developing solutions to problems affecting the firm, profession and clients. You are responsible for the retention of existing clients and the development of new ones.