Finance Graduate Program (Jan 2025)

About the opportunity  

• We invest in developing your talents with training and mentorship and challenge you with engaging work that ensures you can make an impact.  
• At the end of the 18-month Graduate program, you will be a well-rounded financial professional, providing you with both the technical and professional skills to build a successful career in finance. 
• Experience a hybrid working model, where wellbeing is prioritised, and you find meaning in what you do.  

About REA 

An Australian start-up success story we're quietly proud of.  

REA Group is not your average digital business. From humble beginnings in a garage in Melbourne’s east in 1995, we have grown into a leading global digital business specialising in property. 

With bold and ambitious goals, we are changing the way the world experiences property. No matter where you're at on your property journey, we're here to help on every step - whether that's buying, selling, renting or renovating. 

Some of our brands include realestate.com.au, realcommercial.com.au, spacely.com.au, Flatmates.com.au, Proptrack.com and Mortgage Choice.  

We’re proud to have been named one of Australia’s Best Workplaces for 2021. This recognition is a great proof point of our unique and special culture. A culture that is driven by our people, our values, and our commitment to making a difference in the community.  

As a Finance Graduate you will sit within the Finance and Business Services Group, headed up by the Chief Financial Officer, Janelle Hopkins. The Finance and Business Services team, or FaBS as we like to call them, is the engine room of the REA Group. The team is comprised of Finance Risk, Procurement, Pricing, Payments and Facilities Management team. They think big, deliver quick and always strive for continuous improvement, delivering the next wave of growth at REA 

The REA Experience;  

The physical, mental, emotional, and financial health of our people is something we’ll never stop caring about. This is a place to learn, grow and belong. We’re committed to your development – both professionally and personally. Your experience with us is something we take seriously.  

• Inventorship Days so you can bring your ideas to life in a supportive environment. 
• Freedom and flexibility to pursue different Finance interests (Group Reporting, Risk & Assurance & Commercial Finance) 
• Dedicated learning time, individual coaching, and support to help you develop. 
• A hybrid approach to the future of work which includes Summer Fridays and zooms free time -
• Because We Care program which includes volunteer leave and community grants, to ensure you have the opportunity to give back to your community 
• Birthday leave. That’s right, you should be able to celebrate that special day of 
  every year.  
• Free breakfast (Who doesn’t love a free brekkie) 

What the role is all about: 

We’re looking for talented grads wanting to work with some seriously switched-on folk who make the impossible possible. This means that you can expect every day to be fast, full of energy and never short of a challenge. The finance team provide strategic commercial input and guidance on decisions across all levels of the business,  working hard to support our people, drive efficiencies, and maximise satisfaction for our customers, consumers and investors. 

Our the 18-month rotational Graduate Program you will be immersed into the finance team where you will be exposed to all aspects of Finance business with a focus on Group Reporting, Risk and Assurance and Commercial Finance. We will help you collaborate with specialists across the business building your communication skills, ability to flex and influence in ways that’ll stretch and grow you. 

You will: 

• Assist in the preparation of statutory financial reporting; 
• Support in management accounting (including the preparation of annual budgets and monthly forecasts) and business partnering to elevate commercial acumen and financial accountability; 
• Learn best practice Internal Audit Methodology including being part of executing and delivering the Sarbanes Oxley program; and 
• Perform Operational, financial and IT audits across REA's business units. 

What we’re looking for: 

We’re looking for that special spark! People with passion and values that mirror our own. 
You’re also a good fit if you’re hungry to learn the ins and outs of Finance at REA. In this sense, we’re looking for:  

• Someone who can apply deep analytical thinking to solve complex problems 
• Looks at tricky situations through a solutions-focused lens 
• You have an innate curiosity and a love of learning  
• You are driven to do something which makes a difference  
• You love to understand business process and systems and how It works together 
  Work productively in a fast-paced and agile environment 
• You have recently completed or will complete before February 2024 a 
  bachelor’s degree in commerce and/or Accounting or a combined Accounting & IT degree 
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Word 
• And finally, you love all things Finance! 

If you like the sound of us, then we think you should apply today. We're proud to be Circle Back Initiative Employer and we commit to responding to every applicant. While we're looking at your application, and preparing to come back to you with an update, why not get to know us a bit more through our various social channels?