Graduate program: Business and Private Advisory, Audit and Tax (Feb 2025)

Are you ready to open doors?

Well, you’re in the right place! There is no better place to start a career than at SW. We are a progressive advisory and accounting firm with an 85-year history in Australia. 

For graduates and students, SW represents a chance to open doors and take the lead to create opportunities for our clients and our people. Haven't you heard of us? The answer is simple: we’ve been quietly and diligently working behind the scenes, focusing on growth and expansion into new markets and locations while continuing to serve our established clients with dedication.

Apply now, join Australia's best-kept accounting secret, and experience what it's like to be part of a team that leads the way and creates opportunities every day! 

Join SW, a hidden gem in the world of accounting.

• Be a part of a recognised leader in Graduate and Internship programs winning numerous awards since 2016!
• Extra leave days, matched time, and dedicated Wellness Wing  to encourage your work-life balance
• Join a firm that is growing and open to change and disruption in today’s economy
• Accelerate your career with SW sponsoring your Chartered Accountant studies
• Receive $500 wardrobe supplement to go towards your professional attire
• Weekly team lunches, regular social events and offsites to foster a positive work culture
• We believe in building meaningful relationships with our Graduates from the moment we first connect
• Mentor program, dedicating a buddy to guide you through the program and show you the ropes
• Not travelled before? Now with the borders reopening, we have amazing secondment opportunities interstate and overseas.

Graduate at SW

As a graduate at SW, you create your own pathway, putting you in the driver’s seat of your career. You will interact with variety of clients within your first month. You’ll enjoy a whole new world of thinking, culture and experiences, and to help support you in being your best self at work, our experienced teams will be there to support and guide you along the way. If you’re looking to work one-on-one with some of the best in the business and assist clients across a range of markets and industries, our Graduate program is for you.

About us: Australia's best kept accounting secret 

In Australia, we operate in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth with over 400 people and 41 Partners nationally. Taking the lead, SW joined the rapidly growing ShineWing International Network, one of the world’s leading organisations of independently owned and managed advisory and accounting firms. With access to a global network and a team of over 12,000 professionals, 490+ Partners, in 95+ offices, across 19 countries and regions, we work together to open doors to opportunity in Australia, Asia and across the world. We have been recognised as a Graduate and Intern Employer of choice in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 as compiled by the Australian Association of Graduate Employers (AAGE) and the Australian Financial Review. 

Business and Private Client Advisory

Our Business and Private Client Advisory Division works with a range of small, medium, and large private businesses and family groups, along with some not-for-profit and foreign-owned businesses. Our team offers a wide variety of services to clients who operate in a range of industries, including accounting & tax compliance services, business and tax advisory, structuring, superannuation, wealth management, and transactional services.

Graduate responsibilities:

• Preparing tax returns and identifying tax issues
• Processing tax office correspondence 
• Preparing Business Activity Statements and Instalments
• Preparing and analysing standard management reports for clients 
• Preparing financial statements 
• And more!

Assurance and Advisory

Our Assurance and Advisory Division’s core services are traditional external audit and internal audit services, with an IT advisory offering. This team gets the opportunity to work on a broad range of clients and industries; and has the opportunity to work with and learn from different Partners, Managers and team members. Given there are opportunities to go and visit our clients on-site, you will see first-hand what it means to run a business!

Graduate responsibilities:

• Preparing audit work papers
• Identifying auditing issues
• Examining financial statements
• Preparing stocktakes
• Building relationships with clients 
• And more!

Tax

Our Tax Division advises public, private, and multinational companies to understand the seemingly unrelenting tax pressures they face and how best to deal with them. Made up of a number of specialist tax areas, our team work on a broad range of clients and industries and has the opportunity to work with and learn from different Partners, Managers and team members.

Graduate responsibilities:

• Preparing tax returns and identify tax issues
• Assisting with research and preparation of tax advice
• Preparing emails for clients to forward ATO correspondence, request information etc.
• Preparing Business Activity Statements and Instalments activity statements
• Liaising with the ATO and other revenue departments
• Drafting tax alerts
• And more!

Who we’re looking for?

• You’re passionate about making a difference and opening doors to new opportunities.
• You’re energetic about putting knowledge into practice.
• You’re unique, one of a kind, and bring a different perspective – we value diversity of thought and a growth mindset
• You’re authentic, empathetic and a team player who thrives in a collaborative environment.
• You’re a student in your penultimate year of study working towards a degree in Commerce, Business (majoring in Accounting) or with a dual degree in Arts, IT, Economics, Science, Law or Engineering.
• Applicants must be a citizen of, or hold permanent residency in, Australia or New Zealand, or hold a Graduate Visa

Join a growing firm that will open doors to growth and opportunities where you can make your own journey and love your work.