Accountant Graduate

About CitiPower and Powercor

CitiPower and Powercor is an Australian electricity distribution company that operates throughout western Victoria, and the western suburbs of Melbourne. The company owns and maintains power lines, substations, and street lights and also manages the largest electricity distribution network in Victoria. Powercor is 51% owned by  Cheung Kong Holdings and 49% by Spark Infrastructure which also owns Citipower, which maintains the city of Melbourne's CBD network, and SA Power Networks, which maintains the South Australian network.

Your role

By joining CitiPower and Powercor, you have the opportunity to start your career working within three reputable, high-performing, and successful electricity network businesses. Each Graduate will have the opportunity to put theory into practice by working on meaningful projects and solving real problems while working alongside a team of highly motivated professionals. 

Their program is challenging, rewarding, and structured to provide you with the right tools, skills, and hands-on experience for a successful career in accounting and finance. It is also designed to assist you with achieving your professional accreditation. The program itself will have a variety of rotations across the different finance streams where you will have the opportunity to get heavily involved in each team, experiencing the key requirements, goals, and tasks associated with each area. These rotations include activities associated with their key financial deliverables including monthly reporting, budgeting, statutory accounts, tax returns, and their regulatory compliance requirements.

They are looking for candidates who are enthusiastic, innovative, eager to learn, and genuinely want to add value to their business and the community they work in. Equipped with the skills and hands-on experience developed through this program, Graduate Accountants will be well-placed to pursue career development opportunities within the Finance team that best match their interests, skillset, and business needs.

Training & development 

CitiPower and Powercor's training program includes opportunities tailored to their business and operations. It also includes structured courses for apprentices and trainees, graduate programs in engineering and information technology, leadership development, and developing new skills. All of their team members are encouraged to work with their direct manager to identify areas of interest. In addition to their published program, they also support external learning, graduate or postgraduate studies, and specialist skills programs. Read more.

To learn more about CitiPower and Powercor's extensive program of education and development opportunities, watch this video.

Benefits

CitiPower and Powercor offer a wide range of other financial benefits available:

• Health and wellbeing subsidy: Covers the cost of a wide range of health, fitness, and mental health activities and subscriptions, up to $600 per year.
• Corporate health insurance plan: A 7% discount on BUPA health insurance cover
• Education assistance program: Support to pursuing further education programs
• Personal accident and sickness insurance: Income protection to support you financially if you’re unable to work.

Career progression

CitiPower and Powercor's people are their most important asset and all members of their team are fully supported to build their careers. This is done through a range of opportunities to learn and grow in a safe, inclusive, flexible, and collaborative environment. Wherever you work, they’ll support you to be the best you can be.

Work life balance

The health, safety, and well-being of CitiPower and Powercor's people and the communities they operate in are at the core of their values – and remain their number one priority. Whether you’re working in their office, remotely, or from home, they’ll support you to be the best you can be. Works Program Delivery Manager, Dale Anderson knows all about this – he leads the team that schedules field operations, and he relocated from Melbourne to Lorne during the COVID pandemic.

To learn more about workplace flexibility at CitiPower and Powercor, watch this video:

Culture & vibe

With an embedded Inclusion & Diversity Strategy and initiatives like their Women in Power networking group and Sparkle, their LGBTIQ+ allies pride network, CitiPower, and Powercor are committed to equal opportunities for all employees. They are also proud to be recognized as a Work180 Endorsed Employer for all women. They encourage applications from all communities; people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community, and people living with a disability. 

About you

To be considered you must:  

• Have completed a tertiary qualification in accounting or similar finance discipline
• Have strong communication and analytical skills 
• Have excellent time management and organizational skills
• Have prior experience working in a team environment and achieving shared goals
• Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident 

If you are ready to kick start your career in a fast-paced and challenging industry, apply now for this exciting career opportunity. You will need to include your resume, cover letter, and most recent academic transcript with your application.

How to apply

This role is currently closed. If you are interested in this role, simply click "Pre-Register" and Prosple will inform you once this position from CitiPower and Powercor is open again.