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KordaMentha

4.1
  • 100 - 500 employees

Forensic Accounting Graduate Program (2025) (Feb 2025)

Location details

On-site

  • Australia

    Australia

    • New South Wales

      Sydney

    • Queensland

      Brisbane

    • Victoria

      Melbourne

Location

Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne

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Opportunity details

  • Opportunity typeGraduate Job or Program
  • SalaryAUD 70000 / Year
  • Additional benefits+ bonus + paid study support and study leave+ purchase additional leave + paid parental leave + EAP for all employees and immediate family + free social club + novated leasing for electric vehicles +other benefits and discount
  • Number of vacancies4-8 vacancies
  • Application open dateApply by 7 Apr 2024
  • Start dateStart date 2 Feb 2025

Think Beyond

Join KordaMentha where you can make a real difference from day one.

Through our award-winning graduate program, customise your career pathway. Forget the standard rotational program and start immediately in one of our specialist areas. With opportunities to work on interesting and varied engagements, all doors are open to help you shape your journey. Experience tailored support, expert mentoring, study assistance and training and the freedom to achieve your career goals.

Whatever your passion, create your career path with KordaMentha.

Your opportunity: Forensic

Our forensic group uncover, analyse and clarify facts at the centre of disputes, investigations and other sensitive matters. We are one of the largest teams of forensic investigators, forensic accountants and forensic technology specialists in Asia-Pacific and are regularly called on to provide evidence in sensitive, high-profile disputes and investigations.

This graduate role is to work primarily in forensic accounting and investigations.

We consider applicants with any degree, not just accounting. We value curiosity and creativity, and we are looking for graduates who can work as part of an expert team to solve our clients' most difficult problems. 

What you'll be doing

As a forensic accountant, you'll make the complex simple. Typically, this involves reviewing and analysing evidence, both factual and financial-our findings may even be used in Court. While no two days will be the same, you can expect to work on a wide variety of complex projects, including forensic accounting, data analytics, and investigations.

Some of the work might include the following:

  • review and analyse financial information to really understand the data, and to perhaps determine if any anomalies exist
  • draft reports of key findings for clients, often for use as an independent expert in court.
  • build simple financial models
  • scrutinise information using professional scepticism
  • attend client and internal meetings
  • attend interviews of witnesses/suspects with senior staff and take notes
  • contribute to our popular series of publications and blogs
  • attend events and other marketing activities with lawyers and other clients

About you

  • You will be a recent graduate or student in your final year of study and will have:
  • a bachelor's degree with strong academic results, preferably in accounting, commerce, science, technology, engineering or mathematics.
  • a razor-sharp eye for detail and advanced critical thinking skills.
  • excellent analytical skills, with an ability to think outside the box.
  • a confident personality who enjoys working in a team.
  • eligibility to live and work in Australia (Australian citizens and permanent residents only).

Applications

We have opportunities for our 2025 Graduate Program in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. 

Work rights

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

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Australia
Australian CitizenAustralian Permanent ResidentAustralian Work Visa (All Other)

Qualifications & other requirements

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

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

Hiring criteria

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

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Graduate
Melbourne
6 months ago

Supporting engagement team with analysis or report: 70% of time Admin: 10% of time Business development: 20% of time

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Analyst
Perth
6 months ago

General accounting and finance tasks

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Graduate
Sydney
6 months ago

I have been on a voluntary administration since the start of my role in the statutory, cash flow and creditor correspondence streams for the most part. Much of my role is administrative and all my outputs are checked by at least one level of management.

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About the employer

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KordaMentha

Rating

4.1

Number of employees

100 - 500 employees

Industries

Accounting & Advisory

KordaMentha is an advisory and investment firm that helps clients to grow, protect and recover value.

Pros and cons of working at KordaMentha

Pros

  • Opportunities to grow and learn. Smaller compared to big 4. Heavy access to senior leadership. Opportunities to get involved in building business/strategy. CA classes paid for.

  • The people and events. It's always enjoyable to see everyone in the office. Especially as a grad, it's great to have so many people around you that are willing to help out and support you.

  • The Office space is premium and one of the better aspects of the employer, with scenic views in the heart of the city, they could not be better.

  • Company is quite social and flat culturally. You can talk to senior people comfortably. Nothing toxic or negative. People are generally highly professional and sociable.

  • Managers are exceptionally talented individuals with a willingness to both learn and help, praise and recognition are given.

Cons

    • Team is still building to have the right middle management/procedures/training in place for grads/trainees.

    • Occasionally, you may be required to work some late nights if you have been placed on a demanding engagement.

    • Busyness as a grad can be very variable.

    • Pay is not great for some of the hours that you are required to do.

    • Not enough structured training content delivered to graduates in the Consulting team.