Pitcher Partners
2026 Ignite Graduate Program
To be the preeminent firm to the middle market by providing great careers to our people and great relationships and advice to our clients.
Finance and accounting
Full-time
Office | Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Visa sponsorship · No
Entry Level · A role for someone with underlying potential, good motivation and ability to learn. Typically no direct experience is required.
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Why Pitcher Partners
Accounting and business advisory experts sharing insights about issues impacting family-controlled and privately owned businesses, high net-worth individuals, the public sector and NFP organisations.
Pitcher Partners is an association of independent full service accounting, audit and advisory firms with a long standing reputation for providing superior expertise and advice to clients with a particular focus on the middle market. In fact, when we formed in 1991, we did so with the specific goal of providing services to these middle market businesses who we believed then and still believe today deserve the best possible accounting and advisory services.
About the role
Your new career Join our two-year Ignite Graduate Program and explore the many career possibilities within our full-service accounting and advisory firm. You'll experience three 8-month rotations across 2-3 of our Practice Groups, including at least one rotation in our Business Advisory & Assurance Practice Group. Upon completing the two-year program, you will settle into one of your three rotation practice groups. To learn more about our Practice Groups please click here
Our program aims to provide you with meaningful experiences in multiple practice groups, helping you diversify your skillset and develop critical thinking. You'll build a variety of relationships across the firm and become highly connected in a short period. As an Analyst, you'll be guided by a dedicated buddy, manager, and program manager. You'll receive tailored technical and professional learning within each practice group as well as graduate-specific training throughout the entirety of the Ignite Program. You'll also have close interactions with partners via a graduate initiative called Partner Connections as well as other senior staff.
Who we're after We are looking for graduates with a keen interest in business and accounting who want to grow with the firm to become a trusted advisor to our clients. We will be recruiting for our law and technology graduate programme later this year.
- Are a soon-to-be or recent graduate (graduation date between 2022 and 2025) in a relevant field (accounting, business, commerce, etc.)
- Are an Australian or New Zealand citizen; Australian Permanent Resident; or
- Are an international student and will independently apply for a relevant Visa(s) with full working rights for the duration of the program (until February 2028)
- Please note we are only considering international students with accounting majors at this time
- Can commence in a full-time position in March 2026
- Have a desire to complete your CA or CPA qualification.
What you'll be responsible for
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Financial Statement Creation and Reporting
Produce financial statements and reports in a timely manner to support business needs and decisions
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Stakeholder Engagement
Partner with stakeholders to understand specifications, business requirements, and communicate insights
Skills you'll need
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Numerical problem solving
Works with numerical information and performs mathematical calculations to solve problems
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Critical thinking
Identifies and synthesizes patterns and trends amongst various sources of information to reach a meaningful conclusion, perspective or insight
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Attention to detail
Accurately identifies and rectifies discrepancies or errors that exists in information and deliverables
Meet the team
