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Fordham

4.1
  • 100 - 500 employees

Fordham Vacationer Program (Nov 2024)

Location details

On-site

  • Australia

    Australia

    • New South Wales

      Sydney

    • Victoria

      Melbourne

    • Western Australia

      Perth

Location

Sydney, Melbourne, Perth

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Opportunity details

  • Opportunity typeInternship, Clerkship or Placement
  • SalaryAUD 250 / Day
  • Additional benefitsDaily rate $200
  • Number of vacancies15-18 vacancies
  • Application open dateApply by 18 Aug 2024
  • Start dateStart date 26 Nov 2024

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
  • We accept students holding visa 500 for the Vacationer program, however, require a minimum of eighteen months of work rights upon commencement of the graduate program if successful in obtaining a position
  • Be in your penultimate year of study.
  • Be available to commence the four-week program in late November 2024
  • 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.

Applications will close at 11:59 PM (AEST) on Sunday 18th August 2024, so now is a great time to get started on your application. 

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
Melbourne
a year ago

I take care of a list of clients and everyday is quite different and exciting! It can be reconciling investment transactions to analysing a business's profitability.

user
Midlevel
Melbourne
a year ago

I mainly work on annual tax compliance, with a variety of different entity types including companies, individuals, trusts and superannuation funds.

user
Intern
Melbourne
a year ago

Prepare financial reports and tax returns for manager review aswell as draft tax admin and emails for manager to send.

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About the employer

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Fordham

Rating

4.1

Number of employees

100 - 500 employees

Industries

Accounting & Advisory

Fordham is an integrated accounting and financial services firm and specialist part of Perpetual.

Pros and cons of working at Fordham

Pros

  • The social culture is vibrant and welcoming! Work - life balance is really prioritised from leadership level all the way down.

  • Support and training provided.

  • There is an emphasis on work-life balance and a clear structure for progression to different levels in the organisation.

  • Employee benefits, team culture and work-life balance.

Cons

    • Broad range of topics to learn from, not the worst, just a little challenging which is great!

    • The work is relatively cyclical each year.

    • No alternative milk in the fridge for coffee.

    • Timesheets (this is only relevant for the Vacationer program)