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KPMG New Zealand

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3.9
  • > 100,000 employees

2022 Lighthouse Graduate - Wellington (Feb 2022)

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Location

Wellington, Wellington

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Opportunity details

  • Opportunity typeGraduate Job or Program
  • Number of vacancies1-3 vacancies
  • Application open dateApply by 29 Oct 2021
  • Start dateStart date 27 Feb 2022

LIGHTHOUSE

Lighthouse is a new and fast-growing team in KPMG and is widely respected for our range of management and risk consulting solutions and our depth of capability.

Lighthouse are a Data & Analytics team that balances technological know-how with business knowledge. We leverage a significant toolkit of global KPMG methodologies, platforms and solutions alongside relationships with technological leaders like Google, Amazon and Microsoft to turn business data into tangible value.

The team leverages data, analytics and artificial intelligence technologies to build and deliver solutions that transform the business of our clients – and in so doing improve their customer journeys and experiences, identify and achieve greater cost efficiencies, identify revenue and profitability growth opportunities, and improve early detection of fraud, customer churn and regulatory non-compliance.

Can Lighthouse fuel your future? Definitely if you want to:

  • Build data solutions and pipelines using best of breed technologies
  • Tackle complex client problems using novel data-driven approaches
  • Communicate insights and telling stories with data, enabled by visualisation & analytics tools

Within your first month at KPMG you’ll have:

  • Met your whole cohort, your buddy and completed a jam packed two day induction
  • Been on Grad Camp – our culturally immersive induction held in a marae
  • Begun to understand what does and doesn’t make a business tick

In your first six months at KPMG you’ll have:

  • Met your key clients and visited their offices
  • Joined the social club at KPMG and activities like skiing, boat trips and mini golf
  • Held visual strategy meetings or client workshops to find the root cause of any issue

By the end of your first year at KPMG you’ll have:

  • Made connections for life and worked on some amazing engagements
  • Maybe been asked to become a buddy for our new interns or grads
  • Fuelled New Zealand’s prosperity by doing work that matters

As a Lighthouse Graduate or Intern, you’ll be part of a fast-growing practice with a strong global network, working on projects that make a real difference to New Zealand using state of the art methodology and technology.

We offer rewarding careers for outstanding professionals, ongoing learning and development opportunities, a collaborative and inclusive culture, and flexible and agile work practices that focus on our people's wellbeing to drive innovation and entrepreneurship. We also believe that our business plays a distinct and vital role in helping solve important social and environmental issues; and use our unique skills and expertise to help create positive and lasting impacts for our communities.

We believe diversity of thought, background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, our clients and communities. We strive to be recognised as an employer of choice for all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, generation, flexible work status, family circumstances, sexual orientation or disability and our inclusive culture promotes the development of our people nationwide.

To be legally entitled to work in New Zealand, you should be a New Zealand citizen / resident or Australian citizen / permanent resident; or alternatively you must hold a valid work visa for New Zealand. Please check the New Zealand Immigration website for the most up to date information.

We are a 2021 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

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Qualifications & other requirements

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Degree or Certificate
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Bachelor or higher
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Study field (any)

Hiring criteria

  • Experience requirementNo experience required
  • Study fields
    IT & Computer Science
  • Degree typesBachelor or higher
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Graduate
Auckland
5 months ago

Accounting related responsibilities.

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Graduate
Wellington
6 months ago

ad hoc tax advisory work, general client maintenance

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Graduate
Auckland
2 years ago

Good opportunities to learn and grow.

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About the employer

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KPMG New Zealand

Rating

3.9

Number of employees

> 100,000 employees

Industries

Accounting & Advisory

The chance to build a better future is right in front of you. Join our whānau to build a purposeful career with global opportunities.

Pros and cons of working at KPMG New Zealand

Pros

  • The level of exposure to a wide range of work areas.

  • The people, are all young and fun... very inclusive and diverse workplace.

  • Best training and learn from our professional team.

  • Accommodating and friendly people.

  • Its international reputation provides good learning opportunities and career prospects.

Cons

    • It's highly stressful, and there is much overtime.

    • Overtime is considered as a norm.

    • There needs to be more space to work away from the day-to-day work desk.

    • There is not much flexibility when it comes to working hours.

    • No perks except some corporate benefits.