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3.8
  • > 100,000 employees

External Audit Vacationer (Dec 2023)

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Location

Australia

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Opportunity details

  • Opportunity typeInternship, Clerkship or Placement
  • SalaryAUD 61,000 - 72,000 / Year
  • Additional benefitsPro rata over the course of your vacation program.
  • Number of vacancies1-100 vacancies
  • Application open dateApply by 26 Mar 2023
  • Start dateStart date 3 Dec 2023 - 4 Feb 2024

About Us
Our External Audit teams provide assurance on the financial reporting and operations of our client's businesses. Working with some of Australia’s largest organisations across a range of industries, our team builds trust in financial reporting, solves complex business issues and provides confidence in big decisions.

About the Opportunity
In the External Audit teams, you’ll find yourself in a culture that values humility, courage and realism. Alongside your peers, you’ll solve problems like providing accurate financial reporting or improving clients’ controls and systems. You'll use your skills in accounting, finance, and problem-solving to make an impact in a range of industries. And along the way, you’ll build relationships and skills to set you up for a lifetime of success.

Being a part of the External Audit team means you'll have the opportunity to learn and grow through a market-leading national peer group development program. You’ll better understand how businesses operate, taking a holistic approach as you assess risk to help companies to succeed. 

What will a normal day look like? Well, you can count on that every day you will: 

  • Have video game challenges
  • Use your skills across multiple industries
  • Gain diverse experience through specialty Assurance teams
  • Work with teams where everyone brings a different perspective

As a vacationer in External Audit, the top three skills you’ll need to hit the ground running are: 

  • Advanced spreadsheet skills and/or experience using digital technologies (coding, data automation, analysis and visualisation etc)
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Strong understanding of accounting, audit and/or financial statements

The anticipated start date is from 11 December 2023 to 2 February 2024. Start dates vary across locations.

Your New Benefits

  • Flexible daily working hours for a work-life balance that suits you
  • Work overseas or interstate for that precious time with your family and friends
  • Paid study (and leave!), we’ll pay all the costs and give you time off to study
  • No dress code so you can feel comfortable and dress for your day
  • A competitive starting salary package and the opportunity for yearly bonuses
  • Health & fitness perks like a wellness stipend and discounted memberships
  • More family time with 26 weeks paid parental leave policy for mums, dads and foster carers

A Community of Solvers
At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. In our increasingly complex world, we work with businesses, government and the community to deliver solutions and sustained outcomes. We’re a network of firms in 152 countries with over 328,000 people. PwC is one of the top 50 brands worldwide and PwC Australia is among LinkedIn’s top companies for where Australians want to work. We are a team of more than 8,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services to more than 5,000 clients across Australia.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
To solve important problems we need diverse talent. We empower our people to use their creativity, authenticity and human differences to be champions of change. We know that when people from diverse backgrounds and with different points of view work together, we create the most value - for our clients, our people and our society. If you don’t think you quite meet all of the qualifications, we’d still love to hear from you.  

What’s next? 
If you're looking for a team that values your work and solves meaningful problems, apply now!

We believe the best work is human-led and tech-powered. If you’re keen to apply and need reasonable adjustments or would like to note which pronouns you use at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.  

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

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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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Graduate
Melbourne
6 months ago

Varies from project to project. On my current project this involves creating business and technical requirements, hosting standups, communicating progress to the client, managing the sprint cadence (creating the meetings on outlook), liaising with the QA on test estimates , providing testing assistance when needed and explaining the business requirements to the developers to get the solution design created.

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Graduate
Perth
6 months ago

Assisting in conducting internal audits and compliance reviews.

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Graduate
Melbourne
6 months ago

Mainly involved in investment research and operations for providing clients with investment advice.

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About the employer

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PwC Australia

Rating

3.8

Number of employees

> 100,000 employees

Industries

Accounting & Advisory

PwC takes a human-led, tech-powered approach, combining diverse perspectives, expertise and relationships with tech to solve important problems.

Pros and cons of working at PwC Australia

Pros

  • The people here are all genuine and open... I enjoy working in a high-performing environment where I feel that my skills are developing every day.

  • The support and growth opportunities from the team of individuals with different experiences.

  • From the day I started, I felt incredibly welcomed and supportive. No matter how high up in the company someone was they still would give me the time to help me with any questions I had. My team made work fun and enjoyable.

  • The office itself is great, especially the access to the cafe where free warm drinks are available before 12. The company has a flexible 'dress for your day' dress code, so people can often come in relaxing clothing, although many still prefer business wear

  • Our managers are highly accessible and make excellent mentors.

Cons

    • The working hours can be quite demanding

    • I think everyone, not just PwC, would like to be paid more for what they do and when compared with other graduate roles we are paid to a similar standard.

    • Time in grade is the main driver for promotion.

    • The pressure at times to meet deadlines that may not necessarily be that realistic and the billable hour demands.

    • There should be more formal training programs for technical skills here.