William Buck
2021/22 Vacationer Program – Accounting, Audit, Tax and R&D (Jan 2022)
Melbourne
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Opportunity details
- Internship, Clerkship or Placement
- AUD 40000 / Year
- 10-15 vacancies
- Apply by 14 Nov 2021
- Start date 16 Jan 2022
As a William Buck Vacationer, you will experience first-hand how all your hard work at university translates into a career path. Our program gives you a taste of life after uni and what you can expect as a professional within the accounting and advisory industry.
We are recruiting for independent and inspired students to join our team for five weeks. We want our Vacationers to get involved, learn as much as possible and leave our program excited about the future.
Our Vacationer Program is run across five divisions.
Business Advisory
Our Business Advisory Accountants specialize in providing a wide range of compliance and advisory services. BA includes strategic business advice, financial statements, tax returns, budgeting and cash flow forecasting and tax planning.
- Requires studying a degree in Commerce or Business with a major in Accounting.
Audit & Assurance
Our Auditors conduct internal and external audits for our clients. Audit includes risk management, financial reporting, IT assurance and independence services.
- Requires studying a degree in Commerce or Business with a major in Accounting.
Tax Services
Our Tax Specialists are the go-to division for all complex tax queries. Tax Services includes corporate and international tax, ATO audits, transactional and remuneration tax.
- Requires studying a double degree in Commerce or Business and Law with a major in Accounting.
Research & Development
Our R&D Incentives & Grants specialists assist clients with identifying and accessing government and industry funding opportunities, including the R&D Tax Incentive program and major grant funding programs such as the Export Market Development Grant.
- Requires studying a double degree in Commerce or Law and STEM.
Wealth Advisory
Our Wealth Advisory division offers a holistic approach to personal wealth. WA includes estate and trust administration, wealth creation, investment strategies and succession planning.
- Requires studying a degree in Commerce or Business with a major in Financial Planning.
What does the William Buck Vacationer Program offer?
- Five weeks of on-the-job and structured learning opportunities.
- An insight into daily life at a mid-tier firm, our clients and our people.
- Peer mentorships from our Intermediate Accountants.
- Exposure to a wide range of client engagements.
- Social events and networking opportunities – it’s not all work!
- The first chance at being offered a Graduate position starting the following year.
What do I need to be successful?
- A university student in their penultimate year.
- You must be studying the relevant degree for your division as listed above.
- Eager to learn as much as possible and annoy our managers with endless questions.
- Genuinely interested in a career within accounting and advisory.
- A positive outlook and a willingness to make the most out of each day.
What happens next?
- Apply: We will assess your application and eligibility.
- Video Interview: Shortlisted candidates will be sent a link to complete a recorded video interview.
- Psychometric Testing: The next stage will require completion of an online assessment.
- Interview: You will be invited to interview with a Director and Manager.
- Offer: You become part of the William Buck team!
Applications close on Sunday 31 October and applications will be assessed on a rolling basis. APPLY NOW!
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. The successful candidate will have Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Business & Management +more
Reviews
Learning and development, requiring admin work for live training, promotion work in sharing upcoming and current projects, project work in planning, consultation and implementation, and being available to support others and answer ad-hoc queries.
Preparation of tax summary's, income tax returns, rental property summaries client add forms phone calls to ato preparation of bas and lodgment
At this stage just a lot of training aswell as basic jobs for individuals mostly
About the employer
William Buck
4.4
500 - 1,000 employees
Accounting & Advisory
More than just accountants and advisors, William Buck aspires to create a positive change in the lives of their clients and their people.
Pros and cons of working at William Buck
Pros
The best thing about working at William Buck is the other people you work with. Everybody in the office greets you with a smile and genuinely wants to get to know you.
The workplace culture of William Buck has been extremely positive in my short time with the firm. Everyone is positive, upbeat, and happy to help or engage where appropriate.
"I believe that in terms of learning, William Buck is hard to match, and I am very satisfied with what I have been taught and trained.
My managers are very accessible, friendly and great at teaching. As dictated by the nature our work processes, we engage heavily with our managers, enabling more opportunities for learning and development as well as general bonding. Feedback is generally constructive with the ultimate aim of teaching instead of reprimanding.
here is a clear progression map from when you start... merit is rewarded and that the effort employees put into their work do not go unrecognized or unnoticed.
Cons
Hours can be long and sometimes it’s hard to disconnect, but that is more of an industry thing rather than specific to WB.
The only real problem I have encountered so far is tech issues.
Being a grad means no flexibility to work from home until after the probation period.
After-hours work is limited only to the busy season (though recently I have stayed back more than usual to get projects out to clients).
There does sometimes feel as though there is a lack of processes and frameworks in place, but it also gives room for initiative and freedom.