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Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) & Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)
Link
here for entry and admission requirements
Where can our graduates go?
Graduates hold positions across all sectors of industry and commerce, international accounting firms, financial firms, the banking sector, they work in all aspects of government administration from local to federal level, they work in the entertainment industry, mining companies, the arts, defence and police forces, information technology, the health industry, charities, welfare organisations and education.
Your career as a finance professional could include:
- Auditing
- Business Consulting
- Corporate Planning
- Cost & Management Accounting
- Financial Planning
- Foreign Exchange
- Information Systems
- Insolvency and Reconstruction
- Insurance
- Management Consulting
- Manufacturing Management
- Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Reconstruction
- Public Practice (providing accounting services to clients)
- Stockbroking
- Strategic Business Planning
- Superannuation
- Taxation
- Treasury
What you need to succeed
The sector is highly competitive, but it offers excellent career prospects for those with the aptitude and drive to excel.
- Flexibility and a willingness to adapt to changing requirements
- The ability to work under pressure
- Excellent numeracy skills
- Knowledge of the general requirements of commerce and business Communication and teamwork skills are requirements, and a customer-service orientation
- Administrative and record keeping skills
- A high standard of computer and information technology skills
(from http://www.graduateopportunities.com) |
Some Occupations
Graduates have obtained positions such as:
- Accountant
- Auditor
- Business Analyst
- Business Development Trainee
- Chartered Accountant
- Client Service Adviser
- Commercial Analyst
- Consultant
- Corporate Finance Graduate
- Cost Schedule Analyst
- Finance Officer
- Financial Modeller
- Financial Services Officer
- Graduate / Entry Level Para Planner
- Graduate Accountant
- Graduate Trainee
- Investment Consultant
- Junior Analyst
- Management Accountant
- Policy Officer
- Sales Analyst
- Superannuation Manager
- Tax Accountant
- Trainee Branch Manager
- Trainee Trader
Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Accounting (Post Grad), Analyst, Deloitte
I currently work in Audit and Assurance, which makes my daily duties extremely varied. I can find myself out on stocktakes, to check that the amount of stock on hand is comparable to what has been recorded in the financials. The next day I could be analytically testing whether the provision for employee entitlements is reasonable. One of my other main duties is to meet with senior financial executives in order to analyse their entity's controls etc and make recommendations on how they could improve their systems. |
Potential Employers
- ABB Grain
- Accenture
- ANZ Banking Group
- Australian Customs Service
- Australian Taxation Office
- BDO
- BHP Billiton Limited
- BOC
- Boral Ltd
- Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd
- Citigroup
- Coca Cola Amatil (CCA) Australia
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia,
- Defence Materiel Organisation
- Deloitte
- Department for Environment and Heritage
- Department of Finance and Administration
- Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
- Department of the Treasury
- Department of Treasury & Finance
- Dun & Bradstreet
- Ernst & Young
- Goldman Sachs JBWere
- Health Insurance Commission
- Holden Ltd
- Insurance Australia Group (IAG)
- KPMG
- Lifeplan Funds Management
- Lloyd Morgan
- Macquarie Bank
- National Australia Bank Ltd
- OneSteel
- Orica Limited
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Reserve Bank of Australia
- Rio Tinto Limited
- SA Auditor-General's Department
- SA Department of Premier & Cabinet
- Telstra
- The Boston Consulting Group
- Westpac Banking Corporation
- Woodside Energy Limited
- Xstrata
SA Auditor-General's Department OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATES
Start your career as a professional independent auditor. The Department is responsible for conducting audits of the State Treasurer, Statutory Authorities and other public sector agencies. This responsibility encompasses a wide range of functions covering both commercial and non-commercial activities.
Qualifications: Applicants should have completed a degree in Accountancy, Commerce or Economics and possess sound computing skills. |
Accenture Graduate Recruitment
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. As a new graduate, being a consultant with Accenture means challenging and interesting work with Fortune 100 clients within a great team environment. Find out how you can help solve business problems with cutting edge technology and solutions that help our clients outperform the competition. Consulting people are diverse individuals, from various degrees and backgrounds. This year we are looking for graduates with commerce, business, technology, HR and Engineering degrees. |
Some Web Sites
CPA
Australia
Institute of
Chartered Accountants
in Australia (ICAA)
For industry insights go to:
The Auditor-General's Department
Department of Treasury and Finance
Financial Planning Association of Australia Ltd
Financial Services Institute of Australasia
Graduate Opportunities - industry career profiles available for consultancy, financial
services, government
administration and more. There are lists of Graduate vacancies,
employer profiles
and details of Graduate Recruitment Programs
Industry career profile for Accounting and Finance
Myfuture - comprehensive Australian
career information The following sites have jobs, articles and career resources:
CareerOne
Monster
MyCareer
Seek
Bachelor of Commerce, Graduate Accountant/Business Adviser, PricewaterhouseCoopers. She commenced in the Audit section and her work involves preparation of work papers, liaising with clients, and researching potential clients.
