Canberra, Newcastle, Sydney
<p><strong>Why choose Audit, Corporate Finance and Assurance areas as a grad?</strong> </p><p>Money makes the world go around, but how can we make sure it goes around ethically, sustainably and efficiently? That’s where you come in. Maintain the world’s confidence in capital markets and drive innovation. Just accounting and finance? It’s trust in numbers, clear in the complex and new ways in solid systems. That’s creating a better world and an exciting career. </p><p><strong>Location of this job:</strong> nominate your KPMG office location during the application process. </p><p><strong>What your day as a KPMG graduate could look like</strong> </p><p>You’ll be part of a team of both experienced and early-career professionals who work on solving problems. The client (they could be an international company, a local charity, a small business) brings us a challenge and we create a team and a plan to help solve it. </p><p>The work itself is varied depending on your team and the client, so expect to build knowledge of several industries and businesses. You might be researching and gathering information, critically assessing financial statements to understand if the information is correct, liaising with clients to understand decisions or challenges they face, working with your team to develop an audit opinion, or implement new compliance software. </p><p><strong>About the graduate program</strong> </p><ul><li>For students in their final year of study in 2025 or recently graduated and not yet in professional work </li><li>A one year grow pathway with targeted coaching, support and development as you grow your new career </li><li>Real work from the start so you can make an impact and learn straightaway </li><li>Start work in February 2026 (typically, some teams have a slightly different schedule) with a full time and ongoing graduate role. </li></ul><p><strong>What grads say</strong> </p><p><i>My managers have had clear conversations with me about what the expectations are to be able to progress, like cementing a certain skill and that guidance has lead me to where I am today.</i> (Michaela, 2015 vacationer now Manager) </p><p><i>Whether it’s a client or other people around the office, I enjoy getting to know other people from all walks of life. (Tim, 2023 grad)</i> </p><p>From day one I've been involved in real client work alongside a wonderful and friendly team who are more than happy to share their knowledge base and expertise with me. (Emily, 2024 graduate) </p><p><i>It’s been such a caring environment, and no matter how junior or senior someone is, they are always willing to help you out. (Jordan, 2024 graduate)</i> </p><p><i>Learning about the workings of the world and having the tools and skills to develop viable solutions for all sorts of problems is why I love my job. (Kanwal, 2023 grad)</i> </p><p><i>I already get to work directly with company CFOs and management to help with accounting practices. (Andrew, 2023 grad)</i> </p><p><strong>Big things on offer</strong> </p><p><strong>Direct support</strong>: An experienced ‘buddy’ will help you settle in and you’ll always have a dedicated Performance Development Manager focussed on helping you grow professionally. </p><p><strong>Skills and career development</strong>: apply your knowledge to real world problems with a supportive and experienced team around you, plus structured regular learning sessions to strengthen your skills. </p><p><strong>A firm with true commitment to wellbeing, diversity and community</strong>: our progress on 21 public commitments is tracked regularly in our <a href="https://kpmg.com/au/en/home/about/sustainability-impact-plan.html">Impa… Plan</a>, such as our gender pay gap, indigenous inclusion, mental health, learning and more </p><p><strong>Employee discounts</strong>: at 100s of stores (like JB HiFi, Woolworths, Airbnb and more) with our SmartSpend app. </p><p><strong>Build your network, friendships and interests</strong>: clubs for a variety of interests from running to books, cooking, badminton, video games and so much more. </p><p><strong>About KPMG</strong> </p><p>In short, we’re the Australian arm of a global network of professional firms providing a full range of services to organisations across a wide range of industries, government, and not-for-profit sectors. We have deep expertise in audit and assurance, tax and advisory. </p><p><strong>Ready to apply?</strong> </p><ul><li>Get started now with the 5-minute application form. </li><li>Complete your details </li><li>Select which area you’d like to join – this pathway you’ve just read about is called ‘Audit, Corporate Finance and Assurance’. </li><li> If you’re eligible, you’ll receive our online testing information. Interviews are conducted in person across April. </li></ul><p>During your recruitment journey, information will be provided about adjustment requests. If you require additional support before submitting your application, please contact our <a href="mailto:gradrecruiting@kpmg.com.au?subject=KPMG%20Student%20Program%20Ap… Attraction Team</a> - email: gradrecruiting@kpmg.com.au </p><p> </p>
Preparing tax compliance documents, assist in analysis for tax compliance and advisory, taking care of admin tasks and internal risks
Ask my manager for work and they provide me with work.
I support project delivery, sorting through documents, collating findings and help draft reports.
3.7
> 100,000 employees
Accounting & Advisory
KPMG is a leading professional services firm offering graduate and vacationer opportunities across Australia.
Lots of other grads so plenty of social opportunities with people your age.
The flexibility of work-from-home vs in-office is terrific.
The team I have joined have been very welcoming, and the expectations are very reasonable.
Good on-the-job learning and exposure to a variety of clients.
The experience provided and the reputation of the firm's talent in the external market.
There is an underlying trend of long work days from all levels of the firm.
You are dependent on the market swings; you can go a few weeks or months without meaningful work or be extremely busy.
Promotion appears to be locked in to tenure, i.e. one year, two years, not based on performance or knowledge.
Virtual Graduate Program learning is unengaging.
You are dependent on the market swings; you can go a few weeks or months without meaningful work or be extremely busy.