Team Assistant - Forensic Consulting (Start ASAP)

A FIRM THAT IS AS UNIQUE AS YOU

Grant Thornton Australia is a leading audit, tax and advisory firm where care is just as important as capability – because we believe that the experience is just as important as the outcome. With our values at the core, we are creating a unique and constructive culture where we care for our people, clients and communities and support them to thrive.

YOUR LIFE AT GRANT THORNTON

We understand work is just one aspect of your life, so along with a competitive salary you’ll have access to a wide variety of benefits that focus on you and your wellbeing, including:

• Flexible working options to support you to achieve a more balanced approach to life, including trialling an optional 9-day fortnight model with 100% pay
• Free annual gym membership to help keep you flexible, fit and healthy
• Active employee networks and social committees to get you involved in the things you are passionate about
• Family focused support to suit your parental and / or caregiving needs, including 26 weeks’ parental leave and a parental leave superannuation scheme
• Mental health and wellbeing resources and coaching, so you look after yourself both inside and out

We are proud to be a workplace that champions a culture of inclusion and diversity where our people are supported, connected and heard. We recognise the importance of individual flexible work options and family-friendly work practices in maintaining diverse, adaptive and high-performing teams. To support you, we are committed to growing authentic and inclusive leaders who create a vibrant and collaborative working environment. Collaboration, Authenticity, Responsibility and Excellence (CARE) are our values and these guide us in supporting our people, our clients and our community to thrive.

Grant Thornton strives for equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We strongly encourage female candidates, Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI+ community and people with disability to apply.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

A newly created position has become available for a motivated Team Assistant with a positive, ‘can-do’ attitude to support the Grant Thornton Forensic Consulting team in Melbourne.

You will have the opportunity to build valuable accounting experience while working alongside and learning from accomplished, highly knowledgeable professionals who are experts in their field.

In this fast-paced, varied role, you will undertake a range of both technical accounting and administrative tasks to support our team and learn from the best.

• Assist and support the team in preparing expert reports and financial analysis
• Completion of financial data entry in Excel and word processing
• Conduct industry / market research
• Preparation for client engagements, including collating documentation
• Organisation and minute-taking of client meetings, as well as managing room bookings
• Ensure actioning of weekly workflow meeting items
• Back-end administrative tasks, such as managing databases, reports, and templates
• General administrative duties such as electronic filing, scanning, and document management

SOUND LIKE YOU?

This role may suit an individual with an administration / bookkeeping background, or an undergraduate looking for their first step into a successful accounting career. For those with study commitments, part-time options (3 – 4 days per week) may also be considered.

As an internal client-facing role, excellent customer service and interpersonal skills are absolutely essential, as are a strong attention to detail and an understanding of the importance of discretion when handling confidential or sensitive matters.

A high level of initiative and the ability to anticipate the needs of your stakeholders before and as they arise is a valuable skill that you will develop and utilise. 

Required

• Experience completing basic accounting / bookkeeping tasks using Microsoft Excel
• High-level organisation, timekeeping and prioritisation skills
• Experience in the use of Microsoft Office suite including Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word

Desirable

• Tertiary qualification(s) in Accounting, Business / Commerce or other relevant discipline, or currently studying
• Previous transferable experience in an Accounting Assistant or office administration role
• Knowledge of Salesforce, Concur, iManage and / or Xero (or similar systems) would be advantageous

If you’re interested in this role but don’t feel that you match every single one of our requirements, we would still love to hear from you and explore the unique skillset and attributes that you can bring to the team.