Pitcher Partners
Spark Internship Program (Accounting, Tax, Risk, Legal Technology) (Nov 2024)
Melbourne
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Opportunity details
- Internship, Clerkship or Placement
- AUD 60000 / Year
- inclusive of super, approx $1,100/week for 7 weeks
- 30-40 vacancies
- Apply by 29 Apr 2024
- Start date 24 Nov 2024
- Get paid to kick start your career with a leading middle market accounting and advisory firm
- Work directly with clients and senior leaders, and participate in tailored learning and development sessions
- Onsite café, free morning tea, wellbeing activities such as heavily discounted massages and lunchtime yoga, frequent social events, and more
- Best of all, the potential to be offered a graduate position at the end of the program!
Your new career
Our Melbourne Spark Program is designed for students in their penultimate year of university, who want to experience life at Pitcher Partners and understand what it is like to work in a professional service environment.
As an intern, you will be supported by a dedicated buddy and manager and complemented by close interactions with partners and senior staff.
Opportunities are available across several of our practice areas, including: Business Advisory and Assurance (audit), Private Business and Family Advisory (management accounting), Tax Advisory, Business Recovery and Insolvency Services, and Risk and Procurement Advisory (internal audit). You can find information about our practice areas on our student careers page.
Why we’re the right fit for you
Healthy, happy and engaged people work better and smarter. Our environment offers flexibility to suit your individual needs and we encourage you to develop and maintain a balanced lifestyle.
Our program provides students with a variety of experiences including the opportunity to gain real life work experience, professional and technical development, networking events and exposure to the amazing Pitcher Partners’ culture. Through regular interaction with our partners and senior managers and a strong support network including an allocated buddy, this program allows you to promote yourself.
As an intern at Pitcher Partners you will benefit from:
- Hands on client work with opportunities to attend client sites
- Professional development sessions
- Volunteering & social networking opportunities
- Dedicated support network & mentor.
Pitcher Partners has a reputation for achieving great things for our clients and a culture of care for our people. Our firm is the kind of place where you make lifelong friendships, and this sense of belonging resonates throughout our offices, providing us with a strong point of difference in the market.
Our people are inspired by diversity. If you embrace different ideas, welcome creativity, and are open to new ways of seeing business problems, you will discover a welcoming team who supports your career progression.
The program runs from November 2024 to February 2025 (dates tbc). Interns will work full time over a 7-week period during the summer university break. The firm will close during the end of year period, with interns having 3 weeks off during this time.
What you bring
You will bring a can-do attitude, a willingness to put your hand up, have a go, and step outside your comfort zone. With a track record of working in teams and an interest in self-development, you’re looking to improve yourself.
- You are currently studying towards a bachelor’s degree in business, commerce, law or similar
- You are in your penultimate year at university (graduating in 2025) and have strong academic results
- Australian or New Zealand citizen; or hold Australian Permanent Residency at the time of your application
- Available to work full-time for the duration of the program (late November early February, with a three-week break over the Christmas period.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Business & Management +more
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
A graduate in audit - the work is very repetitive and doesn't simulate my mind that much. However when there is a lot of work it keeps me busy and time flies.
The BA&A(Audit) division has a variety of both audit and tax work. Day-to-day responsibilities range from preparing tax returns, FBT returns and BASs to audit fieldwork and planning. Often, we will travel to audit client sites to work which are all over Victoria.
day to day responsibilities include completing audit workpapers, liaising with clients to understand their entity, processes etc for a smooth audit. Further to that, regular communications with the performance manager and job manager to ensure there is a smooth workflow.
About the employer
Pitcher Partners
4.0
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Accounting & Advisory
Pitcher Partners is unique – you'll make lifelong friends and feel as though you really belong. Our people join for the role and stay for the culture.
Pros and cons of working at Pitcher Partners
Pros
Supportive management and the ability to get involved in many different types of work.
All team members are very approachable and friendly, there is a great workplace culture.
The best thing about working at Pitcher Partners is how invested your colleagues are in your learning and development.
Very good office, new and well maintained, spacious and open and facilities such as sit-stand desks and an on-site barista are great.
The social culture at Pitchers is genuinely amazing! There are many events on as a firm.
Cons
Work load can be high at times.
There is sometimes a lack of work for all the graduates, meaning there never seems to be a consistent workflow.
The pay is an industry standard and receive a bonus for completing CA.
I found it very challenging to start client work during peak periods as everyone had a lot on their plate.
As part of the graduate program, places for positions in more specialist divisions are quite limited, and it is challenging to distinguish yourself from other graduates for selection. While there is a good working environment, and a lot of training is provided there is still a high expectation on your individual performance (both quality and efficiency).