BDO’s Risk and Advisory practice has partnered with Fieldguide, an agent AI platform provider focused on audit and advisory practices.
Under this agreement, Field Guide will collaborate with BDO Risk Advisory Services (RAS) teams at member companies around the world.
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Fieldguide’s technology is used to support the delivery of engagement, with a focus on practitioner control and responsible use of AI agents in daily work.
Initial implementation will focus on RAS services such as internal audit and third-party assurance.
BDO plans to gradually expand the use of this platform to other advisory services.
The program is led by BDO Belgium. Several other member companies have already begun working directly with Fieldguide to deploy the platform, and broader adoption across the network is expected.
Within this partnership, BDO’s RAS practice works with Fieldguide to create tailored solutions for individual member companies.
The parties are also building a revised operating model that incorporates AI agents into day-to-day service delivery, targeting labor-intensive administrative tasks throughout the engagement process.
The aim is to free up professionals to spend more time on analysis and insights, which BDO expects will benefit customer relationships and outcomes.
Koen Claessens, BDO Global Risk Advisory Leader, said: “BDO is making strategic, long-term investments in our capabilities and risk service offering.
“Our relationship with Fieldguide will not only help us improve efficiency and organization, but will also help drive consistent quality, scalable capabilities and delivery.”
Fieldguide’s system deploys AI agents for planning, testing, review, and reporting activities under full human supervision.
The platform is designed for regulated settings and can be configured to ensure that a company’s methodologies are applied consistently, with built-in transparency and traceability throughout the engagement.
Jin Chang, co-founder and CEO of Fieldguide, said, “BDO’s risk advisory approach is to use AI to increase quality, consistency, and practitioner impact while keeping experts firmly at the center of each effort.”
Last year, BDO outlined a global commitment to invest $1 billion over several years in digital and AI initiatives to enhance its capabilities and customer solutions.
