Start Your Career as an Intern
You may want to begin your BKD career as an intern. Our program allows qualifying students to spend a semester helping with the kinds of general audit and tax assignments that a first-year staff person is assigned to. After successfully completing the internship, you may receive an offer to return as a staff accountant upon completion of your degree. For details, see our Internships page.
A Team Approach to Client Service
At BKD, we have developed teams of accountants and advisors with specialized service and industry knowledge to deliver a full complement of services to meet client needs. The teams you are assigned to will help you develop the skills and acquire the experience to become a “BKD solution” yourself.
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About BKD DecaturDecatur and St. Louis make up the St. Louis • Central Illinois practice unit, with more than 135 personnel. Thirty-five people, including four partners, work in Decatur. Wendy Henry, managing partner, directs the office’s operations and administration. Joe Thompson is the recruiter. Our office was founded more than 80 years ago and merged into BKD June 1, 2001. Our Niches & ServicesOur office works closely with the manufacturing/distribution, construction/real estate, not-for-profit/government, financial services, restaurants and retail industries. Using RIA’s GoSystem RS, we annually process in-house approximately 1,000 tax returns of all types. Our audit department annually processes more than 80 full-disclosure financial statements, in addition to approximately 125 audit reports. In addition to traditional compliance services, we assist clients with such value-added consulting services as financial planning, debt restructuring, feasibility studies, business valuations, projections and forecasts, business succession planning, accounting outsourcing, technology consulting and health care consulting. Your Ties to the CommunityWe encourage our staff to become actively involved in community organizations and events and to participate in our BKD Foundation outreach where appropriate. It’s our way of supporting the community while expanding our network of business contacts. Locally, through BKD Foundation, our office supports the Decatur Public School Foundation, Webster-Cantrell Hall, Komen Race for the Cure and many other local charitable causes. Our social activities include an annual summer picnic, a holiday party, team sports, golf outings and other informal gatherings. We also participate in Beta Alpha Psi and Accounting Club activities. Through the BKD Matching Gift Program, we support accounting education at the major colleges and universities from which we recruit. About BKD Meet Our PeopleFor More InformationAsk your local recruiter (below) for more details about a career with BKD or fill out an employment inquiry online. Wendy J. Henry Managing Partner St. Louis, Decatur 314.231.5544  Joe Thompson Recruiter |
