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Perpetual

4.1
  • 1,000 - 50,000 employees

Fordham Vacationer Program (Nov 2023)

Location details

On-site

  • Australia

    Australia

    • New South Wales

      Sydney

    • Victoria

      Melbourne

Location

Sydney, Melbourne

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Opportunity details

  • Opportunity typeInternship, Clerkship or Placement
  • SalaryAUD 52000 / Year
  • Additional benefitsDaily rate $200(pro-rated for the internship period)
  • Number of vacancies15-18 vacancies
  • Application open dateApply by 14 Aug 2023
  • Start dateStart date 26 Nov 2023

Fordham is a specialist part of Perpetual Private, focusing on private businesses, established wealthy, NFP's and large corporate trusts. Fordham is one of the fastest-growing chartered accounting firms in Australia, helping our clients with specialist accounting advice which has earnt us the title of a trusted advisor. As Fordham is a specialist part of Perpetual, you will also have access to a widely recognized and well-respected financial services organization to ensure we take the best of Perpetual and Fordham to our clients.

Our Vacationer Program

Great careers can be defined by where they started and at Fordham we offer an exciting opportunity to be part of one of the fastest-growing chartered accounting firms in Australia. As a specialist part of Perpetual, we offer the opportunity to work in a specialist business advisory firm with the backing of a trusted diversified financial services company.

Our four-week Vacationer Program will provide you with the opportunity to gain valuable work experience in the accounting field while finishing your studies. Our workplace philosophy at Fordham is about investing in people, collaborating with peers, putting clients first, and offering an environment where diversity of thought is encouraged.

From day one, our leaders will help guide and mentor you. You won't be just filing during the Vacationer Program. You will be meeting clients and interacting with Fordham Partners and improving your skills through technical and professional training. You will also have the opportunity to attend our end-of-year social events during the lead-up to Christmas.

We offer a flexible work environment and are proud to be a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality. This is an opportunity to experience what life is like at Fordham with the potential to kick start your accounting career with us.
Interested in finding out more?

To be eligible you will need to:

  • Be an Australian or New Zealand Citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident at the time of submitting your application
  • Be in your penultimate year of study.
  • Be willing to relocate to the location of the role you are applying to
  • Have a credit or above GPA
  • Be eligible or become eligible to undertake your CA if applying to the Fordham Accounting Business, prior to graduating from your studies.

Work rights

The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.

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Australia
Australian CitizenAustralian Permanent Resident
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New Zealand
New Zealand CitizenNew Zealand Permanent Resident

Qualifications & other requirements

You should have or be completing the following to apply for this opportunity.

Degree or Certificate
Qualification level
Qualification level
Bachelor or higher
Study field
Study field (any)

Hiring criteria

  • Experience requirementNo experience required
  • Working rights
    Australian Citizen
  • Study fields
    Business & Management
  • Degree typesBachelor or higher
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Reviews

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Graduate
Sydney
6 years ago

Really can vary day to day and on the team

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Graduate
Sydney
6 years ago

Ad hoc and diverse mix bag of tasks but also opportunity to work on projects where a lot of projects, many related to improvement.

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Graduate
Sydney
6 years ago

Delivery of project deliverables and strategic and product initiatives.

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About the employer

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Perpetual

Rating

4.1

Number of employees

1,000 - 50,000 employees

Industries

Banking & Financial Services

Perpetual is a leading diversified financial services company. We are proud of our heritage and excited about where we are taking our firm.

Pros and cons of working at Perpetual

Pros

  • Great people and work culture

  • The company is very flexible. I work from home once a fortnight and they are flexible with if you need to leave early or take a longer lunch hour etc. The people are all really welcoming and helpful as well. The managers I have had are very encouraging and supportive in regards to helping with career development.

  • Flexible work policy means healthy work life balance. Perpetual is "big enough but small enough" such that it is possible to make an impact, business is supportive with educational opportunities. We also have the best themed Christmas party every year.

  • Flexible work policy and respect for healthy work life balance, meaningful projects, lots of invitations to corporate events and other activities, support for additional study given.

  • The work environment is extremely friendly.

Cons

    • Out-dated systems and processes.