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Outsourced Finance & Advisory - Graduate (January 2025 start)

Forvis Mazars’ Outsourcing & Advisory team has an opportunity for a Graduate like you. 

We’re a globally integrated audit, tax and advisory firm with offices in more than 100 countries – and we’re always ready to recruit a motivated new Graduate like you to join our Australian team. 
This could be just the right opportunity for you if you…. 

• Have a passion for process improvements, researching technology and providing advice to clients. 
• Enjoy the beauty of working in Outsourcing with the structure and certainty it brings. 
• Thrive on clear responsibilities and a supportive work environment. 
• Want to focus on developing and fine-tuning specific skills. 

About the opportunity:

As part of the Accounting and Outsourcing Solutions “AOS” division, we pride ourselves on providing outstanding services to local and international clients across a diverse range of industries. AOS is the fastest growing business unit within the practice and acts as an outsourced finance function to enable clients to focus on growing their companies with the peace of mind they will have accurate and timely information to make key business decisions.  

Streamlining business processes and moving finances to the cloud can help transform a business, providing valuable time and energy to focus on growth. By leveraging this technology, Forvis Mazars offers an end-to-end service to manage clients' business finances, supporting their business in becoming as efficient as possible.  

The rapid growth in this service offering presents a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic individual who can delight clients through the provision of high quality, technology-enabled solutions. We are looking for someone who has a passion for process improvement and a good accounting foundation who is seeking a client-facing role with opportunities to work with our local and international clients. 

Reporting to the Senior/Assistant Manager, you will be involved in: 

• Accounts payable, bank reconciliations and other processing 
• Assisting in the preparation of Management accounts, month-end close processes and reporting 
• Assist with cloud app ecosystem advisory and implementations 
• Assist with process improvement projects 
• Communicating and dealing with clients and colleagues professionally and courteously 
• Responding in a timely and accurate manner to client queries 
• Keeping manager informed of progress and any issues arising 
• Researching, analysing and interpreting data 

About you: 

To be a successful Outsourced Finance & Advisory Graduate at Forvis Mazars Australia, we are looking for the following attributes: 

• Completed or about to complete a Bachelor's degree with a major in Accounting 
• Full working rights for Australia 
• Willing to undertake/already undertaking CA/CPA/ACCA (or equivalent – financial support and study time provided by Forvis Mazars) 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills 
• Able to work full-time as a Graduate  
• Work from our North Sydney office at least three days a week 
• Keen interest in cloud accounting technology and process improvement  
• Exceptional attention to detail and able to work quickly and accurately to tight timescales 
• Strong numerical and IT skills 
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills; Macro skills would be beneficial 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including report writing skills 

Why Forvis Mazars

We believe that Mazarians should be rewarded for their work, so we offer a range of financial and non-financial benefits to support and reward our people.  At our North Sydney location, you can expect the following:

• Well-being program
• Staff Incentive Plan 
• Volunteering day
• Flu vaccinations
• Learning and development programs
• Social club activities, charity and community events
• Study assistance (financial support & study leave)
• Flexible working
• Employee referral rewards
• Paid professional memberships
• Employee assistance program
• Parental leave payment
• Discounts on banking & insurance, health insurance, retail and entertainment, health and well-being
• International and domestic mobility opportunities

At Forvis Mazars, we nurture an inclusive environment and encompass diversity in all forms. Successful applicants will receive consideration for employment irrespective of their background, experience, identity, age, gender or ability.

All applicants must be either an Australian Citizen, New Zealand Citizen, or Australian Permanent Resident or hold a current valid Australian working visa with full working rights. Screening and background checks will form part of the final stages in the recruitment process with concent.  

Forvis Mazars does, from time to time, seek assistance from external recruitment agencies that we have strong relationships. However, currently, we are only considering direct applications for this role.

Please visit our Careers website for more information.