In first and second year I got involved in AISEC, and this helped me to develop professional business skills as well as a professional manner. I was the Human Resources Director which involved organising recruitment programs for AISEC, arranging meetings, participating in Board meetings, ringing organisations for sponsorship, managing events, and liaison between University staff and students. Accounting firms are aware of AISEC, and this gave me an opportunity to talk about my skills.
I got involved in many things at University ...debating developed my public speaking and presentation skills, any club involved meeting people and developing social skills. Actually the debating was really useful when it came to interviews. In other words, get outside your comfort zone.
(Julie emphasised that there is much more to it than marks ... there needs to be a balance so that you can show you are well rounded, and have a life outside work. The preparation happens over several years.)
It is the non course skills that set you apart and gets you the job. It really plays a heavy part in the selection process, ... and cushions your entry into work. |
Australian Government Department of Finance and Administration - Graduate Program
We are seeking bright and enthusiastic graduates to join our team in Canberra.
At the Department of Finance and Administration (Finance) we offer you a career. The work you will do in your graduate year will set the foundation for an exciting career in the Australian Government. If you are results oriented, keen to succeed, and want to work with other team oriented people - this is the graduate program for you. We reward good performance and value the skills and potential of our staff. Do you have a degree in any discipline, for example accounting, commerce, arts, business, social science, law, information technology or economics? |
Australian Graduate Survey
Graduate Careers Australia's (GCA) annual Australian Graduate Survey ( AGS ) is a study of the activities of new higher education graduates around four months after the completion of their qualifications. New graduates are surveyed regarding their major activities, including full-time study, full or part-time employment, seeking employment or their unavailability for work or study.
2007 Graduates at a glance:
- Of bachelor degree graduates who were available for full-time employment in 2007; 95 per cent were employed within four months of completing their degrees
- One-fifth of respondents (20.0 per cent), were undertaking further full-time study after completing their bachelor qualifications
- The typical (median) annual starting salary for new Australian resident bachelor degree graduates aged less than 25 and in their first full-time employment in Australia was $43,000
Source: Australian Graduate Survey, Graduate Careers Australia (GCA)
Additional information from: GradsOnline
More information
For more detailed information check out the Careers Fact Files in the Careers and Employer Liaison Centre Resource Room.
Graduate Opportunities lists major graduate programs. Copies of these are available at the Careers and Employer Liaison Centre or can be viewed online. Search our online recruitment links for other graduate recruitment sites.
The Centre has a number of programs that can assist you:
- graduate employment services including recruitment fairs,
employer activities
online vacancies and our graduate email vacancy list;
- information and assistance with your job search;
- graduate skill development programs;
- opportunities to gain industry experience including vacation
work and work
experience; and
- career development services
For more information explore this website.
This material has been produced from the Graduate Destinations
Survey, Flinders
University and Graduate Careers Council of Australia materials,
Graduate Opportunities,
Professional Associations and Careers and Employer Liaison Centre
research.
Commerce (Accounting) - Working as a Graduate Officer for the Department of Treasury and Finance
In the beginning I will be doing journal and ledger entries, reconciliations, drawing up budgets, and other batch processing tasks. The 12-month graduate development program includes personal and professional development and involves monthly training sessions on government policy and procedures, held with graduates from other departments. |
Graduate Opportunities at PricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers provides industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services for public and private clients. More than 120,000 people in 144 countries connect their thinking, experience and solutions to build public trust and enhance value for clients and their stakeholders. PwC is a workplace that encourages all our people to develop and achieve and in so doing inspire clients and colleagues. Our people are individuals with unique attributes and perspectives; talented people sharing and expanding their knowledge in a high performance culture. Their intellect, energy, creativity and determination to work to the highest standard are what set our firm apart. |
KPMG Graduate Recruitment
KPMG opens the door to a challenging and rewarding career in audit, tax or advisory. We offer the opportunity to build a career that suits you - at your own pace. You'll also enjoy our open and friendly culture, and work and learn with our outstanding professionals. Each year KPMG offers around 250 professional career opportunities to graduates from Commerce, Business, Law, Finance or Information Systems. It's the starting point for an exciting career with one of the world's leading professional services firms. |
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