Telecom Graduate Jobs in Accounting

We’ve decided to put recruitment for our Accounting Graduate Programme on hold until the second half of this year, at which time we will have a clearer view of the numbers and types of positions available in 2013. We invite you to keep an eye on our Graduate website for updates

Be the backbone

Accounting Programme

Telecom will make sure you get the right practical experience to qualify as a Chartered Accountant. We're an Approved Training Organisation (ATO) and committed to providing graduates the opportunities necessary to get into the College of Chartered Accountants.

We do this by providing the necessary training, support and coaching to successfully complete and pass the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA) requirements (Foundations, PAS and PCE2). Once you're qualified, you'll be offered a position within Telecom.

What you'll do

Six training areas

Telecom offers six of the seven training areas set out by the NZICA:

• Accounting information systems
• Auditing
• External reporting
• Financial management
• Management accounting
• Taxation

Over three years we'll rotate you through a series of roles to make sure you get a depth of experience in one area, and a broad range of experience in two other areas.

Diverse roles for graduates

There is incredible diversity across the accounting roles offered at Telecom. Our 2010 graduates are working across five different business units - Retail, Gen-i, Wholesale, TT&SS and Corporate - in a variety of financial and management accounting roles. They're supporting the mobile business, client delivery and professional service areas, IT and operations areas, revenue assurance, corporate finance and financial control of the business units.

Key elements of the programme:

• Managed role rotations and opportunities to fulfil professional development requirements
• Allocation of an NZICA-approved mentor
• Regular structured training and development sessions throughout the duration of the programme

Who we're looking for

If you're thinking about Telecom's Accounting Graduate Programme you probably want the best possible grounding for a career that will take you as far as you can go. We're not looking for the highest grades or academic awards. Success here is determined by how you fit in with our team.

Application criteria

All applicants must meet the following criteria:

• You'll need to be finishing your accounting degree or postgraduate qualification, or have graduated in the 12 months preceding the year you'll be starting the programme
• You have to be a New Zealand or Australian citizen or New Zealand permanent resident
• Ideally you'll have achieved a B-grade average or better.

You'll also need the flexibility to respond to a diverse range of business challenges and the energy and desire to achieve the best outcomes. Your whole idea of facing a challenge will be driven by your commitment to continue developing and learning within our business;
your burning desire to be every you.

Benefits you'll receive

On the Graduate Accounting Programme you'll get the best possible start to your career as well as loads of great benefits enjoyed by all Telecom staff.

Training and development

We're committed to our people and invest in them accordingly, providing first class development and training. Telecom is an ATO and will support you through your Chartered Accountant qualifications. We'll ensure you complete all the areas specified by the Institute of Chartered Accountants that you need to become qualified and get a broad range of experience.

Mentor

You'll also be given a mentor. They will help you through the programme and support you through your Chartered Accountant qualifications.

Exam fees paid and study leave

We'll pay your provisional and full NZICA membership fees and course fees for your Foundation and PAS/PCE2 exams. You'll be entitled to paid study leave to attend PAS workshops and Foundation and PCE2 exams. And you'll be entitled to two days' paid study leave prior to your Foundation exams and nine days' paid study leave prior to PCE2.

Endorsed by the NZICA<

"With 40% of our members employed in the corporate sector, our members are not always what you'd expect. Telecom is one of our largest corporate Approved Training Organisations (ATO) employing more than 100 of NZICA's members. So, if you do choose to join Telecom as a University graduate, you'll be in good company!

"As an ATO, Telecom has been approved by NZICA as capable of offering the type of work experience that fulfils the practical experience requirements for admission to the College of Chartered Accountants or College of Associate Chartered Accountants.

"The ATO system ensures that practical experience is planned, supervised, relevant and gained in a quality environment with high ethical and professional standards. The ATO's function is to provide an environment in which a trainee can develop the necessary skills and attributes to become a competent Chartered Accountant or Associate Chartered Accountant - and Telecom has proved their ability to do this."

Richard Davidson, NZICA

Phone and broadband concessions

If you're a permanent Telecom employee you enjoy various concessions on our phone and broadband services:

• Your home phone line 
• Unlimited national calling
• A broadband plan at home
• Your mobile phone and plan 

Lifestyle and leisure

We reckon everyone should have a good work-life balance. and we'll help you achieve yours with a range of lifestyle and leisure benefits:

• A flexible working policy so you can be at home if you need to be 
• Heaps of social events so you can relax with workmates, not just work with them 
• Discounted health insurance schemes.
• Access to subsidised, low-cost, quality holiday accommodation all over New Zealand 
• We sponsor our employees to participate in public sporting events

Future and finances

It's important to us that our employees are financially stable and thinking about the lifestyle they want when they retire:

• We'll contribute to your retirement savings with KiwiSaver 
• Through our Employee Share Scheme we make it easy to buy Telecom shares with a small fortnightly contribution and we'll pay the brokerage fees

Discounts and deals

As well as our own formal employee benefits, a number of other New Zealand companies offer concessions to Telecom employees, like...

• Westpac Bank offers a range of financial services discounts 
• A number of insurance companies offer competitive rates on cover options
• Various travel and hospitality companies offer Telecom people corporate travel rates for their private travel

Ebrahim Sacha

Degree: Bachelor of commerce - Finance and Accounting, University of Auckland
Current role: Graduate Accountant, Retail

I chose to apply for the Telecom Accounting Graduate program as I thought it would be a good fit with my Accounting studies at University and my interest in technology. Coupled with the fact that Telecom is one of the largest companies in New Zealand, I did not think twice about joining this dynamic and exciting environment.

I am currently based in the Retail Mobile division of the company, one of the many roles I will be working in as part of the Graduate program. My current position involves analysing data on the mobile business and report my findings to my manager.

Going straight from University to a job may make you nervous, however there is a lot of support as I have been assigned a buddy, who was in the same position as me within the last few years, and also a mentor who guides you on things such as NZICA qualifications.

The great thing about the Telecom Graduate program is that we rotate each year into new roles, which allows us to broaden our competencies and view the business from another angle. This means you are bound to find a role in Telecom that suits you as there are always opportunities within the business.

If you really want a broad career with limitless opportunities
to reach your full potential, taking the Telecom Graduate position
is the way to go. Join Telecom and work to make a difference.