Audit Graduate Program - Melbourne (Jan 2026)

Join a large and collaborative team, tackling exciting audit challenges and growing together in a diverse environment. 

As an Audit Graduate at RSM Melbourne, you will have the opportunity to develop essential audit skills, understand audit plans, prepare financial statements, develop a working knowledge of the fundamental electronic audit tools, and much more! 

Conducting audits for our wide variety of clients across Australia provides an exciting chance to gain intricate knowledge of everyday business operations and financial reporting. You will work closely with our clients to establish trustworthy relationships and serve as their reliable advisors. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Each day presents a new opportunity and brings its own unique challenges and experiences
• Financial statement audits: Completing a financial audit will involve you working through client reconciliations and acquiring supporting documentation to support the assumptions and calculations made by our clients.  This process is supported by our international audit methodology and leading edge technology applications where you can apply your accounting and data analysis skills. You will work across a variety of clients in different sectors learning about their business processes and financial reporting. Ultimately this will help you uncover hidden insights and ensure accuracy of our client’s financial records.
• You will be working predominately at our client’s premises in teams ranging from 3 – 15 people per assignment
• Regulatory and compliance audits: Ensure organisations operate and spend money legally and prudently
• Having opportunities to go out on-site with various clients, offering a dynamic and engaging experience beyond the desk

More about working in our Melbourne Audit Team:

• International Secondment opportunities: Your audit career could take you anywhere in the world! Once you have completed your CA qualifications you are guaranteed a secondment opportunity overseas where we will endeavour to place you in the country of your choice for a period of 6 months (4 months work and 2 months travel)! Our network covers 120 countries with 820 offices.  Where will RSM take you next? 
• Additional 1.5 weeks leave to reward your hard work during our busy season, use the extra time to relax or travel somewhere new!
• You get to be a team player and work amongst a large and supportive team of Audit professionals
• Do you enjoy social events and team building? Our Melbourne Audit Team offer regular social events and team building activities!
• We are looking to take candidates in at 2 phases - mid 2025 and early 2026.  If you are finishing your course mid year or want to start early to work and study for the rest of the year then we offer this opportunity!
• Our application form allows you to select your first and second choice of division, so why not submit an application here too?  The Melbourne Audit team takes in more graduates annually than the rest of the Melbourne office combined.  We are growing rapidly and have multiple Graduate and part time Undergraduate opportunities for you to join us! Who wouldn’t want to work in our Melbourne Audit Team?

About You: 

• Ideally you are currently studying towards or completed a Bachelor’s degree in Business / Commerce/Finance with an Accounting major or minimum CA accredited pre-requisite units
• You either are in in your last year or second last year of study.  If you are in your second last year of study and are open to working part time then why not join us as an undergraduate?
• Integrity is one of your core values, and you hold yourself and those you work with to a high standard of professionalism and mutual respect
• You are willing to travel to client sites across Australia
• You enjoy client service and helping people achieve their goals
• You are a self-starter and a team player, and you can bring your unique skills and ideas to the table
• You possess a can-do attitude, exceptional resilience, and a strong commitment to continuous learning and professional development
• You have a great range of communication skills and can apply these to a raft of interactions both with colleagues and clients alike
• You are able to work in a team environment collaboratively

If that description sounds like you, apply today!  

Ready to be part of the change? Join RSM Australia today. 

How to apply: Please click on the “apply” button and complete our online application form.